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Novara Live: Revolt Against Starmer’s Anti-Democratic Leadership Rules

Starmer's attempt to rig the rules for any future leadership challenge is facing a backlash from trade unions, party activists and left-wing MPs. We speak to NEC member Lara McNeil.

A parade of people processes through the streets of Brick Lane carrying banners and signs. One readable at the front says 'Save Banglatown'

Feature: A Labour Council Just Greenlit the Social Cleansing of Bangladeshi Brick Lane

Opinion: Workplace Struggles and Plans for Government Must Go Hand in Hand

Unite’s new general secretary Sharon Graham has promised to prioritise industrial struggle over internal Labour politics. This is a good thing, argues James Meadway – but the post-Corbyn left shouldn't altogether turn its back on aspirations of running the country.

Analysis: Forget Party Politics. For Unite’s New Boss, Organising Is the Top Priority

Conrad Landin

Sharon Graham's shock victory in the Unite leadership election signals the union is moving away from party politics to embrace workplace organising - a move that could truly transform labour relations in Britain.

Opinion: Labour’s Universal Credit Revamp Is a Step Backwards, Not Forwards

Will Stronge

Instead of fiddling with the technical details of the current universal credit system, the Labour party must embrace the opportunity to set out a new vision for a genuinely progressive welfare settlement.

Opinion: The North Has Always Been at the Cutting Edge of Culture

Kojo Koram

Forget the stereotypes, red wall voters aren’t inherently culturally conservative. The north has always pioneered culture.

A crowd carries a white coffin covered with red roses. A placard nearby reads 'Black Lives Matter'

Opinion: We Can’t Dismantle Capitalism Without Antiracist Solidarity

Sonali Bhattacharyya

With antiracist solidarity largely a thing of the past, it is vital the left reclaim it as a way of organising in order to successfully resist racial capitalism.

Ash Wednesday: What About the White Working Class?

Has the idpol-loving left abandoned the white working class? The answer is a bit more complicated than the Tories would have you think.

Novara Live: Starmer Tells Labour to Embrace Blair’s Legacy

In the latest of his perpetual relaunches, Keir Starmer has urged Labour members to embrace Tony Blair's legacy. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

A close-up of incumbent Green party leader Sian Berry speaking into a microphone

Analysis: As Labour Sleeps, the Greens Are Awakening

Ell Folan

The Greens are doing better than they have in years, mostly thanks to those flocking from Starmer’s Labour. The party's local election showing in May could be a sign of things to come, writes Ell Folan.

Long Read: Here’s What Really Happened When Labour Suspended Corbyn

Oliver Eagleton

Nine months on and the world has all but forgotten about one of the most significant events in Labour history. Oliver Eagleton gets the inside scoop on Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension and what it tells us about Labour’s current management.