Teal and green waves put safe seat on knife edge as ex-council chief quits
When Andy Moorhead became leader of Knowsley council, a hotchpotch of post-industrial towns clustered around Liverpool, Labour held…
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‘Angela Rayner’s treatment shows the double standards that punish the ambition of working class women’
On 28 March 1980, a girl was born into a working-class family in Stockport. Raised in poverty on…
Reform conference: ‘Is a British autocratic government really so unimaginable?’
The possibility of a Nigel Farage premiership fascinates political commentators and terrifies Labour’s top brass. But a Reform…
Asylum and bills: How Labour quietly lost Stevenage Woman – and won her back
Look up tonight, and you might see a satellite made in Stevenage. Once dubbed a “silicon suburb”, the…
‘One year on, the Red Welsh Way is working – and we’re just getting started’
One year ago today, I became the leader of Welsh Labour. And I made a promise: to listen,…
Immigration white paper: Starmer has the authenticity issue Miliband once had
Labour unveiled a string of new policies this morning in the government’s immigration white paper, but the Prime…
‘Barking was like the Red Wall’: Margaret Hodge on the lessons for fighting Reform from beating the BNP 15 years ago today
On an otherwise disappointing night 15 years ago, Labour activists celebrated in east London as the British National…
‘To beat Reform, Labour must focus on places that are struggling most’
And just like that: Reform claims its first by-election scalp from Labour. Not an enormous surprise, with some…
Hull and East Yorkshire mayor: Labour finish fourth as Reform win
Reform’s Luke Campbell has been elected in the race to be mayor of the Hull and East Yorkshire…
Lancashire election: Labour sheds two dozen seats as Reform and Gaza bite
Labour has lost more than two dozen seats on Lancashire county council, with 50 Reform councillors set to…
