Prospective Labour candidates have worked as lobbyists for trade bodies and companies that will have a vested interests in shifting the party's key election pledges in government
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From lies, incompetence, porn, and golfing bravo in the US – to dull and boring, with a side of rude and shouty in the UK
During his Labour leadership election, Starmer hinted at backing proportional representation. But he now appears to support continuing with Westminster's First Past The Post voting system
An appeal, backed by prospective Labour MPs and members of the Trade Union Movement, has identified a number of key changes it wants a Starmer-led government to make to ensure that Ukraine wins the war
The final head to head debate between Starmer and Sunak didn’t have a single question on climate or nature.
'There is a long history of industry leaders and lobbyists becoming politicians. In principle, this can be beneficial – but rarely is'
Exclusive new polling finds that even among current Conservative voters, many believe a wipeout for the party would actually be a "positive" result
The Labour leader's refusal to commit to scrapping George Osborne's austerity-era policy risks committing hundreds of thousands more children into poverty
11 Labour, 17 Lib Dem and two Green candidates win Compass groups' backing, and could form pro-reform caucus if elected
Luke Akehurst's remarks about Marxist Jews spark outrage, with critics claiming they play into "Good Jew / Bad Jew" trope