‘The five parts of Labour’s electoral coalition – and why they’re all fragile’
Labour’s election victory was built on winning very specific types of parliamentary constituencies. My work in Labour Together’s…
Red Wall
YouGov general election MRP poll: Labour projected to win 422 seats
Labour has been projected to win 422 seats at the general election in a YouGov mega-poll, while the…
Tom Baldwin: ‘What Blackpool’s deckchairs can tell us about its by-election’
Ten years ago, Blackpool council sold off its entire stock of 6,000 municipal deckchairs, claiming the holidaymakers who…
‘Faced with a broken Britain, Starmer’s project will fail if it isn’t bold enough’
In the four years since the Conservatives’ election victory – marked with promises of ‘levelling up’ – the…
Read Starmer’s full speech on 2019 defeat as he slams even pre-Corbyn Labour
Thank you for coming today. It’s great to be here in Silverstone. Famous across the globe as a…
‘In 2019, we let our communities down. Never forget that dark election night’
How did you feel when you heard that 2019 general election exit poll? I remember the sinking feeling,…
Boost for Starmer as most voters in 15 northern seats back local housebuilding
A majority of voters in 15 northern seats want new homes built in their local area, according to…
‘Need Power First must be Labour’s mantra this NPF weekend’
Labour’s National Policy Forum must keep uppermost in mind that what matters most is winning. Without power, we…
‘Fair rules on sewage or pay aren’t “red tape”. Labour must strengthen them’
Labour’s offering for the next general election is rooted in the idea that the basics in Britain aren’t…
‘We must give control back to the North by improving public transport’
For the Tories, ‘levelling up’ the North is an election slogan. For Labour, it must be a job…
