Spring Statement: ‘Why not draft in Martin Lewis to fill the fiscal hole?’
How will the Chancellor’s spring statement open? Will it be “Help!” It should, given the terrible state of…
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Labour party conference 2025: When and where is the next conference?
Labour’s first party conference while in government for 15 years may have only just come to a close,…
Labour conference: How does the party choose which city hosts?
Although conference season is now very much in the rearview mirror as 2024 comes to a close, party…
Budget 2024: The tax rises and spending plans to expect as PM revises bus fare cap and reveals back-to-work package
Labour’s first Budget since returning to power is fast approaching, with many of the policies Chancellor Rachel Reeves…
‘Ridley, McSweeney, McDonagh and the rise of the organiser class’
Margaret McDonagh, general secretary of the Labour Party between 1998 and 2001, died of brain cancer in June…
‘Labour needs to learn lessons from Finland in tackling homelessness’
Eradicating homelessness and rough sleeping must be a key ambition of the Labour government as we prepare to…
‘How can Keir Starmer deliver his pledge to rebuild trust in politics?’
After weeks of leaks and in-fighting, Sue Gray, Sir Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff, resigned on Sunday. Gray’s…
‘There’s an appetite, fundamentally, for our type of ideas’: The Co-operative Party has plans for government
At Future Yard in Birkenhead on the Saturday before Labour Party conference, flippy haired teenagers with guitars are…
‘Labour have won back the central belt for Westminster, but the battle for Scotland isn’t over’
On the 4 July 2024, the SNP experienced something they had not experienced in a very long time…
Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Sue Gray has resigned as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Downing Street has announced. The resignation,…
