News 50,000 back MP’s petition for a wealth tax to raise cash instead of welfare cuts A petition by a left-wing Labour MP calling for the government to abandon its welfare reforms in favour… Daniel Green 21st April, 2025, 6:00 am
Labour conference 2024 Richard Burgon: Party leadership needs to ‘listen to members’ on two-child cap and winter fuel Left wing MP Richard Burgon has said the Labour Party leadership needs to “listen to the party members”… James Moules 22nd September, 2024, 8:22 am
Analysis Israel-Hamas war: Which frontbench and backbench Labour MPs back a ceasefire? Keir Starmer is facing continued calls from within the Labour Party to back an immediate ceasefire in the… Katie Neame 8th November, 2023, 8:38 am
Analysis Giant Labour poll leads, calls for price controls, more walkouts – a new normal? Good morning. Some two-thirds of voters back price controls on essential goods, while 40 per cent oppose the… Tom Belger 4th July, 2023, 11:38 am
News Labour unveils five-point plan to ‘ease Tory mortgage penalty’ as costs surge Labour has unveiled a five-point plan to “ease the Tory mortgage penalty” amid warnings of an “eye-watering” hit… Katie Neame 21st June, 2023, 10:30 pm
Comment Voters are clear: the public should not be footing the bill for the King’s coronation The King’s coronation takes place against the backdrop of the biggest attack on living standards in 70 years.… Richard Burgon 5th May, 2023, 10:30 am
Comment The minimum service levels bill is a shameful attack on the right to strike When Grant Shapps presented the Tories’ new legislation to parliament restricting the right to strike, I told him… Richard Burgon 16th January, 2023, 8:39 am
Daily email Westminster braces itself for Hunt’s long-awaited autumn statement The day is finally upon us. Jeremy Hunt will deliver the government’s long-awaited autumn statement later this morning.… Katie Neame 17th November, 2022, 10:29 am
Comment Wealth taxes are the alternative to Conservative austerity 2.0 Some say you should never let a good crisis go to waste. For the Tory Party, that means… Richard Burgon 17th November, 2022, 8:00 am
Comment The Conservatives should back a real windfall tax on oil and gas giants Away from the Westminster drama over which Tory MP will replace Boris Johnson, the cost-of-living emergency faced by… Richard Burgon 11th July, 2022, 8:00 am