Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Neil Kinnock

Peter Taaffe obituary

Political activist who oversaw an attempt by the Militant tendency to take control of the Labour party

The Guardian - UK

When Thatcher took performance lessons from Laurence Olivier, it changed the course of her political destiny

The PM’s makeover collaboration was kept a closely guarded secret for fear it would hurt her ‘ordinary housewife’ image, says writer and broadcaster Tim Walker

The Guardian - UK

Starmer should end UK’s ‘cycle of hesitation’ with EU, says Neil Kinnock

Former Labour leader says government should show greater willingness to work with bloc

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Peter Mandelson, our man in Washington: an 'absolute moron' or ruthlessly effective 'prince of darkness'?

“Absolute moron” or ruthlessly effective “prince of darkness”? It’s safe to say that our new man in Washington divides opinion — almost as much as the president to whom he’ll be paying court.

Evening Standard

Letters: Andrew Bennett obituary

Neil Kinnock writes: Andrew Bennett was an independently minded democratic socialist with strong environmental credentials and a dry sense of humour

The Guardian - UK

Who is Peter Mandelson? The controversial Labour grandee who called Epstein his "best pal"

From Young Communist League member who sold the Morning Star outside Kilburn Tube Station to Tony Blair’s ‘Prince of Darkness’

Evening Standard

Why was Peter Mandelson arrested and what is his history with Labour and Starmer?

The Labour grandee has held some of the most senior roles in British politics

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

How the ‘Prescott Punch’ came to define him as Labour’s firebrand – and a total necessity for Blair

Obituary: The charismatic former deputy prime minister, who has died at the age of 86, was known best for punching a member of the electorate and acting as a vital bridge for Tony Blair to reach the unions

The Independent UK

John Prescott: The political bruiser who helped build New Labour

The ex-deputy prime minister was a key figure in Tony Blair’s modernisation project – only to later distance himself from his legacy.

The Independent UK

Rachel and Ellie Reeves: How a school mock election launched the careers of Britain’s most powerful sisters

Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves and chancellor Rachel Reeves have become the most powerful British sibling duo since David and Ed Miliband served in Gordon Brown’s cabinet

The Independent UK

A Woman Like Me by Diane Abbott review – voice of the left

The veteran MP’s inspirational memoir charts a life in politics and testifies to the power of refusing to pipe down

The Guardian - UK

‘The most horrific, sobering thing I’ve ever seen’: BBC nuclear apocalypse film Threads 40 years on

Ahead of a timely re-airing of Mick Jackson’s famously bleak docudrama, its director recalls why he unleashed a mushroom cloud on Sheffield in 1984

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson tried to ensure black MPs failed, claims Diane Abbott

Ms Abbott claimed the influential Labour figure refused to give her a media briefing

The Independent UK

Neil Kinnock thought Black MPs were ‘an embarrassment’, claims Diane Abbott in memoir

In her book, ‘A Woman Like Me’, the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington is deeply critical of Lord Kinnock’s leadership

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

Inside the Labour Party's obsession with controversial PFIs

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was not always a controversial brand ...

The Guardian - UK

Sad last days of Harold Wilson revealed by Cabinet Office archives

Former politicians pay tribute after files show ‘Labour’s most successful leader’ was forced to consider selling legacy to pay for his dementia care

The Guardian - UK

Neil Kinnock tells Labour MPs ‘tide is shifting’ towards closer ties with Europe

Former leader rallies pro-EU MPs who German ambassador says now vastly outnumber ERG group of Eurosceptic Tories

The Guardian - US

The tragedy and resilience of Joe Biden: a look back at a life in politics

The oldest-ever American president’s political career began in 1972 and culminates as he yields to pressure to step aside

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

‘Sails on the ship’ and ‘ashes of disaster’ – quotes of election night

From Jacob Rees-Mogg quoting Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Neil Kinnock’s description of George Galloway, the TV coverage offered some notable moments

The Guardian - UK

Neil Kinnock warns Labour to heed nationalist threat posed by Nigel Farage

Exclusive: Former Labour leader calls on party to ratchet up scrutiny of Reform in final week of campaign

The Guardian - UK

Brexit, oil and bombs: The words that have defined UK elections since 1945

Guardian analysis of messaging in post-war Tory and Labour manifestos reveals shifting political focus

The Guardian - UK

‘When they get in they will face a terrible reality’: can steady Starmer deliver what he promises?

Labour’s manifesto launch was as risk-averse as its whole campaign, but what will happen under the impact of bankrupt councils, crumbling schools and an NHS in crisis?

The Guardian - UK

After Rishi Sunak’s D-day disaster Labour need not worry about Tory tax claims

‘Tax bombshell’ claims undid Labour in 1992 but the Tory ‘catalogue of chaos’ and now the PM’s ineptitude mean fears are misplaced

The Guardian - UK

‘Bigoted woman’ and fridge-hiding: a history of election gaffes after Sunak’s D-day disaster

Prime minister is not the first party leader to make bad decisions during the heat of a general election campaign

Evening Standard

General Election 2024: Is Rishi Sunak’s D-Day blunder a watershed moment in the race for No10?

Analysis: Will Rishi Sunak’s D-Day mistake go down in election history books as Gordon Brown’s ‘bigotgate’ and Neil Kinnock’s Sheffield rally?

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Conservative Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.