Labour
The Trussell Trust calls on NI executive to act on hunger after 35,000 emergency food parcels were distributed across the six counties
Downing Street accepts ‘clear risk’ that fighter jet parts sold to Israel could be used to violate international humanitarian law, High Court hears
Government urged to put ‘clear distance between it and the cruel, wasteful camps policy held by the previous one’
RICHARD BURGON MP argues that the re-election of Donald Trump is a clear warning to the Labour government to prioritise boosting living standards.
Genocide, racism and imperialism are in the Labour Party’s DNA, argues TOM SYKES
RAVISHAAN RAHEL MUTHIAH condemns Labour’s £75m border security plan as deaths in Channel reach record highs, arguing that instead, Britain should reopen safe, legal routes for migrants
Campaigners urge Labour to invest in NHS to tackle rising levels of long-term illness
In the first of two articles, ROBERT GRIFFITHS argues that despite a parliamentary majority, Labour’s timid Budget fails to seize a historic opportunity and lacks the ambition needed to address Britain’s deep social and economic crises
But general secretary Roz Foyer says decision to keep two-child cap and winter fuel payment are ‘especially disappointing’
‘Labour’s plans to spend more on the NHS, schools and housing welcome. But budget falls far short of what a real government for workers should do’
Everything we’ve seen so far from Starmer and Reeves indicates that they remain committed to the economic orthodoxy of cuts imposed by the Tories – which is why we need to revitalise the anti-austerity movement, says BEN SELLERS of the People’s Assembly
In the run-up to the Budget there’s been much talk of ‘modern supply-side economics’ – but this latest ruse is merely another means to facilitate the rapacity of contemporary capitalism, warns VINCE MILLS
The infamous forged missive exposed how the Establishment worked to discredit Labour despite its loudly declared anti-communist stance, writes MARY DAVIS, analysing the 1924 government’s destruction
Many are no longer in the party, others excoriate the new Labour government’s capitalist and discriminatory policies, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Raising capital gains tax to match income tax is not only economically sound but morally just, potentially raising billions for public services — it’s an absolute no-brainer for any Labour government, argues BERNIE EVANS
KEITH FLETT reflects on the 1964 and 1974 election victories, arguing that despite years in power, Labour failed to fundamentally reshape society in the way Thatcher later would — a pattern Blair and now Starmer would follow
Labour’s long-awaited Employment Rights Bill does not do nearly enough to remove the restraints on trade unions or to give them the powers they need to make a significant difference to the lives of the millions of workers, write KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC
Jonathan Reynolds’ appearance at a Starling Bank-sponsored event speaks volumes about Labour’s attitude to financial regulation, as the bank faces criticism over Covid loan fraud and money laundering failures, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Unite's Sharon Graham says the Bill fails to end zero-hours contracts and fire-and-rehire
Labour excuses not to introduce wealth tax ‘absolute rubbish,’ says Unite leader Sharon Graham
National Pensioners Convention general secretary JAN SHORTT says Rachel Reeves must drop her dangerous attack on Britain's pensioners
In light of its retreat on green investment, DIANE ABBOTT MP dissects Labour’s economic priorities, questioning whether the promised ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ will materialise amid signs of continued cuts and massive spending on war
The government’s quick-fix solution to prison overcrowding is backfiring spectacularly, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
DAVID ROSENBERG assesses the far-right threat in the wake of the summer's Islamophobic pogroms and asks what lessons we can learn from the 1930s
Labour’s refusal to challenge banking profits or tax the rich exposes its painfully hollow rhetoric of ‘tough choices,’ while the trousering of freebies and schmoozing the gambling industry undermines its basic integrity, argues BERNIE EVANS
Starmer accused of hypocrisy for quickly condemning Iran’s missile attack on Israel, but not condeming Israel’s genocide in Gaza, strikes on the Iranian embassy, or attacks on civilians in Lebanon
The lack of serious debate on electoral weakness and key policy issues only made the disconnect between the leadership’s austerity agenda and the concerns of the party’s rank-and-file more blatant, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Unwanted, imposed Tory interventions on Scotland fuelled demands for devolution, and today Labour risks repeating past mistakes if Ian Murray seeks to bypass Holyrood on spending, warns PAULINE BRYAN
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER argues the former Labour leader’s invitation to the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum, the nation's first Jewish president, contrasted with Starmer’s absence, exposes the hollow nature of the infamous smears
Despite being roundly criticised by Labour shadow ministers when in opposition, the notorious outsourcing company appears to be back in the party fold and expecting further lucrative government contracts, SOLOMON HUGHES reports
In a fringe speech for the Labour & Palestine campaign group, MATT WILLGRESS contrasts the government’s inaction with the TUC’s demands, calling for recognition of Palestine, an arms embargo and concrete steps to hold Israel accountable
In a speech to the party conference, outgoing TUC president MATT WRACK celebrates Labour’s return to power, arguing the movement must now push for a radical shift in Britain’s power balance away from the billionaire class
Delegates defy Starmer by voting to reject the callous cut to pensioners’ winter fuel allowance after Unite chief's barn-storming speech
MATT WRACK outlines the FBU’s motion to the Labour Party conference, urging an overhaul of safety regulations, an end to privatisation, and preparation for the extreme weather events threatening public safety
With a lack of radical thinking from the Starmer-led UK government, support for Scottish independence is unlikely to evaporate any time soon – spelling trouble ahead for Anas Sarwar, argues PAULINE BRYAN
JOHN McINALLY warns that Labour’s hasty push for legislation ignores the international evidence of expanding eligibility criteria, potentially normalising the ‘social murder’ of working-class people under the guise of compassion
We publish here a speech delivered by BEN CHACKO to the Viva Cuba rally at Labour conference last night
MICK WHITLEY recounts the 1984 shipyard occupation that led to Britain’s largest jailing of trade unionists and urges Labour to address this historic injustice 40 years on
RICHARD BURGON MP, who voted against the cut to winter fuel allowance, warns against a return to austerity, introducing his ideas that could raise billions to properly fund public services and boost wages instead
The Prime Minister’s reckless stance on long-range missiles and uncritical support for Israel threaten to escalate conflicts, warns Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament general secretary KATE HUDSON
‘The fiscal rules are a noose around our neck,’ Unite's SHARON GRAHAM tells the Morning Star – it's time to tax the rich
CEO of Care4Calais STEVE SMITH argues party members should demand their government abandon failed deterrence strategies and embrace safe routes for asylum-seekers, prioritising compassion over pandering to the right
Delegates to vote on government’s cruel cut to winter fuel allowance for 10 million pensioners
The government mantra that ‘things will only get worse’ is almost designed to fuel the far right – and grim warnings from Europe suggest Britain’s future direction of travel too, says DIANE ABBOTT MP
Ministers accused of criminal liability over F-35 exports
IAN LAVERY MP looks at the first months of Labour government and warns a new approach is needed if it is to reshape Britain
Labour must recognise Israel’s true aims of total colonisation of Palestine and massive regional expansion — and therefore end the arms sales and trade deals that enable the destruction of any two-state solution, writes HUGH LANNING
SOLOMON HUGHES reveals how one of the organisations shaping Labour’s investment plans was created by Tories and bankers, looking like a slightly green-flecked PFI vehicle instead of a body for proper investment
JON TRICKETT MP says the tools already exist to stop price-gouging by the energy fat cats
The new decision to approve a medical waste facility near St Ives, over-riding two years of community opposition and ignoring serious ecological concerns, exposes Labour’s hollow rhetoric on the environment, writes SIMON BRIGNELL
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports on speakers highlighting global conflicts, from Gaza to Manipur, as Jeremy Corbyn’s initiative gathers leading lights of the left to grapple with Britain’s progressive political future
As Keir Starmer alienates his party’s core voters and plummets in the polls, ANDREW MURRAY argues the shifting political landscape exposes Labour’s vulnerability to both right-wing populism — and a resurgent left
KEITH FLETT draws parallels with the 1834 Tory crisis, noting the absence of modern-day Robert Peel among the leadership contenders capable of reinventing the party for a new era
Call comes as Sir Keir says he is ‘very interested’ to learn how Italy's far-right Prime Minister Georgia Meloni lowered migrant boat arrivals
North Sea oil and gas licences may be ruled unlawful after High Court bans new coalmine
SOLOMON HUGHES explains how rolling stock companies like Angel Trains will continue milking taxpayers for billions even after renationalisation, as Canadian pension funds and Texan oil billionaires cash in on our daily commutes
However, unions, professionals, and other parties say extra investment in the NHS is urgent
MAT COWARD resurrects the radical spirit of early Labour’s overlooked matriarch, whose tireless activism and financial support laid the foundations for the party’s early success
Union figures weigh in on Starmer's government at Morning Star's TUC fringe event
From a progressive transport agenda, to public spending, investment and sectoral collective bargaining, our union wants to see the long-overdue improvements that workers need and deserve, says MICK LYNCH
Aslef general secretary MICK WHELAN writes for the Morning Star on the eve of the TUC in Brighton, about the pay offer from the DfT, relations with the Labour government, and the union’s motion at Congress calling for the renationalisation of rail freight
SOLOMON HUGHES exposes how executives behind lethal cladding have pocketed £302 million since the tragedy, as Labour frontbenchers continue to schmooze at luxury conferences funded and organised by implicated firms
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER condemns Starmer’s willingness to let children go hungry and the elderly shiver while pouring billions into doomed nuclear projects that won’t address the climate crisis
When there are more landlords in Parliament on the Labour benches than the Tories', whatever happens to her portrait, Thatcher is having the last laugh, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s announcement today that it will only block 30 of its 350 arms export licences did not go far enough, the MPs says
MARTIN SMITH says unions must be proactive if Labour's promises are to be turned into tangible gains for workers
Plans to change the law to give the Scottish Secretary of State powers to bypass the Scottish Parliament to directly fund ‘anti-poverty schemes’ could provoke an unwelcome crisis for Anas Sarwar, argues VINCE MILLS
Age UK warns that two million pensioners could be in serious trouble this winter
Left MPs and trade unionists accuse Sir Keir of choosing austerity, pain and poverty instead of taxing the super-rich
Starmer slammed for ‘not say a word about the building safety crisis since he became prime minister’
Campaigners warn Labour is ‘repeating the mistakes of the last government’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham calls for wealth tax
The PM’s lack of any meaningful comment on the wave of far-right violence to sweep Britain is remarkable – and is linked to his reluctance to show solidarity with targeted Muslim communities, says ANDREW MURRAY
TUC finds dozens of vacancies offering less than £11.44 per hour posted on major job sites
by Ceren Sagir
Social affairs reporter
by Our News Desk
Stripped of their industrial muscle and left at the mercy of ministers and management, prison officers have been pushed way beyond breaking point, warns STEVE GILLAN
DIANE ABBOTT MP warns that recent far-right riots are part of a long-term trend — the labour movement must now unite in defending vulnerable communities and confronting the root causes of extremism
Unions say politicians and media bear ‘share of responsibility’ as riots sweep Britain’s streets
JOHN ELLISON looks back at the Wilson government’s early months, detailing how left-wing manifesto commitments were diluted, and the challenges faced by Tony Benn in implementing socialist policies
Campaigners accuse Chancellor Rachael Reeves of prolonging the era of austerity after heralding in a new raft of cuts
As Starmer hints at closer ties, MARTIN HALL warns of the dangers of creeping alignment and calls for a renewed socialist case for independence from Brussels, especially over the EU’s constraints on economic planning
It is impossible to ignore the huge flaws in our unelected second chamber — yet despite Labour’s promises of consultation, PAULINE BRYAN argues that it is falling short of doing what’s needed to safeguard democracy
Unacceptable for one of world’s wealthiest nations to fuel child poverty, campaigners charge
Cobryn's Peace & Justice Project says decision not to pursue inquiry is a ‘deeply disappointing and shameful indictment of how media barons can influence the government’
UCU general secretary Jo Grady welcomes the move but says recruiting more college teachers will be essential to Skills England's success
National Education Union general secretary DANIEL KEBEDE talks to Ben Chacko about the crisis in education, the need for fair pay and how to see off the threat of Farage
Action for justice is needed as there are currently 3,000 prisoners behind bars under ‘Imprisonment for Public Protection,’ even though this type of sentence was abolished in 2012, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
As Starmer takes office, LINDA BURNIP outlines the urgent challenges facing disabled people after years of austerity and explains why DPAC are already taking action
Professor Keith Ewing and Lord John Hendy KC examine the new deal for workers outlined in the King's Speech and what should follow it
In a bittersweet farewell to the heights of the Corbyn era, ISAAC KNEEBONE-HOPKINS celebrates the festival's success in blending serious debate with hedonistic energy while acknowledging the need for deeper grassroots engagement
After Scottish Labour’s success in the polls, VINCE MILLS calls for bold devolution of immigration and borrowing powers to tackle Scotland’s economic challenges — and outflank the SNP
DOUG NICHOLLS, chair of the think tank Rebuild Britain, encourages creative engagement with the new government on economic matters particularly
From bankers’ bonuses to tax avoidance and personally trousering thousands in expenses before they even got to power, Labour’s current incarnation doesn’t fill BERNIE EVANS with hope
Durham Miners' Association president STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the miners’ strikes consequences today, his hopes for the new Labour government — and the sorry saga of Luke Akehurst
JOHN McINALLY calls for militant trade unionism and overt socialist politics to counter the new government’s pro-capitalist agenda and a looming authoritarian turn that threatens to muzzle working-class resistance
Former miner and Labour MP IAN LAVERY reflects on how to regain trust and offer hope as we celebrate the Durham Miners' Gala
As she returns to Westminster, REBECCA LONG BAILEY MP calls on the new government to scrap the two-child benefit cap immediately to ease families’ financial strain that she sees in Salford
MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, writes for the Morning Star as union activists prepare to march through Durham today in a display of working-class solidarity at the 138th Durham Miners’ Gala
Labour cannot afford ‘business as usual,’ or we risk a Farage-led right resurgence — from nationalisation to climate action, the public wants progressive policies, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
The pressure is now on the government to deliver its promises, and that pressure is not just from the unions, but from a working class that will look to the right if things under Labour don’t markedly improve, writes STEVE GILLAN
Minister admits risk of Russian retaliation for missiles supplied to Ukraine
Taylor Wimpey’s eye-watering profits expose Labour’s ‘affordable homes’ plan as a joke. Cushy incentives for private sharks won’t build houses – just bigger exec bonuses, warns SOLOMON HUGHES
The Durham Miners' Association leader speaks to Ben Chacko about the election result and the far-right menace that can only be defeated by fixing broken Britain
As Starmer claims Downing Street with a whimper, not a roar, his party’s dwindling membership and anaemic vote share lay bare the crisis of representation, writes PETER KENWORTHY in the last of his four-part series on the election
However, economist says Chancellor Rachel Reeves's plans are ‘nothing more than a private equity fund being set up with state backing’
In the third of his four-part series on the general election, PETER KENWORTHY looks at Keir Starmer's moves to shift Labour right, and how some independent candidates used that to challenge the party
ANDREW MURRAY looks at Labour's shifting fortunes, the left as it stands in the new parliament and the likely character of the Starmer government
by Radhika Desai, Alan Freeman and Carlos Martinez
As Labour takes control across Britain, the SNP’s progressive policies have set a benchmark for Starmer in many areas, while nuclear disarmament remains a key issue Labour neglects, writes BILL KIDD MSP
From nationalising public services, taxes on the rich, dropping tuition fees to green investment, the new PM’s abandoned promises raise doubts about Labour’s real commitment to its promises for ‘change,’ writes PETER KENWORTHY
Communist Party leader ROBERT GRIFFITHS dissects the election results, looking at all of the political spectrum, from the hard right to the far left, and assesses the political landscape it reveals
Labour leader Sir Keir will reportedly delay recognising the Palestinian state to appease the US
KEITH FLETT offers some historical context to the election campaign’s final period
Beating Farage at the ballot box should be a top priority for the labour movement, argues CHARLEY ALLAN
ANDREW MURRAY visits Nigel Farage’s target constituency and wonders what it is about the seaside town that has put it in Reform UK’s sights
Unite calls on steel company to negotiate rather than issue threats to slash jobs
BEN SELLERS explains why Britain needs a People’s Charter now
In light of the mass movement in solidarity with Gaza, there is a simple metric to assess whether a Labour candidate deserves your support on July 4, explains ANDREW MURRAY
RMT leader MICK LYNCH talks to Elizabeth Short about why Starmer needs to fulfil promises to scrap anti-strike laws and renationalise rail, and laments the lack of a transformative green new deal to create jobs and tackle the climate crisis
Meanwhile, new poll shows blocked Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen as frontrunner to unseat former Tory leader Iain Duncan-Smith
Millions are going hungry in our nation, but Labour is still not prepared to commit to taking the action needed to address the chaos the Tories leave in their wake, write Dr TOMMY KANE, ALEX COLAS and Dr MICHAEL CALDERBANK
From muzzling Palestinian rights to embracing austerity and outsourcing the NHS, Labour's ‘tough choices’ always seem to hurt normal people while sparing wealthy donors — that’s why I am running to unseat Keir Starmer on July 4
But the National Education Union warns the party's proposals contain no mention of reversing education cuts
As GMB conference meets in Bournemouth, its general secretary GARY SMITH speaks to the Morning Star
CRAIG DALZELL asks how long the ‘growth at all costs’ mantra can be sustained by the main political parties
As the Starmer regime parachutes in disconnected candidates and offers little more than hot air, Plaid Cymru is mounting a real challenge to the decades of decay and decline forced on us by Westminster, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
As Diane Abbott retains her ability to stand for Labour in the general election, it is a suitable juncture to consider racial issues and their complexities among different groups, says NICK WRIGHT
ANDREW MURRAY gives the lowdown on the Labour rightwingers – selected with zero democratic input – attempting to parachute themselves into seats up and down the country
As the charismatic rebel candidate for Rochdale GEORGE GALLOWAY sends a remarkable 326 candidates into battle against Labour, Andrew Murray sits down with him to discuss Gaza, Starmer, and the Workers Party’s agenda
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer renews commitment to militarism and Britain's nuclear weapons
KATE TAYLOR reports on the Brum Rise Up campaign to secure continuous funding of social services in the wake of the financial collapse of Birmingham City Council
Labour’s top brass fear they might not get the thumping majority some predict — therefore the number of socialists in the next parliament must be minimised, to prevent them having any influence from the back benches on an enfeebled PM, writes ANDREW MURRAY
KEITH FLETT looks at a Labour turncoat behind the ratcheting up of measures to courtail the right to protest
After 14 years of the Tories, there’s a real prize for working people to be won. And trade unions are a vital part of the picture in rebuilding Britain’s future, says TUC leader PAUL NOWAK
Corbyn officially launches campaign to be re-elected in Islington North
by Martin Rowson
‘I feel a huge injustice has been done not just to me but to our community,’ Faiza Shaheen says
MATT KERR is troubled by Labour election slogan and the old adage it invokes that ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’
JEREMY CORBYN explains that peace, housing and decent living standards for all are top of his agenda as Britain gets set to head to the polls, where he has announced he will be an independent candidate
SOLOMON HUGHES examines questions raised about the Crown Commercial Service’s organisation of cross-departmental spending – and finds Labour sadly committed to ‘more of the same’
Corbyn to carry the radical spirit of his tenure as Labour leader by fighting for his Islington North seat as an independent
FBU vows to press Labour to repeal anti-strike laws
Sunak gambles on a snap general election for July 4
Following the recent local and mayoral elections, VINCE MILLS wonders whether hopes of an independent left breakthrough are realistic and considers the prospects within the lumbering beast that is the Labour Party
Campaigners slam Labour’s plans to send NHS staff to private hospitals for treatment
DIANE ABBOTT takes down the attempts by the Tories to distract from their abysmal handling of the economy and public services by making one last desperate pitch to be the party of ‘defence’ by banging the drum of war
by Songi
LESLIE HUCKFIELD explains how the roots of the shadow health secretary’s affection for the private health sector can be traced back to Patricia Hewitt and her New Labour heyday
Major cities underwater, a billion climate refugees — many scientists now expect societal collapse due to climate change. Yet from the political elite here in Britain, we have nothing even approaching acknowledgement, writes IAN SINCLAIR
Normally in British politics, leftwingers defect right. Under Blair and now Starmer however, this trend seems to reverse, calling into question the ‘broad church’ that welcomes Tories and excludes socialists, writes KEITH FLETT
Sunak claims Sir Keir's Labour Party will endanger national security and embolden Russia’s Vladimir Putin
Labour leader announces plan to ramp-up border security and expand counter-terror measures to target asylum-seekers
After 14 years of Tory rule there's little enthusiasm for Starmer and his menu of reheated Thatcherism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
After Keir Starmer has made his politics plain for all to see, CHRIS STEPHENS MP argues that the SNP is now the more progressive party on the NHS, geopolitics, nuclear weapons and workers’ rights
As the debate around voluntary euthanasia returns, we now have some seriously disturbing evidence from those places where it has become recently legalised to convince us that Britain is not ready, argues BEN LUNN
Andrew Murray catches up with Leicester East MP CLAUDIA WEBBE, who will be standing as an independent in a city stricken by rapacious fashion-brand employers, sectarian frictions and urban decay – a city where principled socialism is more valuable than ever
Peace campaigners blast Sir Keir for pledging to boost arms spending while backing austerity for public services
Labour accused of betraying the NHS after Wes Streeting says the health service needs more private-sector involvement
600 legal experts warn Sunak of Britain’s complicity in Gaza bloodshed
Party membership drops by 23,000 this year
Where Keir Starmer’s pledges to the unions clash with business interests, we can look to the archives of the Blair era to see what he is likely to do, writes KEITH FLETT
Hundreds of thousands of Labour members are leaving, councillors are resigning, and numerous former Labour MPs and left-wing newcomers are running against Starmer’s party — let us all unite, argues ANDREW MURRAY
‘It is utterly unconscionable for arms sales to continue’ when Israel has plausibly breached the Genocide Convention, a letter coordinated by Zarah Sultana MP tells the government
From more austerity to perpetual war, the party will not fight our battles or defend our most vulnerable, argues EMMA DENT COAD
While the Labour-turned-Tory-turned-Reform UK politician might hold deeply objectionable views, there are lessons to be drawn about class discontent and how socialist leadership should respond, argues ANDREW MURRAY
