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New hope or not so much? Andy Burnham
Eyes Left / 4 August 2026
4 August 2026

Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?

The Ganbaku Dome is a symbol of peace and listed as World Heritage Site by Unesco / Pic: SElefant/CC
Features / 4 August 2026
4 August 2026

JEREMY CORBYN says we should never forget the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, or cease our efforts to rid the planet of them entirely

Count Binface on July 17 2026
Opinion / 4 August 2026
4 August 2026

CHARLEY ALLAN reports from Clacton on Farage’s fears his by-election stunt has backfired

Burnham and Raynor
Rent controls / 3 August 2026
3 August 2026

CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Burnham’s U-turn on tackling greedy landlords has let the country down 


 

HOUSING
Labour leadership / 3 August 2026
3 August 2026

The new PM may offer more of the same, but early signs on his housing policies look promising, says GLYNN ROBBINS

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar
Leadership race / 3 August 2026
3 August 2026

Scotland’s Labour members deserve a real choice — and if continuity Sawar is all they get, the end is nigh for the party, says VINCE MILLS

Scotland anti-nuke demo
Voices of Scotland / 3 August 2026
3 August 2026

As we approach the grim anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, SIMON BARROW sounds the alarm over the dangerous and murderous direction our government is heading

Trump Sheinbaum
Features / 2 August 2026
2 August 2026

The Claudia Sheinbaum government is no pushover and is holding firm despite US abuses of the relationship, says DAVID RABY

Great Star-t: TUC Cymru general secretary Laura Doel
Features / 2 August 2026
2 August 2026

The new TUC Cymru general secretary speaks to Morning Star Wales reporter David Nicholson about her trade union background and ambitions for the movement

A poster by Otto Lander designed for May 1, 1901: Proletarians of all lands, unite!
Full Marx / 2 August 2026
2 August 2026

Internationalism is deeply embedded in socialist theory and practice. Examination illuminates its complexity asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School

‘NOT A GIMMICK’: Andy Burnham at the National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North in Heron House, central Manchester, July 24 2026
Features / 31 July 2026
31 July 2026

A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE

Burnham submarine
Features / 31 July 2026
31 July 2026

Burnham’s billions for defence while councils and local services struggle will not deliver the change that Britain’s working-class communities need, says MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS