General election 2024: Meet the former MPs standing again for Labour
Candidates from across the country have been selected in anticipation of a general election later this year, but…
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Nic Dakin: Why I’m backing Keir Starmer for Labour leader
We are only a few weeks on from the overwhelming Conservative victory in the general election, and we…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn runs up against May’s dour display but backbencher exposes Tories’ crass Copeland tactic
“Mr speaker, my questions were…” Here we go again. Jeremy Corbyn nailed the prime minister on the NHS…
Corbyn confirms whips office shake-up as frontbench appointments continue
Jeremy Corbyn today appointed Steve Reed and Andy Slaughter to frontbench jobs as well as confirming the line-up…
Nic Dakin: Labour needs to change – call it a Red Shift – if it is to speak for the concerns of the new English working class
As Autumn begins, Labour’s difficult summer falls like last year’s leaves, allowing everyone to focus on the bare tree…
Labour group Red Shift demands “new English socialism” for the Brexit era
Labour must develop a “new English socialism” if it is to respond to voter concern over immigration and…
The teachers strike is a failure of government
Asking an Urgent Question from the back benches was not what I had planned for this week, but…
Further and Higher Education – the keys to boosting our nation’s future
This post is written by Paul Blomfield and Nic Dakin Education, skills and training transform people’s lives, the prospects…
