Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...

Many negative things have been written about the Labour win of 2024, but if we're honest it's not been all that bad.

A "significant" drop in volunteers has left Labour scrambling for activists to help canvas ahead of local elections.

Louise Murphy, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation think-tank, urged ministers to “proceed cautiously rather than ...

We don’t know, but we know lots of smart people. They’re standing by to explain whatever happens. We will help them share the ...

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Labour MPs that the Government could not “shrug our shoulders and look away” from problems in the ...

The British prime minister said he would scrap an agency that was created in 2013 to help run the health service. He said the ...

The prime minister has addressed a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) in a bid to calm nerves over Trump and the ...

The prime minister addressed a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) yesterday evening with a clear message for his natural allies and awkward squad critics alike. First came his broader, ...

With his thumping majority of 158, Starmer has been able to weather the undercurrent of unrest that has simmered since he became Prime Minister in July, when seven Labour MPs were suspended for ...

With his determination to cut the benefits bill, Keir Starmer has found his voice as a tough pragmatist who can hold the centre ground of British politics, says John Rentoul ...