Interview: Is Andrew Western parliament’s most YIMBY politician?
Andrew Western has a good claim to being the Parliamentary Labour Party’s most committed YIMBY. LabourList talks housing,…
Keir Starmer
Starmer backs redistribution but warns party must be “tougher” to win power
Keir Starmer has declared that the “stand-aside state” cannot cope in the current global climate and argued for…
Two-child limit: Three big questions about Labour’s safety-first strategy
If making clear to voters Labour will not reverse the two-child benefit limit was the goal, then even…
‘Labour must defend inheritance tax against right-wing attacks’
According to the Times, axing inheritance tax is back on the Tory agenda. It’s a tactic – to…
Labour urged to end high-stakes primary school testing by biggest teaching union
Labour faces calls from the biggest teaching union to scrap “high-stakes” tests for primary pupils and overhaul school…
Will Labour’s benefits stance test party discipline to the (two-child) limit?
Good morning. It’s the last week before parliament’s summer recess, but very few eyes are on Westminster as…
Unions divided over Tory pay deals, as Starmer resists ‘wading into’ debate
Good morning. The public sector pay offers set out by the government yesterday have been met with a mixed…
Revealed: The key changes planned to Labour’s policies at crunch summit
Labour policy chiefs are recommending the party makes more than 100 changes to a draft blueprint setting out…
Labour’s £1.5bn private school tax windfall leaves education cash to spare
Good morning on a busy day in Labourland. First up, the party’s education team will be cheering a…
Does Keir Starmer hate tree huggers, or does someone else hate Ed Miliband?
Good morning. The Times reported yesterday that Ed Miliband recently gave a presentation to the Shadow Cabinet on…
