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