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'From kitchen tables to high streets: why Labour must champion small businesses' - LabourList Labour must be the party for all parts of the economy, the party for all workers, whether they clock in at a factory, deliver public services, serve customers on the high street, or run a business fro...

"Labour must be the party for all parts of the economy, the party for all workers, whether they clock in at a factory, deliver public services, serve customers on the high street, or run a business from their kitchen table."

A radical homelessness agenda could be Rayner’s defining legacy - LabourList Josh Nicholson argues that a radical homelessness agenda could help sell Labour's vision for change to the public.

"Angela Rayner is right that the government needs a ‘moral mission’, but who will lead it? By ending the scourge of rough sleeping on our streets, it could well be her."

'Labour can’t ignore the Online Safety Act’s harms ‒ it must act to fix them' - LabourList Rather than carrying this Tory albatross around their necks, the Labour government should return to the drawing board to make sure we’re all safe online, without sacrificing our most fundamental right...

💻 "Censorship and surveillance are not silver bullet solutions to a generation of children being sucked into wormholes of harmful online content."

Madeline Stone of Big Brother Watch argues that Labour should return to the drawing board with the Online Safety Act

'How to fight Reform and un-cancel the future – lessons from Sheffield' - LabourList Mark Rusling on lessons learned from Labour's loss to Reform in Sheffield.

📢"Too often our opponents sound angry and we don’t. But being the ‘adult in the room’ doesn’t work when many want to burn the room down."

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Asylum and bills: How Labour quietly lost Stevenage Woman - and won her back - LabourList Tom Belger reported from Stevenage

🌹 Special report: Even Stevenage's reddest neighbourhood fell to Reform at the local elections.

🏨💷Just 8 weeks later, Labour won back Stevenage Woman at a by-election, campaigning on asylum hotels and living costs.

How? Tom Belger visited to find out 🔽

'Labour must soar past Britain's blockers and build a runway to growth' - LabourList Following the Government’s public call earlier this year for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, proposals are due…

✈️ "Now is the time to face down the blockers, go further for growth, and deliver national prosperity for working people."

@gregorpoynton.bsky.social on how Labour is unlocking Heathrow's potential and building a runway to growth labourlist.org/2025/07/heat...

NEC member challenges Starmer over Palestine Action ban - LabourList An NEC member raised concerns about the proscription of Palestine Action with the Prime Minister at a recent party meeting.

📢The NEC member told Keir Starmer that “many members see (Palestine Action's) actions as comparable to the Greenham Common women who broke into RAF bases, but not on a par with Al-Qaeda”.

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UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets conditions - LabourList Keir Starmer has announced that the UK will recognise Palestine in September unless Israel meets conditions, including a ceasefire and a commitment to a long-term peace process.

🌹The move comes following weeks of mounting pressure from within Labour, including interventions from cabinet members, and a letter signed by more than 100 Labour MPs.

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Palestine: Full list of Labour MPs backing immediate recognition as PM moves - LabourList More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a cross-party letter calling for the government to immediately recognise the…

NEW: Read what the PM just told cabinet about his new position on recognising Palestine - after over 100 Labour MPs demanded immediate recognition.

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Everyone who lives in the UK has a stake and so should have a vote.

'Unilateral recognition won't end Gaza’s suffering - a genuine peace process will' - LabourList If we want to see the creation of genuinely viable Palestinian state, Britain must reject such a performative approach to an issue that demands a willingness to do the detail and last the course.

"If we want to see the creation of a genuinely viable Palestinian state, Britain must reject a performative approach to an issue that demands a willingness to do the detail and last the course."

Jon Pearce makes the case that only a genuine peace process will end the suffering in Gaza

'Labour's plans for electoral reform must include voting rights for all residents' - LabourList If it is “right and fair” that young people have the right to vote, why don’t the same arguments apply to residents born outside of the UK?

🗳 "If it is “right and fair” that young people have the right to vote, why don’t the same arguments apply to residents born outside of the UK?"

@labouralexb.bsky.social makes the case for residence-based voting rights labourlist.org/2025/07/voti...

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'Winning like Mamdani: why Labour must get obsessive about the cost of living' - LabourList Mamdani’s win wasn’t magic, it was material. If Labour gets it right, Mamdani’s impossible win might not look so impossible here.

🗽 "Labour could meaningfully reverse its fortunes, taking a page out of Mamdani’s playbook, by tangibly tackling the cost of living."

Dominic Weston on what Labour can learn from Zohran Mamdani's success in the New York City mayoral primary

'Unilateral recognition won't end Gaza’s suffering - a genuine peace process will' - LabourList If we want to see the creation of genuinely viable Palestinian state, Britain must reject such a performative approach to an issue that demands a willingness to do the detail and last the course.

"If we want to see the creation of a genuinely viable Palestinian state, Britain must reject a performative approach to an issue that demands a willingness to do the detail and last the course."

Jon Pearce makes the case that only a genuine peace process will end the suffering in Gaza

'We're back in the mainstream': Corbyn's old CLP endorses pro-Starmer slate - LabourList Once a bastion of Labour’s hard left, Islington North CLP has changed beyond recognition.

A group of determined organisers have rebuilt Islington North CLP, with the goal of moving it into what one describes as the “mainstream” of the party.

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Emma Burnell announced as new LabourList Editor - LabourList LabourList is delighted to announce that Emma Burnell has been appointed as the new Editor of the leading media and events platform for all things Labour.

📢LabourList, the leading media and events platform for all things Labour, is delighted to announce that Emma Burnell has been appointed Editor.

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Emma Burnell announced as new LabourList Editor - LabourList LabourList is delighted to announce that Emma Burnell has been appointed as the new Editor of the leading media and events platform for all things Labour.

Thrilled @emmaburnell.bsky.social is the new @labourlist.bsky.social editor. Emma started writing for the site in 2009 and has always been thoughtful, pluralist and deeply connected to the site’s mission. Good luck, Emma, and congrats to all involved on a great hire.

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'One year on, the Red Welsh Way is working - and we're just getting started' - LabourList It’s time to stand up for an ambitious Wales that leads, not catches up. Only Welsh Labour can deliver that future for the people of Wales.

🌹 “We won’t let anyone take Wales backwards. So let’s keep going. Let’s build a modern, fair, confident Wales – together.”

Eluned Morgan on delivering in her first year as Welsh Labour leader

'With government borrowing rising, here's how Reeves can ignite growth' - LabourList Joe Jervis and Hugh Goulbourne on how Labour can ignite growth.

💷 Borrowing costs are rising.

📈Labour’s defence, energy and infrastructure investment may well help spur growth...but the Chancellor will need more immediate action to unleash growth.

❓How? Joe Jervis + Hugh Goulbourne share their big idea:

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👂New: we hear from one source at least that Labour’s NEC approved the rule changes just now - other than on the NPF and CAC, which have been deferred to September for more consultation.

'Water regulation is Labour's opportunity to show reform leads to results' - LabourList Charlotte Butterick argues that water regulation is Labour's chance to show voters it understands their concerns.

🚰 "Changing structure alone won’t deliver. Labour must now turn reform into results."

Former head of public affairs at Ofwat and associate director at WPI Strategy Charlotte Butterick on the need to demonstrate positive change from reforms

Revealed: The party rule changes Labour conference could vote on - LabourList Labour could vote on an array of party rule changes at its annual conference in Liverpool in September,…

🌹🗳️NEW: Labour could vote on an array of party rule changes at its annual conference in Liverpool in September, we can reveal.

Proposals include scrapping ‘one member one vote’ for electing member reps to the party’s policy-making body.

By @tombelger.bsky.social

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'Protect nature - but don't derail Britain's much-needed planning reform' - LabourList After years of drift and delay, Britain finally has the chance to fix its broken planning system –…

"If we want to grow the economy and meet our net zero goals, we must confront the outdated systems that are holding back vital infrastructure."

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'Reviving Sure Start is a great first step - a children's minister should be the next' - LabourList It’s time to stop treating children’s issues as an afterthought buried in wider departments. Our young people deserve more than a footnote in education policy - they deserve a champion.

"How can we claim to prioritise children when they barely have a seat at the table?"

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We covered the suspensions comprehensively, highlighting both the suspensions' immediate impact and what they suggest about the Labour Party’s future direction. We also secured an exclusive from the Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell MP, on the potential route back for the rebels… (2/3)

🌹As 7 Labour MPs were suspended or sanctioned, LabourList brought you the inside coverage within minutes. We brought you reactions from MPs, party sources, and the rebels themselves (1/3)

'Suspending dissenting voices is a sign of weakness, not a show of strength' - LabourList The recent suspension of Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, and Chris Hinchliff was a shameful move.

📢"What does it say about a government that – despite its huge parliamentary majority – feels a need to turn to punitive measures to try to get flagship policies through?"

Read Minesh Parekh here:

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'The growth strategy no one will say out loud: rejoin the European Union' - LabourList By the time the next election manifestoes are written, it might be an idea whose time has come.

🇬🇧🇪🇺 "By the time the next election manifestoes are written, it might be an idea whose time has come."

Former leader of Labour's MEPs Richard Corbett on why rejoining the EU would unlock growth