‘Today’s Council of Nations and Regions summit sends an important message – but does it risk pleasing no-one?’
Today Keir Starmer will chair the first meeting of the Council of Nations and Regions (CNR). It’s an…
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West of England mayor election 2025: Selection race begins after Dan Norris forced out by party rule changes
Labour’s selection process to find a new candidate to fight the West of England mayoral election has got…
‘The locals underlined the weaknesses of the mayoral model. But Labour can fix it’
Eight weeks ago, I warned of “huge embarrassment” if the party did not sweep the mayoral board. Richard Parker’s…
Local elections 2024: Live polling day updates as activists urged to give mayor candidates final push
Voters up and down the country are heading to the polls today in the last set of local…
Steve Rotheram: ‘Mayors are paving the way now for Labour’s bold bus plans’
Pick up any paper or turn on the news on any given day and you’re bound to be…
‘The Treasury takes 95p in each £1 of tax. Labour should devolve real tax powers’
At conference the other week, Labour set out practical ways the party would improve people’s lives in government.…
Richard Parker selected as Labour candidate for West Midlands mayor
Richard Parker has been selected as Labour’s candidate for next year’s West Midlands mayoral election, to take on…
“Winning the next general election is in our grasp” – Rotheram’s speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the Labour Party conference by Liverpool City Region…
By empowering all nations and regions, Labour can turn the economy around
With the UK economy sliding into recession, we need a plan for growth – but not at any…
Labour must seize on Tory infighting and set out its own vision for levelling up
As the Conservative leadership contenders squabble between themselves, this is the moment for the Labour Party to produce…
