LabourList editor Emma Burnell joins the podcast team to review Burnham's Trump test and preview his conference challenge.

A week is a long time in politics. And it’s been a long year since we were last at Conference. With a new Leader, a…

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A recent FT piece by Janan Ganesh asked “Why must a socialist also be woke?” He was right about the political opportunity for “culturally moderate…

For years I volunteered at Crisis at Christmas. I loved it. I hope that, soon, it never has to happen again.

Nigel Farage underperfomed polls and a (space)man with a bin on his head got a quarter of the votes. Now watch him complain and complain.

We speak often of Labour values but also of what divides us, so what is at the heart of being Labour that all members are fighting for?

In reversing the 80s econoic settlement, Labour isn't going back to the 1970s, but forward to an economy that works for the 2020s and beyond.

Social care has been one of the trickiest issues for governments of all parties. But if Burnham can deliver, it will be transformational.

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Ann Widdecombe campaigned for things that were anathema to me. I hope my politics wins. But I refuse to weaken that politics by dehumanising it with hate.

For around 72 hours in May, Catherine West was catapulted from backbench select committee member to prospective contender for the Labour leadership and Prime Minister.…

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LabourList editor Emma Burnell reflects on the Starmer leadership, premiership and legacy.

The Makerfield by-election will have consequences far beyond Andy Burnham winning or losing the seat. And not just for Labour.

In my 20s I spent two long periods of time unemployed. These were some of the most miserable months of my life. I was depressed,…

Changing the fortunes of young people not in employment, eduction or training could be Labour's defining mission. But it will take whole system change that will ask hard questions of all of us.

If you’re asking ‘What’s the story?’, then let me inform you that LabourList spent this morning in the glorious constituency of Makerfield which is our…

The UK governing party’s hard-to-define faction is newly powerful