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Here we go again

Well, it’s all kicking off. Andy Burnham has set the horses running with his comments about the need to reconsider UK-EU relations. An honest conversation would be welcome, albeit unlikely, not least in the context of…

For too long, only the right has expanded the boundaries of what governments can do. Can Burnham change that? | Andy Beckett

Labour governments can't restructure the economy, radically redistribute wealth, truly empower the disadvantaged or adopt a genuinely ethical foreign policy without upsetting too many powerful interests, from the British…

Zack Polanski to call for three-year cap on private rent rises

In his speech to party activists on Friday afternoon, the Green leader will seek to frame housing as a key issue of generational fairness. He will urge the government to prevent private rents rising above whichever is…

Move to stop charges for parents to sit by children on flights

If the Civil Aviation Bill gets approved by MPs, the Department for Transport (DfT) says it will consult on scrapping any charges for being seated next to children under the age of 14 or correcting minor errors on flight…

Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories

While we gathered in Liverpool for our first conference under Andy Burnham, there were plenty of announcements outside the prime minister’s speech. Here are the seven most exciting ones this week that you can use…

‘It’s go big or go home’ – we must make the most of Conference

No, being a ‘political commentator’ doesn’t get you in. I, for one, am looking forward to the whole ordeal. Whilst I might not be able to strut my stuff at the YC disco (or dinner, or indeed anything pertaining to the…

Sarah Ingham: Why won’t Burnham back our Special Forces?

Herefordshire is best avoided by those Labour MPs who fear that the countryside – with its pubs, beer and black Labradors – is less Welsh borders than it is borderline fascist. As the heart of Britain’s Special Forces…

John Belsey: We will put our members at the heart of Party Conference

We have been working for months to make this the best conference possible, with our members right at its core. The security perimeter is in place, the marquees hosting many fringe events are ready, creative and…

John Bald: What Powell gets right about GCSEs

Powell, by contrast, is a ball of energy, bouncing off the walls. One minute she wonders whether children need to use a pen, as if one might build a house by putting on the roof rather than laying foundations. The next…

Two-thirds of members optimistic about Holborn and St Pancras by-election – poll

Pancras by-election, exclusive polling for LabourList reveals. The poll, conducted by Survation, found that 65 percent of members believe Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali will be the winner of the by-election, taking place next…