Budget is ‘critical point’ for Unite’s continued Labour support – Sharon Graham The general secretary said the party should ‘wake up’ and ‘do Labour things’. Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2025
Labour conference: Starmer calls Reform’s policy on immigration ‘racist’ and says Farage’s party would ‘tear country apart’ – as it happened PM calls Reform’s policy immoral but says people who want to vote for them are not racist but frustrated The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2025
Starmer insists Labour can recover from poll slump as conference begins Sir Keir Starmer hopes a policy blitz including a promise to construct new towns will help revive Labour’s fortunes. The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025
Starmer brands Reform UK’s migration plan ‘racist’ and ‘immoral’ Sir Keir said he believes Labour can ‘pull this round’ as a poll suggested Nigel Farage could be on course for a landslide win in the next general election Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2025
Housing Secretary pledges to break ground on three new towns before election The Government will ‘do whatever it takes to get Britain building’, Steve Reed is expected to tell Labour conference. Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2025
Plan to build 12 new towns in England to be unveiled at Labour conference Housing secretary is set to announce initiative modelled on Clement Attlee’s postwar ‘housing boom’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025
These three new towns will begin construction before the next election Housing Secretary Steve Reed will make the pledge at Labour’s party conference The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025
London village is set to become massive new town with 10,000 homes before election Sir Keir Starmer has given Housing Secretary Steve Reed ‘marching orders’ to ‘get Britain building again’ Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2025
Labour’s plan to revitalise high streets is good - now it has to make sure people hear about it There have been hyped policies before about local funding, but unlike ‘levelling up’ this project could lead to actual change, says Morgan Jones The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025
What are the critical environmental decisions piling up in Labour’s inbox? From airport expansion to North Sea oil, the government is being pulled in multiple directions on a range of issues The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025
Government announces £5bn to revive high streets, parks and public spaces The investment includes £2 million every year for a decade for 169 more areas and a one-off cash injection of £1.5 million for 95 areas. Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025
Fact check: Housing Secretary continued to answer questions after video cut out Steve Reed’s visual feed stopped working during an interview, but a fuller clip shows that he continued answering the presenter’s questions. Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025
Andy Burnham ‘committed’ to Manchester Mayor job as leadership coup rumours criticised by MPs The former cabinet minister has claimed ‘wholesale change’ is needed in Labour to see off an ‘existential’ threat from Reform and left-wing parties Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025
Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025 Burnham insists he is ‘committed’ to mayoral job but will not ‘toe the line’ The senior politician again declined to rule out a tilt for the Prime Minister’s job if he won enough backing.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025 UK politics: ID cards ‘will make Britons’ everyday lives easier and build trust’, claims Blair thinktank - as it happened Thinktank’s Alexander Iosad claims says cards will tackle illegal migration and help people access government services
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025 Andy Burnham made commitment to serve full term as mayor, Cabinet minister says Steve Reed dismissed talk of a leadership challenge facing Sir Keir Starmer as ‘tittle-tattle’.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025 Burnham says MPs are privately urging him to challenge Starmer for Labour leadership Greater Manchester mayor accuses Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’ and says wholesale change is required
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025 Starmer gambles on ‘levelling up’-style initiative to tackle Reform threat Deprived communities to be given tens of millions to patch up derelict shops, pubs and libraries and ‘restore pride’
Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025 High streets to be revitalised under new powers to save local pubs and libraries Unwanted betting and vape shops could be blocked from opening as part of the Government’s new Pride in Place programme.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2025 'New evidence' must see probe into Morgan McSweeney donations law breach, Tories say DOWNING Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney hid more than £700,000 in donations to a Labour think tank for three years despite being explicitly…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025 Ministers could give mayors control of schools and hospitals in devolution shake-up Exclusive: Steve Reed, backed by Labour Together, wants to devolve control over more local services
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025 Labour thinktank hopes Starmer will devolve more power to his potential rivals Regional commissioners could save government money while boosting local control of public services, report argues
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025 Homes now ‘unaffordable’ for most people – even for some of the highest earners Even the top 10 per cent of earners in London are priced out of affordable home ownership, latest national data shows, with the average house price in England over seven times higher than income
Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025 Housing Secretary to speed up building in light of latest slow planning figures Steve Reed said: ‘It’s time to build, baby, build.’