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Starmer should be confident about entering No 10. It’s what he does next that will define him

The Labour leader has finally hitched himself to some bold policies. But can he be trusted to come good on them, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

‘Coming back to finish the job’: Starmer aims to reclaim centre ground

Leader will promise ‘fresh start’ for UK after turbulence of successive Conservative governments in keynote address to conference

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022

Lisa Nandy: ‘Levelling up under the Tories is dead. Labour is the only answer’

Shadow levelling up secretary says her party is coming back to finish the job of the New Labour government

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022

Keir Starmer’s tepid policies are alienating Labour’s core supporters

Letters: Labour may be sowing the seeds of its own destruction, writes Dr Peter Mangan, while Jacqueline Mackenzie says she has become politically homeless. Plus letters from John Bourn and Ted Shrecker

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022

SNP beat New Labour for 'sleaze and spin' claims Sarwar as Holyrood reform plans unveiled

ANAS Sarwar has claimed the SNP have taken spin and secrecy “to a whole other level” as he unveiled Scottish Labour’s plans to reform Holyrood.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2022

Labour should be winning – but this Tory leadership circus is drowning Starmer out

Compared with the novelty of a new Conservative premier, the no-frills Labour leader is failing to show he is a fresher option, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

UN law meant UK was ‘attractive for asylum seekers’, New Labour told

Attempts to tackle immigration partly thwarted by protocol

Wales Online · Jul 19, 2022

UN law meant UK was ‘attractive destination for asylum seekers’, New Labour told

Internal memos from the first years of Tony Blair’s premiership show how keen the government was to tackle immigration.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022

It’s taken a leadership race for the Tories to fess up: they’ve wrecked the economy

Don’t take my word for it that they are the low-growth party? Just ask Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022

‘The country is in a dangerous place – people are frightened’: Andy Burnham on power, progress and finding his place

Five years into his job, the mayor of Greater Manchester is calling for a radical reinvention of the political system. He talks about his big ideas, confronting self-doubt – and the chances of him running for the Labour leadership

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2022