An open letter to the government from leading authors, artists and public figures By New Statesman Sally Rooney is a writer, ...

The Sally Rooney affair shows how laws meant to target terrorism now suppress the freedom to dissent By Tanjil Rashid If you ever sought out the novels of Sally Rooney in bookshops – when that was ...

Could the Conservatives overtake Farage’s party? By Ben Walker This has been a bad month for Reform. The “Burnham bounce” has placed Labour firmly in the lead – although the most popular party in the ...

The Green Party leader’s boast of replacing Labour has become a cautionary tale By Megan Kenyon On a drizzly morning last September, Zack Polanski delivered his first speech as leader of the Green ...

Despite the fanfare about Burnham saving jury trials, the core of Starmer and Lammy’s proposals remain By Rachel Cunliffe Over the summer I spent a day at Highbury Magistrates’ Court, a looming ...

The Prime Minister’s course correction finally frees his MPs to address the disasters of Brexit By Ethan Croft Andy Burnham and his chief of staff James Purnell share rare history at Westminster. Both ...

Sunshine and rain greeted Labour’s delegates in Liverpool for this year’s conference, literally and metaphorically. While the weather couldn’t make up its mind, the Labour Party finally did after a ...

Adrian Ramsay said the party motion describing Zionism as racism “doesn’t reflect long-standing Green principles” By Megan Kenyon The former leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, has said he is ...

Has Andy Burnham opened Pandora’s box? By Ben Walker It’s the announcement that may just kill off the Labour Party as we know it – a national commission on electoral reform. Andy Burnham told the ...

The party is split after voting to define Zionism as racism By Megan Kenyon Green Party members backed a motion to describe Zionism as racism on Sunday (4 October), with 1022 votes for and 813 votes ...

It was this time last year at Labour Party conference when a stressed Labour MP, muttering grimly about his party’s future, told me something that stuck with me. “Trust me, our biggest threat is still ...