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'We can’t beat the Greens treating them like a naughty Labour faction'

6 days ago | labourlist.org | Morgan Jones

For a long time, the Green Party was the party of Caroline Lucas and a scattering of councillors. They were slowly building: 2024 was a breakthrough year for them, with 4 MPs in the commons and eyes on more gains at both local and national levels. Significant arguments can be had – and indeed have been had, in the pages of this very publication – about whether losing votes to Reform is a bigger problem for Labour than losing votes to the Greens and the Liberal Democrats.
'Too much timidity and factionalism': Burnham issues a radical rallying cry

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Tom Belger

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has set out a wide-ranging critique of the government and alternative left policy programme in an impassioned speech to a progressive conference, suggesting Labour must move beyond “factionalism” and “too much timidity in our offer”. Burnham used his address to the soft left pressure group Compass’ gathering at London’s Ministry of Sound nightclub on Saturday for a significant intervention ahead of next month’s Spending Review.
Lou Haigh: 'We need change that spark fights – and a new economic settlement' - LabourList

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Tom Belger

Louise Haigh has issued a stark warning to the Labour cabinet she left only months ago, warning Labour’s response to the local elections cannot just be “caution” and “doubling down on unpopular decisions”. The former transport secretary notably chose to make her first major speech outside Parliament since she left the cabinet last November at a conference held by soft left pressure group Compass today.
Exclusive: Labour still tops poll among Leave-voting Tory-Labour switchers

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Luke O'Reilly

Labour is still the most popular party among Brexit-backing 2019 Conservative voters who switched to the party in 2024, according to polling shared exclusively with LabourList. The demographic, known as “hero voters” due to their outsized value as swing voters between the two biggest parties, were key to Labour’s landslide victory last July. Polling commissioned by Field Consulting in partnership with Focaldata asked which party such voters would back if there were a General Election tomorrow.
'No transparency': CLP rep revolt over NPF policy process for next manifesto

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Luke O'Reilly |Tom Belger

Labour’s policymaking process for the next election has come under fire from almost half the member representatives on Labour’s ruling body, with policy ideas no longer public, steering group meetings limited and representatives reportedly denied access to most policy work. The National Policy Forum (NPF) is the party’s official mechanism for formulating policy, with multiple party stakeholders involved in shaping a programme that eventually feeds into manifesto-writing closer to election time.
Holyrood by-election: Scottish Labour gloom and a call for PM to reshuffle

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Daniel Green

Keir Starmer has been urged to reshuffle his cabinet and “reset” his government by a senior Scottish Labour figure, in a sign of the discontent brewing in the party’s ranks over the looming Holyrood by-election before a single vote has even been cast. With the party struggling in the opinion polls, the individual spoke to LabourList about the mood on the ground ahead of the vote in Hamilton, Larkhill and Stonehouse.
Blow for Labour as Farage outpolls even Burnham and Rayner in Red Wall

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Luke O'Reilly

Nigel Farage is more popular than even Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner in Red Wall seats, according to a new poll shared exclusively with LabourList. The Reform leader had a net approval rating of +14% among red wall voters, compared to +5% for Burnham and -19% for Rayner, new polling of 1,000 voters in 42 seats by Merlin Strategy found. Kemi Badenoch also outpolled senior Labour figures, though pollsters suggested it could partly reflect her still being little-known.
Party officials warn 2024 strategy 'won't win' next election amid 'digital arms race'

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Daniel Green

The party’s 2024 election strategy “won’t win next time”, according to a party report shared with Labour’s national executive committee, LabourList can reveal. The report seen by LabourList said the party would have to “continue to innovate in every area” in response to the growing use of social media in campaigning and an increasingly diverse media landscape.
Holyrood 2026 election: Who are the Labour MSPs standing down?

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Daniel Green

The next election to the Scottish Parliament is less than a year away and, with selections underway, some Labour MSPs have announced their intention to stand down when polling day comes around on May 7. Labour secured 22 seats at the last election, with Anas Sarwar trying to pitch himself as an alternative First Minister to the SNP’s John Swinney.
'Progressivism or bust: Why Blue Labour is the wrong answer to Reform surge'

2 weeks ago | labourlist.org | Jeremy Gilbert

Labour is in trouble. The rise of Reform poses the most significant challenge to the British party system since the SDP in the 1980s. While the Tories have more to fear than Labour for now, this won’t stop them making a deal with Farage at the next election, as they did in 2019. Meanwhile, Labour is haemorrhaging support to the Greens, nationalists and even the Liberal Democrats from voters frustrated by the government’s lack of vision.