Labour

Why I back the baccalaureate

The government’s plan to scrap funding for the IB in English state schools will reinforce a two-tier system

How unpopular is Keir Starmer?

It’s not clear if he has got the message

Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour

The result of the Caerphilly byelection is a worrying sign for the party

Lucy Powell has a resonant message. The PM should listen

After a disastrous byelection in Wales, Labour’s new deputy leader should not be frozen out by Keir Starmer

Plaid Cymru topples Labour in historic byelection

Welsh seat changes hands from Labour for first time since its creation more than 100 years ago

Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs

Public support plummeted after Keir Starmer announced them

‘Wales should stick with Labour’

Welsh Labour is not the only left-leaning party to lose voters, but a Senedd led by Eluned Morgan may buck the trend

Labour cuts funding for state school IB diplomas

The sudden decision may mean the IB program is only available in private schools

Keir Starmer must show he has a strategy to win

A harder challenge lies ahead for the prime minister – persuading voters and some within his party that he can deliver

Dear Keir: If a colleague pushes back on your plan, sack them

Grown-up advice from everyone’s favourite centrist

Leadership whispers and Reform dominate Labour conference

Keir Starmer has seen off questions about his position, but his government risks being defined by its opponent

Libraries are palaces for the people. They need defending

The spirit of public improvement that led to the legislation that created free public libraries 175 years go needs to be rekindled

Starmer played the patriot card – but in a hand with no aces

With his party conference speech the PM may have quelled an uprising, but the battle against Reform has only just begun

The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands

The chancellor will announce a program to guarantee jobs for young people – but it will need more than budget tweaks to work

Levelling up is the way to beat Reform

Done with conviction, Boris Johnson’s much-mocked policy could lift the UK’s national output

Andy Burnham taking Keir Starmer’s crown is pure fantasy

Leadership speculation is a distraction from Labour’s real challenge of restoring confidence and offering hope

Labour has never got its plot together enough for a coup

Even if the party manages to break with tradition and oust a prime minister, a hurdle remains: Andy Burnham isn’t an MP

Starmer to unveil ‘patriotic’ plan for next generation of new towns

PM moves to heal party divisions with a pledge to build up to 300,000 homes