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Labour needs to look at long-term trends – not simply focus on the ‘Red Wall’
The first anniversary of Labour’s 2019 defeat sparked sharp comment from Labour politicians in northern England. The thrust…
Lockdown returns and schools close as PM performs another U-turn
Blaming the new, faster-spreading variant, Boris Johnson last night announced a third national lockdown in England and a return to…
WATCH: Government must learn from its mistakes in pandemic, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has argued that “of course there will be mistakes” in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic…
Labour supports national lockdown measures, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has explained that the Labour Party will support the government on the national lockdown and other…
Starmer comes out in favour of shutting schools in fresh England lockdown
Keir Starmer has come out in favour of shutting schools as part of the fresh England lockdown in…
Unions release joint statement slamming “chaotic” schools reopening
Six trade unions have released a joint statement on the safe reopening of schools and slammed the government…
Government admits tiers not working, as Labour refuses to back school closures
Boris Johnson confirmed over the weekend that the Covid tier system of restrictions in England is “probably about to get…
WATCH: Starmer calls for new national restrictions within 24 hours
Labour leader Keir Starmer has come out in favour of a new set of national restrictions being implemented…
Our top news stories of 2020, from Labour’s leadership race to Brexit
2020 is finally coming to an end. We’ve been through a lot this year. It kicked off with…
