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Can Starmer reinvigorate Welsh Labour?
Keir Starmer has been meeting the new First Minister Eluned Morgan as part of a two day trip to Wales. While the trip included a visit to a wind farm…
1 year, 6 months ago
Prison overcrowding triggers emergency measures
The fallout from the riots continues as the numbers being processed by the justice system have led to emergency measures being triggered by the gover…
1 year, 6 months ago
What are Sue Gray's plans for the civil service?
Labour is planning to reform the civil service into five 'missions' that will lead the agenda, moving away from the purely departmental way of arrang…
1 year, 6 months ago
Can Labour really tame the unions?
Less than 48 hours after Transport Secretary Louise Haigh hailed a new deal with train drivers... the rail union Aslef announced further strike actio…
1 year, 6 months ago
Has GDP growth come at the wrong time for Labour?
The broader story this morning paints a positive picture for the UK economy. While growth in June took a pause, growth in Q2 for this year is estimat…
1 year, 6 months ago
Why has the inflation rate gone up again?
We've got some news today on the inflation rate, which rose to 2.2 per cent in July, slightly up from the Bank of England’s target of 2 per cent, whe…
1 year, 6 months ago
Keir Starmer’s first foreign policy tests
After successful showings at NATO and Blenheim Palace Keir Starmer is facing his first foreign policy tests, with big developments in Ukraine and in …
1 year, 6 months ago
Labour goes to war with the Nimbys
Over the weekend we have had some news on Labour’s housing policy. The Times have splashed on the news that in order to meet their pledge to build 1.…
1 year, 7 months ago
The politics of prime ministerial holidays
Should Keir Starmer go on holiday whilst the country is still grappling with violent disorder? In a YouGov poll on Thursday 71% of those surveyed sai…
1 year, 7 months ago
Keir vs Elon: round II
Elon Musk has it in for the Labour government, his latest tweet screenshotting a racist comment Labour MP Lauren Edwards made over a decade ago. On t…
1 year, 7 months ago