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‘The Labour Party as a party of change is beyond dead’
Yearly Archives: 2025
Bridget Phillipson becomes first cabinet minister to announce bid for Labour deputy leadership
‘I’ve taken on powerful vested interests in the education sector – and even as they threw everything at me, I have never taken a backwards step. I will bring that same determination to every battle ahead of us.’
Greens have ‘better aligned values’ with trade unions than Labour, Carla Denyer claims
“It’s clear that the Green Party and the trade union movement are very strongly aligned in our vision for what needs to change in the UK”
John McDonnell: Left needs to learn lessons of 1930s to prevent ‘proto-fascist’ Reform government
The former shadow chancellor has called for a ‘popular front’ against Reform
Home Secretary hasn’t met with civil servants union to discuss proposed safe routes policy for migrants
Fran Heathcote, PCS general secretary, called for the government to engage rather than trying to ‘appease Reform’
Richard Burgon: Labour leadership ‘will move heaven and earth’ to stop left candidate getting on deputy leader ballot
Left Foot Forward spoke to Richard Burgon at TUC Congress in Brighton
Nigel Farage says he’s ‘not inclined’ to publish tax return amid stamp duty questions
“Farage was happy for everyone to know about Rayners finances. But why is he secretive about his own… ?”
The early runners and riders for Labour’s Deputy Leader
Candidates would then need to seek local party and union/affiliate nominations between Sept. 13-27 followed by a ballot of members from Oct. 8-23. That is the timetable being put before the NEC.
Keir Starmer must ‘show working people whose side’ he is on, TUC general secretary says
Paul Nowak called for the government to scrap the two child benefit cap
Labour insiders set up new centre-left group backed by Andy Burnham to change party’s direction
The aim of Mainstream, the group says is to ‘develop and champion a popular left alternative’.