All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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The struggle for Labour Party democracy continues
Demands for open selection and other reforms will not be squashed by a bureaucratic machine, says CHRIS WILLIAMSON
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ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now
France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
WHEN I sat down to write this article, Labour’s national executive committee was meeting for the second time in the week before conference to finalise the rule changes it will recommend to Labour delegates in Liverpool.
If you’re already yawning, stay with me. Often technical, the struggles that take place at Labour’s annual conference this year are exciting and historic and here’s why.
Tony Benn famously said that democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world. I’ve experienced the consequences that underline Benn’s insight first hand.
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Apart from a bright spark of hope in the victory of the Gaza motion, this year’s conference lacked vision and purpose — we need to urgently reconnect Labour with its roots rather than weakly aping the flag-waving right, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
