Latest updates: polling by Opinium suggests Labour leader’s conference address made a better impression on voters, amid mixed reaction to the PM’s speechPupils may have to wear masks again if Covid cases rise, says Zahawi‘Economically illiterate’: PM’s…
Stop the infighting and give Keir Starmer a chance | Letters
Readers respond to all the negative commentary about the Labour leader and the party conference, and call for those on the left to unite against the ToriesHow depressing it is to see even Guardian readers joining in the denigration of Keir Starmer (Let…
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq ‘defiant’ after her car vandalised
MP for Hampstead and Kilburn says she will not be intimidated by targeted attackThe Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has said she is “remaining defiant” after her car was vandalised in a targeted attack outside her family home.Siddiq, the MP for Hampstead and Ki…
Starmer’s bonfire of promises is likely to see Labour’s electoral chances crash and burn | Michael Chessum
To win at the ballot box, the opposition party needs to ditch Blairite policies and offer a radical anti-establishment narrativeMaybe it was all a dream. Five years ago, I remember squeezing into my seat in Labour’s packed Liverpool conference venue to…
Starmer to accuse Tories of being ‘lost in the woods’ as he rejects Corbyn era
Leader’s conference speech will aim to present Labour as a party that is ‘back in business’ and ready for powerKeir Starmer will on Wednesday repudiate the legacy of Jeremy Corbyn and accuse the government of being “lost in the woods” in a keenly await…
Despite grumblings the ubiquitous Andy Burnham is a star of conference
Analysis: the Manchester mayor seems to be greatly enjoying his time in Brighton in the face of briefings against himIt was en route between what might have been his eighth and ninth fringe appearances – even his aides had lost count – when Andy Burnha…
Oh Jeremy Corbyn – Labour fringe event is like being in a time warp | John Crace
Andy McDonald’s no-show gives the former leader free rein to revel in his lack of responsibilityI suppose it couldn’t last. Having spent much of the first two days of the party conference squabbling, rather than enjoying the ongoing Tory crises of fuel…
Labour looks aimless because it’s already searching for Starmer’s replacement | Rafael Behr
The opposition leader might think he is treading the road to government, but he is surrounded by people mapping routes for his successorA national fuel crisis coinciding with Labour’s annual conference was good and bad news for Keir Starmer. The bad ne…
Labour conference: Jeremy Corbyn insists Andy McDonald’s resignation not part of anti-Starmer plot – live
Latest updates from Brighton as former party leader says Andy McDonald’s resignation from the shadow cabinet was not a Machiavellian plotAngela Rayner angered by Andy McDonald’s resignationStop blaming public for petrol shortages, Labour tells minister…
Labour conference rivals Matt Hancock’s meet-and-greet video for pure viral horror | Marina Hyde
This entire event has spent four days crying out to be locked in a loft (one that’s insulated, of course)On Sunday, I watched a video of Matt Hancock doing a constituency walkabout, which our former Covid overlord posted and then deleted from his own T…