Labour First Articles

Conference in Liverpool was a success for moderates —The honest truth is that I had not been looking forward to Labour party conference this year. 2015 had been the first year I had not enjoyed conference, not because of the leadership result, but because suddenly...

We need to talk to about what happened with Trident this week at Labour party conference. Before we do, it is worth remembering the reccurring horror show that this debate has long been for Labour. The last time Labour was in the wilderness, its unilateral disarmament...

The events of last weekend were historic and unifying. The changes will be meaningful and, let us hope, lasting. Giving 2.7 million trade unionists the chance to step closer to the party their forebears helped create is no small thing. And asking the nine million...

The Labour party has our fair share of sibling rivalry. There is Ed and David Miliband, of course. There is Douglas and Wendy Alexander. Yet the most intriguing is not a rivalry at all. It is more a supportive working partnership, friendship and political alliance all...