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Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
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The Labour Party is streamlining its headquarters in an organisational overhaul prompted by a large number of staff moving into government jobs.
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
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Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
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Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Labour's Vaughan Gething Resigns As First Minister Of Wales
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Labour's Vaughan Gething Resigns As First Minister Of Wales
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
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Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
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Out of the box: the Tory case for electoral reform
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By Tim Bale
Out of the box: the Tory case for electoral reform
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
Political parties
By Vince Cable
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
Political parties
By Ben Guerin
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Political parties
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Political parties
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
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'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
How did Labour win its staggering majority of 174? Party insiders take Sienna Rodgers behind the scenes of the campaign, from the ‘professionalised’ HQ to the ruthlessly efficient ground operation
Jockeying Begins For Leadership Of Battered Tory Party
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Jockeying Begins For Leadership Of Battered Tory Party
After a damning defeat at the polls yesterday, the long rebuild of the Conservative Party can finally begin.
New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory
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New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory
Keir Starmer has officially become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Labour Party won the 2024 General Election in a historic landslide.
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Keir Starmer Is Emerging From A Make Or Break Labour Conference With Quiet Confidence
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Keir Starmer Is Emerging From A Make Or Break Labour Conference With Quiet Confidence
Keir Starmer seems to be leaving Brighton in his strongest position yet, despite the row over Angela Rayner’s “scum” comments and a surprise frontbench resignation threatening to derail his first in-person party conference as Labour leader.
Whatever happened to the class of 1997?
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By Sebastian Whale
Whatever happened to the class of 1997?
Some got a seat at the cabinet table; one even nabbed the Speaker’s chair, but did Labour’s class of ’97 live up to expectations? With Things Can Only Get Better echoing down the years, Sebastian Whale discovers how the intake has fared – just don’t call them ‘Blair’s babes’
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Anna Turley on abuse and life post-Parliament
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By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Anna Turley on abuse and life post-Parliament
“You can’t pick your era in politics,” says Anna Turley, former MP for Redcar.
Senior Labour MPs Celebrate The Return Of 'Mainstream' After Left Voices Sidelined
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Senior Labour MPs Celebrate The Return Of "Mainstream" After Left Voices Sidelined
Senior Labour MPs were celebrating the return of “mainstream” voices to the party after the left lost influence on key Labour party groups.
Angela Rayner Says The Government Is Using Transgender People To Sow Societal Division
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Angela Rayner Says The Government Is Using Transgender People To Sow Societal Division
The deputy leader of the Labour Party has accused government ministers of using LGBT+ people and identities to stir social divisions.
Boris Johnson Says Key Workers Won't Get Priority At Petrol Pumps Amid Fuel Shortages
Energy
Boris Johnson Says Key Workers Won't Get Priority At Petrol Pumps Amid Fuel Shortages
The government has rejected calls from Keir Starmer to give priority to key workers at petrol stations, and have said there are signs the nationwide fuel shortages are beginning to ease.
John McDonnell Can See Keir Starmer In No.10 But Tells Him To Stop Trying To “Re-Hash New Labour”
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John McDonnell Can See Keir Starmer In No.10 But Tells Him To Stop Trying To “Re-Hash New Labour”
John McDonnell has said he believes Keir Starmer could be the next Prime Minister, but says attempting to “re-hash New Labour” will stand in his way.
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees: Not one government minister called me about Bristol's Colston statue
Communities
By Georgina Bailey
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees: Not one government minister called me about Bristol's Colston statue
Marvin Rees is one of the most high-profile local mayors in the country – despite not covering a metro area. He talks to Georgina Bailey about Bristol’s tumultuous year and the future of the city’s governance
Dream Labour Manifesto: from the Right to Food to tackling corruption
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By Lord Blunkett, Dawn Butler MP, Ian Byrne MP and Margaret Hodge MP
Dream Labour Manifesto: from the Right to Food to tackling corruption
With the next general election as close as 20 months away, four Labour parliamentarians from across the party set out what they would like to see from a Labour policy platform
Labour's Andy McDonald Has Resigned From The Shadow Cabinet
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Labour's Andy McDonald Has Resigned From The Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections, Andy McDonald, has resigned from the shadow cabinet.
Matt Zarb-Cousin: don't look back in anger
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By Matt Zarb-Cousin
Matt Zarb-Cousin: don't look back in anger
The Labour leadership’s aversion to proposing any coherent alternative to government policy was once premised on their desire not to appear as though they were opposing for opposition’s sake. But while adopting this style was supposed to signal a return to “grown-up politics” it has instead failed on its own terms.
Louise Haigh Is Accusing Boris Johnson Of An 'Addiction To Dishonesty' On Northern Ireland
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Louise Haigh Is Accusing Boris Johnson Of An "Addiction To Dishonesty" On Northern Ireland
Exclusive: Louise Haigh, the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, will launch a scathing attack on Boris Johnson's approach to the province and accuse the Prime Minister of "actively" undermining the peace process and an "addiction to dishonesty".
Maiden Voyages - Labour Conference Edition
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By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages - Labour Conference Edition
Tony Blair couldn’t bring himself to use the C word, though everyone expected it.
Baroness Smith: 2019 was 'rock bottom' for Labour
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By Noa Hoffman
Baroness Smith: 2019 was "rock bottom" for Labour
Baroness Smith of Basildon is something of a Labour Party legend.
Louise Haigh: a Labour MP to watch
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By Kate Proctor
Louise Haigh: a Labour MP to watch
At one of Louise Haigh’s infamous birthday parties pre-pandemic, one guest observed that when it came to Labour Party movers and shakers, “everyone was there”.
Conference is an opportunity to prove to Jewish members Labour has changed
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By Luisa Attfield
Conference is an opportunity to prove to Jewish members Labour has changed
The Labour Party has not been an easy place to be a Jewish member since 2015. I’ve lost track of the amount of anti-Semitism I’ve seen from Labour Party members online and in person. I’ve been abused online, gaslit and mocked for raising my concerns. The first Labour Party Conference I attended had me tearfully calling my mum as a result of an anti-Semitic incident.
Labour Conference Has Voted In Favour Of Keir Starmer's Changes To Electing The Party Leader
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Labour Conference Has Voted In Favour Of Keir Starmer's Changes To Electing The Party Leader
Labour Party Conference delegates have voted in favour of implementing a series of controversial changes to the way the party leader is elected.
Shadow Ministers Say Keir Starmer's Leadership Rule Change Is Vital For Getting Back Into Power
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Shadow Ministers Say Keir Starmer's Leadership Rule Change Is Vital For Getting Back Into Power
Members of Keir Starmer's shadow cabinet have defended the Labour leader's controversial move to change how the party's leadership contests work, with one telling PoliticsHome the current proposal don't go far enough.
We can build a fairer, greener and more secure future for Britain
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By Anneliese Dodds MP
We can build a fairer, greener and more secure future for Britain
The last 18 months have been a challenge like no other. Our way of life has been turned completely upside down, and people across the UK have made extraordinary sacrifices as we fought to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Generation Game: Harriet Harman and Kim Leadbeater
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By John Johnston
Generation Game: Harriet Harman and Kim Leadbeater
Elected almost four decades apart, Harriet Harman and Kim Leadbeater discuss what has changed and what has stayed the same for new female Labour MPs entering Parliament. Chaired by John Johnston.
Keir Pressure: The State of Labour
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By Sienna Rodgers
Keir Pressure: The State of Labour
After a challenging 18 months as the new Labour leader, Keir Starmer and his party now share a single focus: 2023.
Lisa Nandy: 'I'm desperate to have a woman lead the Labour party'
Foreign affairs
By Kate Proctor
Lisa Nandy: "I'm desperate to have a woman lead the Labour party"
Lisa Nandy found the experience of running for the Labour leadership a bruising one — to the extent she rules out standing again. But as shadow foreign secretary she's found her voice, convinced that as a champion for internationalism she can play a part in healing a divided party. Kate Proctor meets her ahead of Labour's party conference in Brighton.
Keir Starmer: We must persuade voters of the bright future Labour can deliver
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By Keir Starmer MP
Keir Starmer: We must persuade voters of the bright future Labour can deliver
The world of today poses major challenges for whoever is in government. As we emerge from the restrictions and devastation of the past 18 months, we must acknowledge and address the weaknesses and long-term inequalities exposed by the pandemic.
Five Big Battles To Watch For At Labour Party Conference
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Five Big Battles To Watch For At Labour Party Conference
Keir Starmer’s first in-person party conference since he was elected leader in 2020 hasn’t even begun and the party is already arguing about a number of explosive issues.
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