Labour plays down by-election hopes in ‘super safe Tory’ Mid Beds and Tamworth
By-election double header Today brings us yet more by-election excitement, with voters heading to the polls in Mid Bedfordshire…
Israel
Labour denies Starmer justified Israel’s water and electricity blockade of Gaza
A Labour spokesperson has denied that Keir Starmer said Israel ‘has the right’ to cut off power and…
Starmer emails all councillors over Israel-Gaza as party tensions grow
Horror in Gaza Since our email was sent out this morning, Keir Starmer has written to all Labour…
David Evans issues guidance cautioning against Gaza protests and motions
Middle East conflict continues to dominate headlines Good morning.The news over the weekend has again been dominated by…
‘You can be pro-Israel and pro-Palestine. Labour should revive that idea’
LabourList has run a series of pieces offering different views on the conflict in Israel and Palestine, its…
‘Labour conference: A predictable affair but one the party will be pleased with’
Conference wrap-up Labour conference is over for another year. But there’s no time for the party faithful to rest…
‘Labour prepared for power at its conference; the Tories for opposition’
Keir Starmer is a politician probably more suited to governing than campaigning. Yet the confidence and unity of…
Labour cuts ‘end apartheid’ from title of Palestine solidarity event at conference
Labour has removed the phrase “end apartheid” from the advertised title of a Palestine Solidarity Campaign fringe event…
‘Labour won’t condemn Israeli apartheid. It musn’t backtrack on Palestinian rights’
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be bringing the cause of justice for the Palestinian people to the Labour…
‘Serious, credible, fully funded’: Labour completes NPF programme
The final policy document signed off by Labour’s National Policy Forum is being distributed to members of the…
