‘The politics of security – when ‘for the many’ politics becomes uncomfortable for Labour’
I will never forget something a Labour voter in a very safe Tory seat told me once soon…
Politics
Asylum debate: Labour divisions laid bare as Mahmood stands her ground
Shabana Mahmood came out fighting in the House of Commons yesterday after more than a dozen Labour MPs…
Asylum reform: Full list of MPs opposing government’s immigration proposals
More than 20 Labour MPs have expressed criticism of the government’s radical reforms to Britain’s asylum system. Shabana…
‘From signals to system change: we need practical reforms that could cut asylum backlogs and end hotel use’
How important is signalling in politics? The Home Secretary’s announcement yesterday of “the most sweeping reforms to tackle…
Senedd elections 2026: Who are Welsh Labour’s candidates?
Selection for Labour’s candidates for next year’s Senedd elections is well underway, with dozens chosen so far across…
Budget 2025: Full list of Labour MPs backing wealth tax motion
More than two dozen Labour MPs have backed a motion by Richard Burgon calling for an annual wealth…
‘Islamophobia is escalating while action stalls’
November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month. This year it coincided with Zohran Mamdani’s historic election as New York’s first…
‘Our coalition is fracturing. We can rebuild it by making life affordable again’
We have lost around half of the voters who supported us last July. Voters are leaving us because…
‘Protest politics is failing London – Labour is not’
Somewhere in Lewisham this morning, a child woke up in temporary accommodation. They got ready for school in…
Letters to the Editor – week ending 16th November 2025
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
