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Party’s first female general secretary, who has died aged 61, was essential part of team behind party’s 1997 landslide victory

Baroness McDonagh, who was Labour’s first female general secretary, was hailed as the 'absolutely essential' figure to the party's 1997 and 2001 election wins as it was announced she had died aged 61

Nearly two decades after New Labour revolutionised the gambling industry, millions of lives are being harmed for industry profits

For decades, the Tories were seen as the custodians of business. New Labour worked hard to charm the City in the run up to 1997 but things went a bit tits up during the Corbyn years. However, Labour was afforded a golden opportunity to recouple when, in 2018, Boris Johnson…

The shadow chancellor has a vision for social democracy in an age of economic shocks and uncertainty, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Defying political orthodoxy, the leader believes he can win an election outright by reuniting his party’s working- and middle-class wings, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Letters: Keir Starmer should be bolder in setting out Labour’s vision for power, says David Reed. Plus letters from Les Bright and Howard B Broughton

‘Boring’ Keir Starmer is more radical than you might think, and he’s already bringing home the votes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

A Momentum source said there’s a demand for ‘real ambition’ and more than ‘New Labour reruns’

Tories accuse Keir Starmer of trying to ‘rig’ future elections and reverse Brexit

Opposition leader says he is rewriting party’s DNA and blasts ‘patronising contempt for those who fly our flag’