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The measure would allow local authorities to prevent landlords from raising rents above a set amount each year

Stop me if you've heard this one before. The shadow chancellor appeared on the radio this morning and, when asked about a crumbling corner of the public realm, agreed it was bad and said a Labour government would fix it. Pressed on whether she was actually committing any funding towards this,…

Should Labour soon sweep to power, it will receive an unenviable economic and geopolitical inheritance. Such circumstances provide no guarantee the party would win a second term but one policy would at least secure the gratitude of millions of Londoners: finally fixing Hammersmith Bridge.

The chancellor said the election will be about how the two main parties deal with Britain’s record tax burden

Shadow Chancellor rules out the former leader standing for Labour after an antisemitism row

Shadow Chancellor gives most detailed insight yet of what Labour government would mean for London

The Labour leader launched his general election campaign today with a 48-hour blitz of Conservative-held battleground seats

With no date in sight, the waiting game drags on. So Labour spells out the message again, and again

They’re both natural Labour supporters, but one is so unhappy with the leadership he isn’t planning to vote for the party. Will either of them see red?

Letters: There are alternatives to continued austerity – look at Labour’s achievements in 1945, writes Derrick Joad, while Pete Lavender advises against Thatcherite economics

After Natalie Elphicke’s defection and tension over Gaza stance, some party insiders believe limits are being reached