Letters: Andrew Bennett obituary Neil Kinnock writes: Andrew Bennett was an independently minded democratic socialist with strong environmental credentials and a dry sense of humour The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025
Who is Peter Mandelson? The controversial Labour grandee who called Epstein his "best pal" From Young Communist League member who sold the Morning Star outside Kilburn Tube Station to Tony Blair’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024
Why was Peter Mandelson arrested and what is his history with Labour and Starmer? The Labour grandee has held some of the most senior roles in British politics The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
How the ‘Prescott Punch’ came to define him as Labour’s firebrand – and a total necessity for Blair Obituary: The charismatic former deputy prime minister, who has died at the age of 86, was known best for punching a member of the electorate and acting as a vital bridge for Tony Blair to reach the unions The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
John Prescott: The political bruiser who helped build New Labour The ex-deputy prime minister was a key figure in Tony Blair’s modernisation project – only to later distance himself from his legacy. The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Rachel and Ellie Reeves: How a school mock election launched the careers of Britain’s most powerful sisters Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves and chancellor Rachel Reeves have become the most powerful British sibling duo since David and Ed Miliband served in Gordon Brown’s cabinet The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024
A Woman Like Me by Diane Abbott review – voice of the left The veteran MP’s inspirational memoir charts a life in politics and testifies to the power of refusing to pipe down The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024
‘The most horrific, sobering thing I’ve ever seen’: BBC nuclear apocalypse film Threads 40 years on Ahead of a timely re-airing of Mick Jackson’s famously bleak docudrama, its director recalls why he unleashed a mushroom cloud on Sheffield in 1984 The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024
Peter Mandelson tried to ensure black MPs failed, claims Diane Abbott Ms Abbott claimed the influential Labour figure refused to give her a media briefing The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Neil Kinnock thought Black MPs were ‘an embarrassment’, claims Diane Abbott in memoir In her book, ‘A Woman Like Me’, the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington is deeply critical of Lord Kinnock’s leadership The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2024
Inside the Labour Party's obsession with controversial PFIs The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was not always a controversial brand ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024
Sad last days of Harold Wilson revealed by Cabinet Office archives Former politicians pay tribute after files show ‘Labour’s most successful leader’ was forced to consider selling legacy to pay for his dementia care The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024
Neil Kinnock tells Labour MPs ‘tide is shifting’ towards closer ties with Europe Former leader rallies pro-EU MPs who German ambassador says now vastly outnumber ERG group of Eurosceptic Tories The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024
The tragedy and resilience of Joe Biden: a look back at a life in politics The oldest-ever American president’s political career began in 1972 and culminates as he yields to pressure to step aside The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 ‘Sails on the ship’ and ‘ashes of disaster’ – quotes of election night From Jacob Rees-Mogg quoting Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Neil Kinnock’s description of George Galloway, the TV coverage offered some notable moments
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024 Neil Kinnock warns Labour to heed nationalist threat posed by Nigel Farage Exclusive: Former Labour leader calls on party to ratchet up scrutiny of Reform in final week of campaign
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Brexit, oil and bombs: The words that have defined UK elections since 1945 Guardian analysis of messaging in post-war Tory and Labour manifestos reveals shifting political focus
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024 ‘When they get in they will face a terrible reality’: can steady Starmer deliver what he promises? Labour’s manifesto launch was as risk-averse as its whole campaign, but what will happen under the impact of bankrupt councils, crumbling schools and an NHS in crisis?
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024 After Rishi Sunak’s D-day disaster Labour need not worry about Tory tax claims ‘Tax bombshell’ claims undid Labour in 1992 but the Tory ‘catalogue of chaos’ and now the PM’s ineptitude mean fears are misplaced
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024 ‘Bigoted woman’ and fridge-hiding: a history of election gaffes after Sunak’s D-day disaster Prime minister is not the first party leader to make bad decisions during the heat of a general election campaign
Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2024 General Election 2024: Is Rishi Sunak’s D-Day blunder a watershed moment in the race for No10? Analysis: Will Rishi Sunak’s D-Day mistake go down in election history books as Gordon Brown’s ‘bigotgate’ and Neil Kinnock’s Sheffield rally?
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024 ‘I wouldn’t put it past him’: questions over whether Murdoch’s UK titles will back Starmer Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have endorsed Sunak but messaging is more nuanced in Murdoch’s Sun and Times
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 ‘I perpetually think we’ll win. We always lose’: Labour’s Jon Cruddas on elections, class and life as an MP The member for Dagenham and Rainham says he can’t wait to leave parliament. So why did he spend the past 23 years there? And what does he think he achieved?
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The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024 Starmer is courting Tory voters so hard it’s almost as though he wants to lose his own Now Labour is cosying up to the Sun. Getting its backing could end up looking like a political coup, or the ultimate act of selling out, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan