Council by-elections: Labour (sort of) wins one seat, loses in Tower Hamlets and Bradford
Labour won a seat in Buckinghamshire but lost one to the Lib Dems in Bradford and one to…
Tower Hamlets
Survival sex and the Nordic Model: an alternative Jack the Ripper tour with Carolyn Harris
There’s no sign of Carolyn Harris when I arrive at St Botolph’s church next to Aldgate station, but…
Tom Copley: Tory ministers behind the curve on regulating Airbnb economy
The huge growth in the sharing economy has caught the government on the back foot and radically transformed…
Sadiq’s map reveals how some Londoners face 30 years of ill-health
Sadiq Khan has condemned as “unacceptable” the 30 years of illness which women in the poorest parts of…
We have a great candidate in Copeland – but we need a Twitter strategy to get through to local floating voters
It was interesting to see the pictures on LabourList of Wes Streeting and his friends in Copeland…
Dear Mrs May – keep Donald Trump out of our borough, a Labour mayor writes
This is the full text of the letter John Biggs has sent to the prime minister, asking her…
Tory trickery on funding will not tackle the social care crisis, writes a Labour mayor
It may have been wrapped up as an early Christmas present for councils, but the £240m fund…
Labour boosts vote in council by-elections but fails to take any seats
Labour failed to make any gains in council elections last night although it did increase its share of…
Labour hopes to make gains tonight in key council by-elections
Labour hopes to gain ground in a series of council by-elections today. There are six seats up for grabs,…
With Sadiq as mayor we have a chance on housing despite these out-of-touch Tory reforms, a Labour councillor writes
Sadiq Khan was the first London mayoral candidate to put housing at the front and centre of the…
