Top Labour lord holds secret meeting with Nazi-defending German MP AN influential Labour peer held a secret meeting with a far-right politician known for defending members of the Nazi SS ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 17
Politics latest: Reeves to cut food costs and offer free children’s bus rides in cost of living package The chancellor will announce a range of policies on Thursday to try and combat the economic impact of Donald Trump’s war with Iran The Independent UK · May 20
Burnham suffers blow as key Blue Labour figures back Mahmood instead IN FULL The Independent UK · May 19
Senior figures in Blue Labour turn on Burnham over Brexit Maurice Glasman, founder of the influential Blue Labour movement, has offered his backing to home secretary Shabana Mahmood as the party’s next leader The Independent UK · May 19
Blue Labour gets bluer with MP’s noble quest for a summer of sex Samantha Niblett says her campaign is about ‘taking control of our Britishness’ – bring on the union jack dildos The Guardian - UK · Apr 16
Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour We must get back to the party’s roots before it is too late. That means embracing difference, rejecting division – and fighting for opportunities for all, says MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy The Guardian - UK · Mar 5
Starmer facing new rebellion as dozens of Labour MPs sign letter against scrapping jury trials After the welfare rebellion before the summer, the PM has a new challenge to his authority on court reform The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
The truth about Keir Starmer's reshuffle – and who's really got the power THE definition of insanity is, famously, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2025
Voices: Is Shabana Mahmood the ‘Maggie Thatcher of the left’? COMMENT: If the new home secretary can succeed in closing migrant hotels and stopping the boats, she will single-handedly revive Labour’s fortunes – and she might also cement herself as Keir Starmer’s successor, says Simon Walters The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025
Shabana Mahmood appointed Home Secretary amid pressure to tackle migration Her appointment comes amid discontent over asylum hotels and record numbers of Channel crossings. Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025
Shabana Mahmood appointed Home Secretary after cabinet reshuffle Mahmood replaces Yvette Cooper in the role amid pressure over migration and asylum hotels The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025
Blue Labour leader Dan Carden switches to vote against assisted dying bill Liverpool Walton MP, who previously abstained, says legislation would diminish values of family and community The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025
Blue Labour’s ‘scrap DEI’ call could shatter the party Letters: Chas Townley says some Labour MPs may have to start finding a new centre-left political home, in response to calls from Blue Labour to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Plus a letter from Dr Denis MacShane The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025
Labour faction calls on Keir Starmer to 'root out DEI' KEIR Starmer is facing calls from a “conservative” faction of his party to “rout out DEI” to win over Reform UK voters ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 2, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025 Blue Labour group urges ministers to ‘root out DEI’ to win over Reform voters Faction influencing No 10 says government should legislate against DEI in hiring, sentencing and ‘wherever else’
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025 Keeping Farage from No 10 is ‘a battle for UK’s future, heart and soul’, Labour MPs told In face of ‘economic doom loop’, Labour factions call for reset and demand party tackle populist nationalism head on
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025 Is Blue Labour really the answer to Keir Starmer’s woes? Letters: Jim Denham says Maurice Glasman’s views pander to Faragism, in response to an article by Julian Coman. Plus letters from Austen Lynch and Peter Brooker
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025 An exiled group within Labour is making a comeback – it could hold the key to repelling Farage Many of Blue Labour’s diagnoses have been proved correct. With Reform targeting Labour’s working-class support, a reappraisal is overdue, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025 Labour peer calls for ‘arrogant’ attorney general to be sacked Blue Labour founder Maurice Glasman also calls Richard Hermer a ‘progressive fool’ in New Statesman interview
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025 The Farage effect: why Keir Starmer is styling Labour as the ‘disruptors’ From the third runway to Rosebank, the party is rethinking policies, amid the threat of Reform and return of Trump
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022 From Aristotle to Meloni, the ‘common good’ has been used to divide and rule Thinkers on the left and right are guilty of excluding outsiders in the name of community
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022 Maurice Glasman, architect of Blue Labour: ‘Labour needs to be itself again’ Ten years ago, political theorist Maurice Glasman was one of Labour’s brightest stars – until a fall from grace. Now, back with a new book, he talks about conservative socialism, backing Brexit – and why Keir Starmer must seize this moment