5 lessons for the Left after Reform UK’s local election wins
Reform UK’s constant stoking of the culture war is a distraction tactic, while their lack of a plan for local government is their Achilles’ heel.
Labour
Lessons from Canada: Is it time to stop trying to ape populist politicians?
Rather than courting the right, Carney gained votes by uniting the left, aided in part by Donald Trump’s unwelcome interference. Labour, by contrast, risks alienating its progressive support by chasing the right-wing vote. In doing so, it offers little that inspires, let alone galvanises.
Labour mayor warns Keir Starmer to listen to voters after narrow win over Reform
‘The results here tonight demonstrate that they need to be listening to the man, woman and businesses on the street’
Exclusive: Green Party’s Mary Page ‘quietly confident’ about Weca mayoral campaign
Green Party candidate Mary Page is the bookmakers’ favourite to win the West of England mayoral race today
Planning to Fail: England’s Affordable Housing Crisis
Annie Gingell from planning consultancy Turley calls for urgent reforms in housing policy and planning to deliver more affordable homes.
Nigel Farage reminds voters he doesn’t want a publicly-funded NHS
‘No, I do not want it funded through general taxation’
Keir Starmer brutally mocks Farage for reportedly hiring Liz Truss as ‘new top advisor’
It was another embarrassing PMQs for the Reform UK leader
Labour MP blasts Kemi Badenoch for weaponising child sexual exploitation at PMQs
‘If she cared about child protection she wouldn’t be doing that. It’s a disgrace, you’re a disgrace.’
Labour minister accuses Tories of ‘gifting’ Runcorn and Helsby by-election to Reform UK
Ellie Reeves says the Tories have stopped campaigning in Runcorn and Helsby
Reform on the rise, Tories on the ropes: what’s at stake on May 1?
Independent candidates are fast becoming the conscience of the left, offering a way to hold Labour to account. Their rise, like Reform’s, shows how broken Britain’s two-party system has become, and how ripe it is for potential change.