Wes Streeting backs Andy Burnham in leadership election
'He can win the fight of our lives against the forces of nationalism.'
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Labour leadership election
View all →Keir Starmer failed the NHS. The next Labour leader must do better.
'We need commitment to a publicly funded, provided and accountable NHS, not an ever-closer relationship with the parasitic private sector'
Is Andy Burnham headed for a coronation as Labour leader?
Keir Starmer has announced this morning that he will step down as Prime Minister, following days of pressure and intense […]
Keir Starmer’s legacy is overwhelmingly positive
"Keir Starmer leaves office having changed the course of his party and, as a result, the course of his country"
How Labour-affiliated unions have responded to Keir Starmer’s resignation
Trade unions have given their verdict on the outgoing PM
Read Andy Burnham’s response to Keir Starmer’s resignation in full
"The Labour movement has always been at its strongest when it looks forward with confidence and purpose."
“Our country needs a bold change of direction” – Zack Polanski reacts to Keir Starmer’s departure
Polanski said Starmer had failed to challenge the power and wealth of the establishment
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At this rate, the only thing that isn't woke is Rupert Lowe.
Right-Wing Media Watch – Mail on Sunday goes all out to protect Farage by squeezing the Restore vote
Has the Mail on Sunday suddenly developed a conscience about the far right and swung left? One suspects not.
A decade of Brexit: Profits for the privileged, pain for everyone else
Brexit made careers, fortunes and media stars of its loudest advocates. Millions of others were left to pay the price. Yet the BBC's referendum documentary is more interested in another episode of posh-boy infighting than the people living with the consequences.
Smear of the Week: Zack Polanski hits back at Telegraph for ‘literally making up quotes’
What Polanski said was clear: if vegetables are being sold for pennies, somebody in the chain is likely paying the price. What appeared in the headlines, was something else entirely.
Opinion
View all →Keir Starmer failed the NHS. The next Labour leader must do better.
'We need commitment to a publicly funded, provided and accountable NHS, not an ever-closer relationship with the parasitic private sector'
Keir Starmer’s legacy is overwhelmingly positive
"Keir Starmer leaves office having changed the course of his party and, as a result, the course of his country"
Five key blunders that led to Keir Starmer’s departure
These are the reasons why Starmer was forced to resign
Richard Burgon MP: Rosebank Isn’t Just a Climate Mistake. It’s an International Law Risk
Richard Burgon MP argues that Rosebank would do little for energy security or bills, while aiding the flow of profits […]
The finance curse is devouring the UK
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour […]