Labour’s muddled message
The government has been left arguing that things have got better, but also worse.
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Revealed: Labour’s welfare cuts will take people out of work
Martin Lewis’s charity has uncovered a false economy within the government’s disability benefit cuts.
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Labour MPs are revolting over Gaza
But in the House of Commons today there were criticisms from both sides of the chamber.
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Britain’s fiscal doom loop
Labour cannot fund the renewal of the public realm simply by relying on higher taxes on business and the wealthy.
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Inside No 10’s new dysfunction
Former Blair adviser Liz Lloyd has clashed with Downing Street’s soft-leftish Policy Unit.
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Can John Healey really afford to go to war?
Keir Starmer wants to lead a security government but isn’t prepared to pay the cost.
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Rachel Reeves should fear the bond market vigilantes
The City likes nothing more than spoiling a Labour chancellor’s party.
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Labour needs an abundance mindset
A dangerous addiction to regulation is holding Britain back.
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We have entered the Age of Electricity
To deliver on their promise of a £300 reduction in energy bills, the government will need to fix pricing.
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Child poverty is rallying the Labour left
John McDonnell has directly challenged Keir Starmer on the two-child benefit cap.
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How the weather changed on the “cruel” two-child benefit cap
Labour’s manifesto promises on child poverty are catching up with Keir Starmer.
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Inside Keir Starmer’s messy reset
Why the U-turn over winter fuel payment cuts is just the beginning.
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Sanction Netanyahu’s cabinet ultras now
The government must go much further to stop the war on Gaza.
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Ian Byrne: “Hunger is a political choice”
The Labour MP on Fans Supporting Foodbanks, Hillsborough and tackling inequality.
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Labour has put the EU back on the agenda. Will the party regret it?
The issue is low on the agenda for almost all British voters. But the reset could still be a political…
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Can Labour make prison work?
Why Shabana Mahmood is offering liberal reforms with a conservative ethos.
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Alison McGovern: “Child poverty isn’t inevitable”
The Minister for Employment on why only a Labour government can fix this crisis.
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What’s the point of a Labour government that allows child poverty?
Keir Starmer says in private that lifting the two-child cap is his personal priority.
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Does Rachel Reeves have an escape route?
The Chancellor knows she needs to prove again that she owes more to Gordon Brown than George Osborne.
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Labour’s Europe deal is a trap for Brexiteers
The government believes its opponents are on the wrong side of voters and business.
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