How should Labour interpret and respond to its defeat in Hartlepool?
Labour has lost Hartlepool in a historic defeat. Governments hardly ever win seats from opposition parties, and for this…
May 2021 elections
Conservatives gain seat from Labour in historic Hartlepool by-election defeat
The Conservatives have gained the parliamentary constituency of Hartlepool, which has been Labour since its creation, in what…
Local election results kick off with Sunderland disappointment for Labour
Results have started to emerge for the May 2021 elections with a disappointing outcome for Labour in the…
Old bruises are still showing, but Labour has been making good progress
I’ve spent most days in the last month knocking doors here in Blaenau Gwent, in various key seats…
In a tough set of elections, what results can we reasonably expect from Labour?
“When people go to vote today, the choice will be simple. Vote Labour to secure our economy, protect…
Back Labour to help make Britain the best place to grow up and grow old in
When people go to vote today, the choice will be simple. Vote Labour to secure our economy, protect…
Paul Sweeney on how Labour can rebuild both the ‘Red Wall’ and the ‘Yellow Wall’
When I last interviewed Paul Sweeney, he was fighting for re-election as the Labour MP for Glasgow North…
Sadiq Khan urges Labour activists not to think the mayoral race is “in the bag”
As Londoners head to the polls tomorrow, Labour sources are warning that they are “expecting a considerably worse…
“Huge respect” for Drakeford on the doorstep, but will voters reward Labour?
“People have realised that Wales can use its powers independently,” Jane Hutt explains to me. “But Welsh Labour…
It’s more important than ever that we vote for London by voting for Labour
There is no escaping the fact that over the last five years we have lived through one of…
