New LGA and Labour group chairs after Davies and Caliskan become MPs
Leadership vacancies in the Local Government Association (LGA) have now been filled after leading members were elected to…
Local Authorities
Hartlepool elections: Inside Labour’s bid to take back control in ‘red wall’ town
Hartlepool almost spelt the end of Keir Starmer’s leadership before it really began, as a recent biography revealed.…
Roundup: Unions’ New Deal nerves, Labour’s e-recruits, municipal socialism
Good morning on a busy old day in Labourland, where for a change we’ll start with all things…
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,…
‘Labour must reverse council cuts and base funding on need, not local wealth’
As the saying goes, all politics is local. For all the spectacle and drama that Westminster politics brings,…
What would good 2023 local election results look like for Labour?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election, I write a…
As millions choose between heating and eating, the time for a rent freeze is now
Whilst there has been much talk about the ‘cost-of-living crisis’ one of its key components, rent, has yet…
Councillors call on Labour leadership to back campaign to cancel council debt
A group of Labour councillors have called on the leadership of the Labour Party to back a campaign…
Yvonne Fovargue: Children’s services need more than a sticking plaster
Despite the severe and urgent crisis facing our councils, the government continues to cut budgets. The local government…
Council by-elections: Labour vote soars as party retains greater London seat
Labour held one council seat in Greater London last night after a huge increase in its vote. On…
