Labour Party monitoring by equality body ends, EHRC confirms February 15, 2023 The Labour Party will no longer be monitored by a key equality body following a scandal surrounding antisemitism among its membership during the Corbyn era, the EHRC has said. Human rights institution the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) will now end its work with the party, after the regulator confirmed it was content with [...]
Memo to Sunak and Reeves: you can’t have security without prosperity May 16, 2024 Both Rachel Reeves and Rishi Sunak want to frame the next election around the question of who will make you safer, but both are missing the point
If Labour really want to win, they must keep Liz Truss in the news April 25, 2024 Not only was Truss’ premiership a disaster, she embodies traits many people hate about the modern Tory party. Labour should keep reminding people of that, and there’s an old trick they can use to do it, says Will Cooling If there is one bias that the media has, a bias that is literally hardwired into [...]
London Labour MP Sam Tarry questions ‘integrity’ of deselection vote October 11, 2022 London Labour MP Sam Tarry has questioned the “integrity” of the vote to deselect him in his constituency and is reportedly considering challenging the process. Tarry, MP for Ilford South and boyfriend of Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, today said he was “extremely concerned about the result” and is asking the party to share extensive [...]
Blair urges Labour to adopt his institute’s policy agenda June 30, 2022 Sir Tony Blair has today urged the Labour party to adopt his institute’s policy agenda for the next General Election in order to defeat the Tories. Blair said “one of the reasons” he was holding the inaugural Future of Britain conference, hosted by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, just a couple years out [...]
It’s the energy price stupid July 12, 2024 It’s not just the Conservatives, governments across the Western the world are being punished for failing to manage expectations in the face of an energy price shock, writes Paul Ormerod The scale of the Conservative defeat in the election has been amply documented. But what has been mentioned much less is the fact that they [...]
Israel-Hamas war: Pressure mounts on Starmer as Labour frontbencher resigns over Gaza stance November 8, 2023 In a letter to Sir Keir, he said he was “deeply troubled” by the Labour leader’s interview on LBC.
Foreign secretary: PM Liz Truss made mistakes but has also learnt lessons October 19, 2022 Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has come out fighting for Liz Truss, saying she has “learnt lessons” and had the “humility to make changes.” Speaking on Sky News this morning, he batted down talk of a new prime minister amid speculation backbenchers are plotting behind the scenes. “What I’m far from convinced by is that going [...]
UK will have highest growth in G7 under Labour, Keir Starmer pledges February 23, 2023 The UK should become the highest growth economy in the G7, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he unveiled a package of national missions. Speaking in Manchester this morning, Sir Keir revealed a set of five ambitions for the country, with a general election expected to take place in the next 18 months. [...]
Explainer: English nationalism April 23, 2024 And the surprising history of St George's Day, by Lucy Kenningham