John Denham Articles

Labour trails the Tories in England by 70 seats – the English Labour Network seeks to support activists, councillors and MPs who seek to rectify that, argues former cabinet minister John Denham The English Labour Network launched this week aims to support activists,...

Rebuilding Labour as a progressive patriotic party will need a broader foundation than Brexit, writes John Denham. This article is part of The Labour Interest series. For much of the time, political history moves incrementally. The divisive issues of one moment seem...

I never doubted that Tony Blair thought he was doing the right thing. I said as much at the time. If there is one lesson from Chilcot, it is just how dangerous a powerful politician with convictions can be. The instinct to ask why you are right, not why you might be...

For all the countless hours devoted to devising policies and manifestos, the fundamental bond between voters and a political party is much more visceral. Who do I trust to speak for me? Who understands the way I see the world? There was a time when, for Labour's...