Comment ‘What is the Soft Left?’ As a party-right dominated Labour administration struggles to govern and falls in the polls, references to the Party’s… Eric Shaw 10th May, 2026, 6:00 am
Interview ‘It’s about winning elections for our cause’: In conversation with Neil Kinnock Neil Kinnock has been at the forefront and behind the scenes of Labour politics for decades. If you… Emma Burnell 17th April, 2026, 6:00 am
Analysis ‘The soft left sets out its stall’ Several MPs from the newly relaunched Tribune Group have written for us about their vision for the Party… Emma Burnell 6th January, 2026, 8:46 pm
Analysis Reshuffle: Four key questions as Keir Starmer shakes up top team Following the resignation of Angela Rayner from her government roles as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State… LabourList Staff 5th September, 2025, 2:41 pm
Comment ‘Ignore the noise – the soft left is alive and well in Open Labour and beyond’ Open Labour is currently looking at how Labour transitions from opposition to government. While currently likely, we’re not… Tessa Milligan 17th April, 2024, 2:26 pm
Daily email Could spending restraint mean Labour goes all in on reform? Good morning. The debate over Labour’s position on the two-child benefit limit is going precisely nowhere and continues… Morgan Jones 19th July, 2023, 11:09 am
News Cruddas slams Labour “Leninists” and claims party less liberal than Blair’s Jon Cruddas has accused the Labour Party of “literally unprecedented” factionalism, claiming the right of the party are… Katie Neame 19th July, 2023, 10:25 am
Comment Labour’s soft left needs to get its shit together Ten years ago, when Ed Miliband was elected leader, Labour’s soft left found its moment in the limelight… Sunny Hundal 10th December, 2020, 1:40 pm
Comment Labour is at war with itself. What’s needed? The soft left The ground beneath us keeps moving so fast, we can’t keep up. It won’t stop. This fluidity is… Neal Lawson 4th April, 2019, 1:00 pm
Comment Why non-factional members are supporting Ann Black for the NEC You’d be forgiven for thinking the Labour Party can be divided simply into the two camps that tend… Luke Hurst 25th June, 2018, 8:36 am