Inside Labour’s energetic, well-drilled campaign to win back Kent targets
Keir Starmer is hoping his general election campaign ends in Downing Street. It started, however, last Thursday morning…
Naushabah Khan
Will Labour’s benefits stance test party discipline to the (two-child) limit?
Good morning. It’s the last week before parliament’s summer recess, but very few eyes are on Westminster as…
Starmer’s speech location shows Labour think a Blair-style Kent revival is possible
Good morning. It’s the day of Keir Starmer’s fifth and final mission speech, which will focus on “opportunity”.…
Our victory in Medway was years in the making. Here’s how we went about it
I am writing this from Labour-led Medway. Words I thought I would never write. But, as widely reported…
Boris Johnson and the veil of Islamophobia
Last week Boris Johnson decided to open up the burka debate, and it’s still raging. Although the former…
Naushabah Khan: My friend’s terrible tale of sexual discrimination shows why Labour must act to protect women at work
I have a confession, despite always being a passionate feminist since I can remember; time and experience have…
Naushabah Khan: Rise in rough sleeping underlines human cost of austerity
A damming report published this week by the National Audit Office (NAO), the public spending watchdog, showed a…
Naushabah Khan: Does the Conservative party have a problem with race?
Fifty years ago it would have almost been unheard of for members of the black and ethnic minority…
It’s not just about Jeremy, it’s about us: this is what I learned at Glastonbury
I got back recently from rather exhilarating and lively week at Glastonbury. Volunteering for the Workers Beer Company,…
Naushabah Khan: We must do more – what I learnt when I visited a refugee camp
Last month I took the decision to go and visit a refugee camp in Northern Greece. Two things…
