The PM thinks his interventionist approach to the economy is a winning formula. Without a coherent opposition, he could be rightThere’s nothing original about saying Britain needs a new economic model. Nor that poverty wages should be a thing of the pa…
Labour writes to Tory chair over donations to 34 MPs by firms named in Pandora papers
Party questions why almost one in 10 Conservative MPs have taken money from firms linked to Viktor FedotovSee all of our Pandora papers coverageLabour has written to the Tory co-chair Oliver Dowden raising concerns about donations to 34 Tory MPs by the…
We cannot stand by as the Tories quietly erase all checks on power | Letters
Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article on how Boris Johnson is rigging the system and trampling over democratic normsJonathan Freedland has probably written his most important opinion piece (In plain sight, Boris Johnson is rigging the system …
Merseyside Labour MPs outraged at Keir Starmer writing article for the Sun
Newspaper has never been forgiven for baseless criticisms of Liverpool fans at Hillsborough stadium tragedyKeir Starmer has provoked outrage among Labour MPs representing Merseyside after he wrote an opinion piece for the Sun.The Labour leader used an …
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…
Gordon Brown warns 3.5m households face fuel poverty this winter
Former prime minister says 2021 ‘worst time to be poor’ as he calls for support for struggling householdsThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has demanded fresh government financial support for households struggling to pay energy bills as he warned a…
After years of cruelty to people on welfare, is the UK starting to think differently? | John Harris
The universal credit uplift is about to end, but there are signs that politicians’ talk of people ‘milking it’ will no longer cut itHere it comes. This Wednesday, the Department for Work and Pensions will finally end the £20-a-week “uplift” to universa…
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…
Shouldn’t progressives be in favour of people wanting to speak their mind? | Nick Cohen
Solidarity at work used to be the governing ethos. Why do we now snitch on each other?Where once the left fought the bosses in the workers’ name, today its loudest voices lobby bosses to police workers. If you are trying to understand why this section …
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…