Diane Abbott MP: This Tory economic mess will not heal itself
We must resolve the slump in living standards by reversing Tory policies.
Labour
Angela Rayner eviscerates Tory anti-strike bill in the House of Commons
“How he goes on with one breath thanking nurses to sacking nurses”
Why Labour’s policy to increase homeownership through a new mortgage guarantee scheme will not work
Only policy targeting reductions in income inequality will help first-time buyers and improve homeownership levels
A group of neo-liberal elites have captured the British state
Taming the elites is a necessary condition for transformation of the British economy, but no political party is willing to shackle the power of the elites.
Here’s what the next Labour government must do to tackle regional inequality
‘For regional inequality to come to an end a Labour Government will need to go further, by for example guaranteeing greater funding to poorer regions’
Keir Starmer confirms Labour will abolish the House of Lords and replace it with an elected chamber
“The House of Lords is indefensible, anybody who looks at the House of Lords would struggle to say that it should be kept”
80 Tory MPs could decide not to stand in next general election
As the deadline for standing in the 2024 election gets closer, a report shows the Conservative Party may be braced for a mass exodus of MPs.
Latest polling shows Tories would be left with just 85 seats
Labour would have a majority of 292 seats
Labour takes biggest poll lead in ten years
If the results were repeated at a general election, Labour would win a 126 seat majority, with a string of prominent Tory MPs losing their seats, including Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps and Dominic Raab.
First Past the Post favours the Tories and works against Labour
‘Labour members need to understand the arguments and the concept of electoral bias. The FPTP electoral system now substantially favours the Conservative Party and works against Labour. ‘