Torfaen by-election: Could Reform win first Welsh council seat off Labour?
A Labour minister has admitted the party faces a “close” council by-election in his constituency today, in an…
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Party responds to Starmer speech setting out his opposition to ceasefire
Reaction to Starmer’s speech on conflict in Gaza and Israel Good morning. Yesterday, Keir Starmer used a speech…
‘Attlee’s power-with-purpose approach to politics has many lessons for us’
In 2004, a University of Leeds/Ipsos MORI poll of university academics rated Clement Attlee as the twentieth-century’s greatest…
Potential Blackpool South by-election offers chance for further Labour gain
Potential Blackpool South by-election Good morning. Tory MP Scott Benton could, if reporting in yesterday’s Mirroris to be…
Thomas-Symonds on barges: ‘We have to address asylum situation we inherit’
Nick Thomas-Symonds has argued Labour will “have to address the situation that we inherit” in regards to the…
Labour and the US Democrats can lead a ‘race to the top’ on labour standards
Whenever you visit America, it’s easy to be impressed by its scale. However, what struck me on my visit…
Labour’s £1.5bn private school tax windfall leaves education cash to spare
Good morning on a busy day in Labourland. First up, the party’s education team will be cheering a…
‘Lessons Labour can learn now from former leader Harold Wilson’
The subtitle of Nick Thomas-Symonds MP’s majestic biography of Harold Wilson – The Winner – suggests we would…
Thomas-Symonds: “Devil is in the detail” of UK deal to join Asia-Pacific trade bloc
Nick Thomas-Symonds has argued that the “devil is in the detail” of the UK’s agreement to join the…
Labour: End of 2022 marks year of “broken promises” from Tories on trade
Labour has warned that midnight on December 31st will be the moment that the Tories officially break their…
