Comment ‘A visitor levy is not just sensible — it is overdue’ Coastal communities have long embodied the joy and escape of a British summer holiday. Margate in my constituency… Polly Billington MP 16th May, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Those who aspire to lead Labour must be clear about the party’s responsibilities to working people’ When I stood to be General Secretary of Usdaw, the trade union for retail and distribution workers, I… Joanne Thomas 15th May, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Business, unions and civil society agree: it’s time for mandatory due diligence’ In 2015, the UK Modern Slavery Act (MSA), was world leading. Yet all it actually required of companies… Giles Bolton 15th May, 2026, 6:00 am
News FBU backs affiliation and votes to stay in Labour Party The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has voted to remain affiliated to Labour at its annual conference in Warwick,… James Tibbitts 14th May, 2026, 6:56 pm
News Streeting would lose leadership contest against Keir Starmer, poll reveals Wes Streeting would lose a leadership contest against Keir Starmer in a landslide result, according to exclusive polling… Daniel Green 14th May, 2026, 11:53 am
Analysis King’s Speech may have set out legislative agenda, but did not change Labour’s conversation The King’s Speech is how the government sets out its agenda for the year to come. It is… Emma Burnell 14th May, 2026, 9:55 am
Analysis What are Labour’s rules for a leadership election if Keir Starmer is challenged? It is widely anticipated that several MPs are gearing up to challenge the Prime Minister for the leadership… Daniel Green 14th May, 2026, 7:00 am
Comment ‘Skates faces an uphill climb. His first task is thus to dump the baggage’ Nostalgia abounds in reporting Labour’s collapse in Wales last Thursday. It is indeed the end of the first… David Collins 14th May, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘ThinkLabour will be an open, collaborative organisation with no interest in factions’ Out of the turmoil of the last few days must come a determined effort across the Labour Party… Alison Phillips 14th May, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Ending Britain’s cycle of decline’ Can Labour recover from this historic collapse? Before the 2024 election the warning signs were all too clear.… Stewart Lansley 13th May, 2026, 6:00 am