Could spending restraint mean Labour goes all in on reform?
Good morning. The debate over Labour’s position on the two-child benefit limit is going precisely nowhere and continues…
Luke Akehurst
Cruddas slams Labour “Leninists” and claims party less liberal than Blair’s
Jon Cruddas has accused the Labour Party of “literally unprecedented” factionalism, claiming the right of the party are…
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…
NEC member speaks out over rejection of all exclusion appeals, and selection costs
No Labour members have seen appeals succeed so far against expulsion for supporting rival parties or banned groups…
Anger grows as ‘Workington man’ – and woman – denied selection vote
“Workington man” hit the headlines as the archetypal swing voter in the 2019 election, and Labour hopes to…
Labour has lost 170,000 members since 2018 – but 50,000 have joined in a year
Labour Party membership has fallen by almost 170,000 since 2018 and by approximately 19,000 since last summer, despite…
Local election gains in diverse seats show Labour has momentum it needs
Last month, I set out my annual benchmarks for the May elections. How did Labour do against the…
Luke Akehurst: Why I voted for the NEC motion to block Corbyn’s candidacy
I was one of the 22 national executive committee (NEC) members who voted for Keir Starmer and Shabana…
Labour’s parliamentary selection process is under scrutiny – for good reason
Labour’s parliamentary selection process is under major scrutiny – and for good reason. Across the country, local left-wing…
Labour selections are not about factional advantage, but getting ready for power
Labour has now selected 59 parliamentary candidates in seats where the Labour MP has retired, or which are…
