Analysis Budget 2024: The tax rises and spending plans to expect as PM revises bus fare cap and reveals back-to-work package Labour’s first Budget since returning to power is fast approaching, with many of the policies Chancellor Rachel Reeves… Tom Belger, James Moules & Daniel Green 29th October, 2024, 8:00 am
Comment ‘Ridley, McSweeney, McDonagh and the rise of the organiser class’ Margaret McDonagh, general secretary of the Labour Party between 1998 and 2001, died of brain cancer in June… Morgan Jones 10th October, 2024, 5:00 am
Comment ‘Labour needs to learn lessons from Finland in tackling homelessness’ Eradicating homelessness and rough sleeping must be a key ambition of the Labour government as we prepare to… Mike Amesbury 9th October, 2024, 6:00 am
Comment ‘How can Keir Starmer deliver his pledge to rebuild trust in politics?’ After weeks of leaks and in-fighting, Sue Gray, Sir Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff, resigned on Sunday. Gray’s… Billy Huband-Thompson 8th October, 2024, 8:10 am
News ‘There’s an appetite, fundamentally, for our type of ideas’: The Co-operative Party has plans for government At Future Yard in Birkenhead on the Saturday before Labour Party conference, flippy haired teenagers with guitars are… Morgan Jones 8th October, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘Labour have won back the central belt for Westminster, but the battle for Scotland isn’t over’ On the 4 July 2024, the SNP experienced something they had not experienced in a very long time… Jamie Stark 7th October, 2024, 6:00 pm
News Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray has resigned as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Downing Street has announced. The resignation,… James Moules 6th October, 2024, 12:56 pm
News UK will not give away more Overseas Territories after Chagos Islands, Labour minister says Labour cabinet minister Peter Kyle has said the British government will not give up any more overseas territories… James Moules 6th October, 2024, 9:41 am
Comment ‘Labour in power is still the party of protest – and should uphold protesters’ rights’ Both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor used this year’s party conference to quip that theirs is not… Akiko Hart 5th October, 2024, 8:30 am
Live blog Keir Starmer green speech: Recap key points and watch back as PM unveils £22bn carbon capture plan The Prime Minister has delivered a major speech in north-west England today, unveiling Labour’s £22 billion carbon capture… James Moules, Daniel Green & Tom Belger 4th October, 2024, 9:27 am