The seven lessons of Labour conference
Beyond Keir Starmer, two main camps have emerged in the party: one led by Rachel Reeves, the other by Wes…
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Rachel Reeves gives her best speech yet
The shadow chancellor forcefully laid down Labour’s attack lines for the next election.
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It’s Rachel Reeves’s party now
The shadow chancellor mixed fiscal discipline with class war. Both went down equally well in a changed Labour Party.
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New polling confirms Labour is now the party of business
As the party’s conference begins, research shared exclusively with New Statesman Spotlight shows industry prefers Labour to the Tories.
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Adam Posen: “Brexit is a trade war by the UK on itself”
The US economist and former Monetary Policy Committee member on how Britain became so poor and where Labour is going…
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How should Labour deal with Nigel Farage?
Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer have been heading in different directions.
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“Cautious Rachel” defends two-child benefit cap
Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting put on a jovial show of Labour unity amid rumours of division.
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Will the child benefit cap fracture Starmerism?
Shadow cabinet ministers are toeing the line but the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said he will still scrap…
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Labour and the Tories have more in common than they say
Both parties are committed to spending restraint and neither has a compelling plan for growth.
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How Labour can solve its borrowing problem
The lessons from Bidenomics are as much about politics as economics.
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Why Labour is getting its political messaging right
A new survey suggests British voters want security and control – precisely the qualities the party has been trying to…
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Letter of the week: The Treasury tyranny
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The Real Rachel Reeves
Inside the shadow chancellor’s project, with New Statesman editor in chief Jason Cowley.
Will Labour’s green energy plans last much longer?
The party’s fiscal rules are taking over.
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The Reeves doctrine: Labour’s plan for power
She is ready to be Britain’s first female chancellor. But will Rachel Reeves’ caution stifle her creativity?
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Labour and the return of the state
Is Labour’s ambition to transform Britain’s economic and social model or merely to manage it more competently than the Tories?
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Rachel and Ellie Reeves: “We were constantly underestimated as state-school girls”
In their first joint interview, the Labour frontbenchers and sisters discuss their relationship, class snobbery and battles with the left.
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Rachel vs Wes: Labour’s front-bench battle of the comics
The shadow chancellor had fun at the Press Gallery lunch.
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Keir Starmer’s international inspiration
As Labour prepares for power, it is drawing lessons from its sister parties in the US, Australia, Germany and Spain.
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Rachel Reeves’ Diary: At Davos, there are two challenges – fixing the global economy, and walking in snow boots
Keir Starmer and I received a warm welcome at the World Economic Forum, despite the -14°C temperatures.
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