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The outgoing Lib Dem leader is pushing some bold – and risky – reforms of the party.
“By opening up our party, I hope to convince those who agitate for a new force that there is already a strong movement for open, centrist, and internationalist politics: the Liberal Democrats.”
A progressive programme would require a transformation of politics
There’s a risk staff will have worse terms and conditions.
“If we want an economy that really works for the many, we need stronger unions”
And a battle even Michael Gove was on the right side of.
Messages seen by Left Foot Forward show that party figures were informed spokesperson Aimee Challenor’s father was facing prosecution, contrary to an initial statement from the party.
Wales’ charismatic health minister, Vaughan Gething, is shaking up the Welsh Labour leadership race. Left Foot Forward spoke to him.
From ‘open selections’ to the NEC result, democracy should be more than a slogan for Labour’s warring sides.
When the UK private sector has been reluctant to embrace risks, the state has stepped in
