‘A lesson from Makerfield: voters know Rupert Lowe, but not Labour’s immigration reforms’
The very first person I approached in the very first place I visited in Makerfield set the tone…
Rachel Reeves
‘The longevity dividend: how the UK’s G20 can turn demographic change into economic growth’
As leaders prepare for this week’s G7 Summit in Evian, France, the UK needs to consider what its…
‘A neighbourhood spending lock: an idea Labour can unite behind’
Labour was elected in 2024 because people in seats like ours wanted change. While we represent seats in…
‘Renters need to see changes to decent standards soon’
I have seen and heard first hand in Hartlepool the unacceptable conditions too many renters are being forced…
Letters to the Editor – week ending 14 June 2026
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘Keir Starmer’s slow motion defence crisis’
To lose one defence minister may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose two on the same day…
‘Grenfell and the continued fight for justice’
Nine years ago at 12.54 an electrical fire broke out in a flat in North Kensington. As the…
‘In a less hyperbolic alternate universe, Labour would be regarded as strong on defence’
Imagine an alternate universe in which the Conservatives had won the last election and had cut the international…
‘Labour represents the sort of people for whom trade unions were created or it represents no one’
Just as many trade union members support Reform as support Labour, according to a recent poll. Many local…
New ministers in Defence, Home Office, Defra and Whips Office
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a series of ministerial appointments across government, alongside changes to the…
