Now, the Tories – do you remember them?” Keir Starmer had spoken for a full 50 minutes before acknowledging the existence of Labour’s historic rival. The line was met with laughter – a fleeting moment ...

Delivering the Robin Cook memorial lecture was one of the greatest privileges of my time in Parliament. But it wasn’t just a privilege – it was a burden too. The name Robin Cook still carries a weight ...

A senior minister has referred to the Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, as a “fat bloke in a wetsuit”. Torsten Bell, who serves jointly as a pensions and Treasury minister, delivered the remarks ...

Andy Burnham has vowed to continue the debate he has instigated over the direction of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer’s ...

Keir Starmer has been urged to throw his support behind some form of proportional representation (PR) in order to embed ...

A Labour MP has described animal health as “fundamental” to a wider attempt to rebuild trust with rural communities. ...

Immigrants will be required to meet stricter conditions in order to earn the right to stay in the UK permanently, under a new government crackdown. Labour has announced that a government consultation ...

The UK has long been a global leader in financial services. Today, we have a unique opportunity to lead again – this time in ...

This shared reality is composed of two parts: the subjective and the objective. The former concerns the communal history and values of a relationship. A collective stock of political-moral principles, ...

In his October 2021 budget, the then Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a series of reforms to alcohol duties, describing his plans as, the “most radical simplification of alcohol duties for over 140 ...