Tension and dissent: inside the Green party’s antisemitism struggle With a fast-expanding membership and historic electoral gains in sight, the Israel–Palestine debate is testing party unity The Guardian - UK · May 2
‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
Mandelson and McSweeney: a partnership forged on winning and crushing the Labour left Former chief of staff who helped bring Mandelson out of Labour shadows for Washington post to be questioned by MPs on vetting process The Guardian - UK · Apr 27
Zack Polanski calls for ‘nuance’ when discussing antisemitism in rebuke of PM Green party leader attacks Keir Starmer’s ‘silly games’ after prime minister accused him of playing down recent incidents The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
Labour's former general secretary lays into Keir Starmer as she joins Green Party Jennie Formby, who managed Labour from 2018 to 2020, said she would be campaigning for Zack Polanski’s party ahead of the local elections on May 7 Evening Standard · Apr 22
OPINION - Jeremy Corbyn: Why I'm supporting independents to defeat Labour in London on May 7 The Your Party leader says the local elections will ‘show what happens when the Left comes together’ as he reveals why he’s backing pro-Gaza independent candidates in Labour’s London heartlands Evening Standard · Apr 22
Jennie Formby, Labour’s former general secretary, says she has joined Greens Exclusive: Formby, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn who quit role in 2020, says Labour is now ‘in hock to corporate sponsors’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 22
The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming A Lancashire council has pushed on with plans to keep wealth and power in the area, despite such ideas being out of fashion in Westminster. But Reform could unravel it all, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Apr 20
Dining across the divide: ‘We both agreed Brexit was a disaster - but disagreed about who was responsible for that’ A university researcher and a property manager may have found (some) common ground on leaving the EU – but what about affordable homes? The Guardian - UK · Apr 12
Vote Labour or risk Farage, warns Sadiq Khan as party launches London elections campaign amid dire approval ratings The Mayor launched Labour’s London local elections campaign in Peckham after poll showing party could lose all but two of its councils Evening Standard · Apr 2
Your Party to focus local election efforts on backing independent candidates The party, whose parliamentary leader is Jeremy Corbyn, will back 250 candidates, focusing on urban areas The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
‘People need hope’: Greens court voters in battle for north-east council seats Former Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll aims to win central Newcastle ward after defecting to the Green party The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
Pro-Palestine campaigners vow to appeal as two activists found guilty after 'peaceful protest' Benjamin Jamal and Christopher Nineham were found guilty of breaching conditions imposed on a pro-Palestine march in central London Evening Standard · Apr 1
Prominent UK pro-Palestine activists guilty of breaching protest conditions Campaigners call verdict on Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham ‘grotesque’ and part of attempt to ‘undermine civil liberties’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 1
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29 Dining across the divide: ‘He kept saying, “Bring them all in, borders are just a line in the sand.” I didn’t agree’ One thinks mirgrants take advantage of Britain being a generous country, the other thinks they need more safe routes. Can they find common ground in the rise of the Green party?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27 Friday briefing: Can the left mobilise itself to outmarch the momentum of the far right? In today’s newsletter: As a broad coalition of unions, campaigners and cultural figures prepare to take to the streets of London tomorrow, it could be the chance to show the populists a more inclusive Britain
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15 UK complicit in desecration of international law in Gaza, says Corbyn-led tribunal Unofficial body co-chaired by ex-Labour leader says Britain failed to meet its duty to seek to prevent a genocide
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14 ‘We are a completely different political party’: inside the Greens’ membership boom With membership soaring, the Green party is grappling with logistics, culture shifts and a flood of new activists
The Conversation · Mar 10 Home secretary says asylum overhaul is rooted in ‘Labour values’ – what are those values? The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, says that her plans to overhaul the asylum system are rooted in “Labour values”. The proposals include removing government support for some asylum seekers and limiting initial refugee status from five years to 30 months.
Evening Standard · Mar 7 Thousands protest at US embassy in London calling for end to strikes on Iran Protesters marched to the US embassy, many carrying Iranian and Palestinian flags and portraits of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6 Police search home of former Labour MP’s husband amid China spying investigation James Robinson, husband of Gloria De Piero, says police visited their home with a warrant but he has not been detained or questioned
Evening Standard · Mar 4 Labour 'risks losing 600 seats' in London local elections in worse nightmare than Gorton disaster Sir Keir Starmer’s party is facing tough battles against the Greens, Reform UK, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems
Evening Standard · Mar 2 'I won't commit UK military to unlawful action,' says Starmer hitting back at Trump on Iran air strikes The Prime Minister clashed in an extraordinary bust-up with the American president over the use of UK bases by US forces to attack Iran
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26 The leadership issue may be settled, but Your Party’s struggle for electoral relevance has only just begun Infighting has decimated the party’s supporter base, leaving Jeremy Corbyn with an uphill battle to unite the left
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26 The Your Party committee election was chaos. Why break the habit of a lifetime? As the results livestream was delayed, voters lamented: ‘Is it too much to ask for competence as well as democracy?’