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OPINION - Floundering Britain needs a radical PM — can that be Keir Starmer?

Labour’s conference in Liverpool, almost certainly its last such annual gathering before the general election, has been anchored by Sir Keir Starmer’s promise today of a “decade of national renewal”. Inevitably, however, the domestic policy pledges made by the Labour leader and his colleagues have been overshadowed by the horrendous…

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023

Peter Mandelson wants GB News to survive – because it ‘stirs’ up Tory divisions

New Labour mastermind says channel is ‘undoing’ the Tory party. ‘And very timely it is too’

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Is Keir Starmer misremembering Labour’s 1997 victory? I was there, and we were radical

The opposition leader seems to think that Labour needs to water down policies on tax and the climate crisis, writes former Labour cabinet minister Clare Short

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

Labour’s position on China would not boil down to the word ‘threat’ – Lammy

The shadow foreign secretary attacked the Conservatives’ ‘six positions’ on Beijing.

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023

David Lammy: Voters do not want razzmatazz of Blair era

The Labour frontbencher said the party must focus on reassuring the electorate that it can run the economy.

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023

Labour warned poll lead more fragile than it seems as Tory unpopularity ‘not enough’ to win election

Keir Starmer warned not to be complacent on eve of Labour conference

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

Who’s who in Keir Starmer’s reshaped top team?

A look at the key people advising, influencing and masterminding the Labour leader’s bid to become PM

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

‘A party for all businesses’: how Labour is courting industry

Firms rush to Liverpool conference as party launches City-friendly policies – and secures wealthy donors

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

‘I love campaigning – it’s like playtime’: Angela Rayner on her rising appeal

Thanks to her humble background and outspoken persona, Labour’s deputy leader has cut through as Britain’s most popular politician

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

OPINION - The strange rebirth of Scottish Labour

To understand the Labour Party, you first have to understand the importance of Scottish Labour. From Keir Hardie to John Smith, Ramsay MacDonald to Gordon Brown, Scotland runs to the very core of the labour movement. For goodness sake, even Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023