National security was meant to be Keir Starmer’s strength. Now it’s become a liability.
Cabinet resignations happen and are often painful affairs, but it is difficult to recall a resignation letter quite…
Rachel Reeves
‘There are no geographical boundaries on good ideas’
The past few weeks have seen an important debate about the future direction of the Labour Party and…
‘Britain’s industrial strategy must start in places like Cornwall – not Whitehall’
If you spend enough time in Westminster, you start to notice a pattern. Whenever Britain talks about industrial…
‘To win support in places like Makerfield we need to abolish Council Tax’
You don’t need me to tell you that the results of the local elections were tough for Labour…
Who is Dan Jarvis, Labour’s new Defence Secretary?
Dan Jarvis has been one of the central figures of Labour politics since being elected in 2011. He…
John Healey resigns as Defence Secretary in row over military spending
Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned from his role as Defence Secretary over the funding of the Defence…
‘Ready to go?’
Politics is so often about balancing competing tensions. Often that means dealing with competing policy priorities. Policies that…
‘Building an NHS that is truly fit for the future’
Like people right across the country, I owe so much to the NHS. It helped me overcome a…
So you want to be PM? Advice to leadership hopefuls from a former civil servant
I joined the civil service in 2014, went on a career break in 2023, and resigned last year.…
The political voice of the trade union movement
Yesterday’s news provided a timely reminder of something that should never be forgotten by the Labour Party. Union…
