Deja vu: The 12 former Labour MPs returning to Parliament once more
The 2024 election has brought a huge new Labour intake: the party gained an extra 209 seats on…
Heidi Alexander
Both Swindon seats turn red as Heidi Alexander returns to Commons
Labour’s general election candidate Heidi Alexander has just been elected as the new MP for Swindon South, a…
General election 2024: Meet the former MPs standing again for Labour
Candidates from across the country have been selected in anticipation of a general election later this year, but…
Local elections: Bellwether Swindon win paves way for Labour MPs
Labour has won 29 seats on Swindon council to take control of the local authority, flipping the council…
Sakina Sheikh: I want to build a south London for the many – starting this Saturday
Some weeks ago, a friend texted to say there were rumours about my local MP, Heidi Alexander, resigning…
Is the Lewisham East by-election a “stitch-up”?
Heidi Alexander has left parliament to take up a job in City Hall. The race for her safe…
Heidi Alexander: 17,000 people have spoken out – Labour must consult members on Brexit
I have been a Labour Party member for most of my adult life and there is one thing…
Kill off “Lexit myths” on austerity and railways, Labour backbenchers tell Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn must kill off the perception he is “on the same side” as Boris Johnson and Michael…
Heidi Alexander: Brexit bill failure shows PM is being held hostage by fanatics
Imagine the scene. It’s spring 2016. The Vote Leave campaign is feverishly telling the electorate that a sovereign parliament…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn confident as Tory cruelty exposed by universal credit chaos
Ahem. This was a punchy PMQs in which Jeremy Corbyn sought to press home his advantage in the…
