Labour

Anneliese Midgley surprises colleagues after Burnham said whips’ office should not be ‘something to be feared’If Andy Burnham has been accused of being a people pleaser…

No 10 sources say PM wants party to refocus on Tories as electoral threat after prioritising Reform and GreensAndy Burnham has instructed the Labour party to “rearm” to…

The PM's party, who lost all 25 seats contested in May's local elections, came out on top in Thursday's poll in Hindley Green, a ward in the heart of his Makerfield…

Failsworth West's new Reform councillor Chris Baddeley said he was ‘very grateful’ to those that voted for him and ‘now it’s down to me to do my best and see how we go’

It has been over two years since Labour promised to ban imports of the parts of animals hunted for sport.

Any revolt among MPs is likely to be smaller than the one that badly damaged Keir Starmer's government.

The mayor of London is the most high-profile figure to weigh into the debate over electric vehicle targetsOn the Today programme this morning, the Labour MP Bell…

Guy Haddleton says two parties in power would be better than up to four "trying to knock it out together".

Ed Miliband previously expressed regret for appearing on Russell Brand’s YouTube channel

The softly-spoken former defence secretary is gearing up for the biggest moment of his long political career.

The prime minister says that Labour politicians courting the comedian a decade ago had not been aware of his crimes.

Lucy Powell says she thought ‘we’d gone past that sort of culture’, and that she regrets setting up Miliband interview with comedian in 2015Brand sentenced to more than…

LONDON — Democratic wins across the U.S. brought a brief rush of excitement to Britain’s left-wing establishment last week — but worries that the post-midterms hangover…

He’s young, Māori, a Rhodes Scholar. He was near the bottom of Labour’s list

The world has moved on since 2020 – in uncertain times, closer ties to Europe are the best way to peace and securityChris Ward is Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown and…

Labour's message to UK voters: Israel is more important than your needs Submitted by Tom Blackburn on Fri, 11/06/2026 - 19:26 In response to 'Zionism is racism' motion…

The major-minor party divide is over, writes Verity Johnson. Now we’ve just got varying sizes of medium.

Māori MPs are headed to Parliament from National, Labour, the Greens, NZ First, ACT and Opportunity.

Louise Haigh is expected to agree to cut a target for EV sales by about a quarterIn an interview with Sky News, Julia Lopez, who is serving as interim shadow business…

It appears likely that Andy Burnham will include some sort of EU commitment in Labour’s next election manifesto, although he has indicated he could be open to another…

The Home Office must restore public faith wrecked by the gulf between political rhetoric and reality

The Labour leader arrived at Lower Hutt’s Cosmopolitan Club just before 11pm, when about 95% of the vote had been counted and the coalition parties had the numbers to…

And see how your electorate is going.

And see how your electorate is going.

Polls show no coalition is expected to secure a majority of seats, in one of the closest elections in recent historyNew Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor…

Carl Johnson writes that "no foreigner" should be allowed to stand in elections.

Fran Belbin tells a council meeting to expect the current Labour - Green administration to continue.

Olivia Bailey calls on home secretary to exclude children from tougher trafficking tests, and to make allowances for domestic abuse victimsShabana Mahmood’s changes to…

The British Social Attitudes survey reveals record levels of dissatisfaction. But still Kemi Badenoch and the business lobby want to take us backwardsBritain is…

The latest edition of Radical Thinking, the Guardian’s new podcast, should be required listening at a Treasury still stifled by outdated orthodoxiesAs prime ministers…