Keir Starmer has a problem: the left is organising
From a revived Corbynite movement to Green leadership hopeful Zack Polanski, Labour faces a new threat.
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Donald Trump has left Keir Starmer stranded
The Prime Minister is unable to offer either outright support or criticism of the US’s strikes on Iran.
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Meet the Blue Labour bros
Inside the ideological faction remaking the party and the government.
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Ed Miliband keeps winning
Following months of speculation that his plans for Clean Power 2030 could get cut, the Energy Secretary has proved his…
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Labour must show it can build a state fit for purpose
Fixating on the Reform threat won’t fix our British malaise.
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Labour is heading for war over welfare cuts
Rebel MPs are unimpressed by the government’s “olive branch”.
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How AI could transform Wigan
The town is harnessing new technology at a local level.
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Angela Rayner is the real winner of the Spending Review
Is the government scared of the Housing Secretary?
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Rachel Reeves’ economic credibility is on the line
A botched Spending Review would further undermine trust in the Chancellor.
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Will Labour’s winter fuel U-turn work?
Some inside government fear Rachel Reeves has missed the opportunity to make a moral argument.
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Labour’s muddled message
The government has been left arguing that things have got better, but also worse.
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Revealed: Labour’s welfare cuts will take people out of work
Martin Lewis’s charity has uncovered a false economy within the government’s disability benefit cuts.
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Labour MPs are revolting over Gaza
But in the House of Commons today there were criticisms from both sides of the chamber.
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Britain’s fiscal doom loop
Labour cannot fund the renewal of the public realm simply by relying on higher taxes on business and the wealthy.
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Can John Healey really afford to go to war?
Keir Starmer wants to lead a security government but isn’t prepared to pay the cost.
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Inside No 10’s new dysfunction
Former Blair adviser Liz Lloyd has clashed with Downing Street’s soft-leftish Policy Unit.
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Rachel Reeves should fear the bond market vigilantes
The City likes nothing more than spoiling a Labour chancellor’s party.
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Labour needs an abundance mindset
A dangerous addiction to regulation is holding Britain back.
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We have entered the Age of Electricity
To deliver on their promise of a £300 reduction in energy bills, the government will need to fix pricing.
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Child poverty is rallying the Labour left
John McDonnell has directly challenged Keir Starmer on the two-child benefit cap.
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