Exclusive: proposed legislation described as deliberate attempt to undermine party’s financesElection spending by trade unions and other groups could potentially be cut by millions of pounds under the government’s elections bill, unions have said, call…
Mark Drakeford – the anti-Boris Johnson who surprised us all | Richard Wyn Jones
After his handling of Covid, even hard-nosed colleagues marvel at the Welsh first minister’s popularityThere is a strong argument that the British politician whose reputation has been most enhanced by the challenges of the past 18 months is Mark Drakef…
Pressure grows on Starmer to back tax on rich to pay for social care
Party and union figures urge new policy as Manchester mayor Andy Burnham tells Labour leader: taxing wealth is the fairest way The row over how to fund social care threatens to engulf Labour this weekend as Keir Starmer faces pressure from across the p…
Tory plans to raise National Insurance are regressive. There’s a better way | Jonathan Meadway
Labour should seize the opportunity to make the case for alternative ways of funding social careThe Conservative government is reported to be considering an increase of up to 1.25p in the pound in National Insurance Contributions from 26 million people…
The Guardian view on ‘levelling up’ schools: a slogan without substance | Editorial
Labour should have a policy to deal with rich people seceding from the rest of society by buying social privilegeGordon Brown gave substance to the slogan of “levelling up”. In 2006, he said that his “long-term aim” was to fund state school pupils at t…
Labour says Jeremy Corbyn can attend party conference
Spokesperson confirms ex-leader will be free to address fringe events, despite status as independent MPJeremy Corbyn will be granted a pass to Labour’s conference in Brighton later this month and will be free to address fringe meetings despite currentl…
The Guardian view on Sharon Graham: a new boss reveals the state of the unions | Editorial
Unite’s general secretary is more interested in the industrial struggle than the political one. For workers, that could be a blessingThe surprise election of Sharon Graham to head Britain’s biggest trade union, Unite, is more about the labour movement …
Only bold policies will win back Labour voters | Letters
Geoff Reid urges the party to offer electoral reform, while Prof Jonathan Parker would like to see it support a universal basic income and Derrick Cameron calls for bigger ideasAndy Beckett’s call for Labour to practise “clear-sighted, ruthless politic…
Sharon Graham’s victory puts to bed the Labour right’s hopes of winning Unite | Simon Fletcher
The new leader’s focus on workplace issues resonated with the membership. Politicians should take note“Bad bosses take note.” That was the message of the new general secretary of the Unite trade union, Labour’s largest affiliate. Sharon Graham has stat…
Unite likely to be calmer but more distant with Labour after Graham win
Sharon Graham will become union’s first female general secretary after surprise victory The Unite union is expected to develop a calmer but more distant relationship with the Labour party after the election of the leftwinger Sharon Graham as its first …