Emma Burnell
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Editor of LabourList.
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I am deeply honoured and incredibly excited to be announced as the new Editor of
@labourlist.bsky.social
. I have been a reader, contributor and fan of the site since it started. It's a vital place to discuss, explore and examine all things Labour.
labourlist.org/2025/07/new-...
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Emma Burnell announced as new LabourList Editor - LabourList
LabourList is delighted to announce that Emma Burnell has been appointed as the new Editor of the leading media and events platform for all things Labour.
https://labourlist.org/2025/07/new-labourlist-editor-who-emma-burnell-fabian-sera-tom-belger/
4 months ago
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Paul McCartney, Emma Thompson, David Morrissey, Alison Moyet, Hugh Laurie, Mark Charnock, someone I’ve never heard of from YouTube, Judi Dench, Greg Rutherford, Billie Piper.
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about 9 hours ago
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I really need to go to bed but I am so full of post-Traitors adrenaline.
about 10 hours ago
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God I wish everyone I’ve screwed over had been as nice about it as Nick & David.
about 10 hours ago
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This country….
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Nick! Nick, Nick, Nick! You’re breaking my heart!
about 10 hours ago
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Oh David…. David David David…
about 10 hours ago
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Screaming “Nick get it right for Gods sake” is triggering me!
about 10 hours ago
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OMG Nick is ADORABLE!
about 10 hours ago
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Excited for the finale. Sad it’s the end. Want Nick & David to win. Think Cat will win (and probably deserves to)
about 11 hours ago
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LabourList
3 days ago
Early Bird Tickets are selling fast for LabourList's Christmas Pub Quiz 🔥 Get yours now or risk missing out on the Labour event of the season!🌹🎅 We'll be joined by special guest
@allymcgovern.bsky.social
, with more fabulous Labour figures to be announced!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1921363292...
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LabourList Christmas Pub Quiz
It’s time to sleigh the Labour trivia season! Join LabourList for an evening of festive fun and political puzzlers.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1921363292329?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Why on God's Earth was there never a second series of You, Me and the Apocalypse? And why can't I watch S2 & S3 of Lovesick? So over the modern world.
4 days ago
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Is he just called symbol now?
7 days ago
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RIP to Prunella Scales. Sybill Fawlty was one of the greatest comic creations. There's no Basil without Sybil. But I will probably remember her most fondly as Martin's Mum in Cabin Pressure.
9 days ago
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Adrian Harvey
14 days ago
“Harvey’s beautiful prose explores the personal side of professional politics and the flawed people who pursue it.” - Emma Burnell, political journalist and playwright
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I'm so excited about this new series of interviews. And what a great way to start. Dr Buthelezi is interesting and inspiring. Though he's wrong about Marmite!
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12 days ago
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13 days ago
Labour has a new deputy leader, but what does the result mean for Powell, the Party and the PM? Our editor
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
with a 'must read' analysis of the result.
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Labour has a new deputy leader, but what does the result mean for Powell, the Party and the PM? – LabourList
The results are in. Congratulations to Lucy Powell on winning the role of Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. And commiserations to Bridget Powell. The…
https://labourlist.org/2025/10/powell-the-labour-party-and-the-pm/
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Devastating result for Labour in Wales. There's no shying away from that. It does not bode well for May, and there is a lot of work that needs to be done between now and then to reconnect with voters in Labour's heartlands.
14 days ago
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Andrew Harrop
16 days ago
12 fair and pro-growth tax rises that Rachel Reeves should consider My post for
@labourlist.bsky.social
1. Freeze all income tax and national insurance thresholds until the end of the parliament (though it would be fairer to just raise income tax rates) 🧵
labourlist.org/2025/10/bude...
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Twelve pro-growth, pro-fairness tax proposals to fill the budget black hole - LabourList
Twelve pro-growth, pro-fairness ideas for Rachel Reeves that would bring in tens of billions in much needed revenue.
https://labourlist.org/2025/10/budet-money-raising-ideas-for-rachel-reeves/
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24 days ago
Our recent karaoke evening at this year’s Labour Party Conference was a sell-out, featuring some truly unforgettable performances! 🎤 🎶 We’ve captured all the fun moments in photos (thanks to our photographer Peter Powell), so take a look and relive the night! 📷
labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
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A conference night to remember: Highlights from LabourList karaoke 2025 – LabourList
Our recent karaoke evening at this year’s Labour Party Conference was a sell-out, featuring some truly unforgettable performances! From soulful ballads to high-energy hits, you…
https://labourlist.org/2025/10/labourlist-karaoke-2025-picture-gallery/
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Jane Eyre is a terrible book. It’s only saving grace is that it is not Villette.
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24 days ago
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Generation Rent
25 days ago
It's Renters' Rights Awareness Week! Every day we have a webinar, covering topics like upcoming changes to evictions, disrepair, deposits and even how you claim back rent. We're also running a prize draw to win some amazing books about housing - don't miss out!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/rentersrig...
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Help us fight for a better deal for renters
When you're a renter, knowledge is power. We're giving away the latest books about housing to promote and fund our renters rights webinars
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/rentersrights2025
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Post you from a different era. Me aged about 13 protesting the mad decision to open a gun shop right by my school (which back then was pretty rough).
25 days ago
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Looking at the weather in Nashville (where I go tomorrow) to cheer myself up about the weather in NYC (where I am today).
25 days ago
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RIP to an absolute icon. And one of the reasons I am walking around Manhattan today.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/11/diane-keaton-oscar-winning-star-of-annie-hall-and-the-godfather-dies-aged-79?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
26 days ago
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My Out of Office is on and I am on leave for the next 10 days celebrating Emma-not-on-social-media’s 50th.
30 days ago
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LabourList
30 days ago
The demise of the Tories may finally be fatal. But that isn't all good news for Labour. Our editor
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
analyses the pitfalls for the party in Tory demise.
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‘Be careful what you wish for…’ – LabourList
Tory conference ends today with a speech by Kemi Badenoch. Did you notice it was happening? As a reader of a political website, you might…
https://labourlist.org/2025/10/tory-demise-could-be-bad-news-for-the-left/
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about 1 month ago
'I lied to my daughters on Yom Kippur' a heartfelt response to the tragic events in Manchester from one Labour member.
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‘I lied to my daughters on Yom Kippur’ – LabourList
I lied to my daughters on Yom Kippur. On Tuesday, I will be taking them to synagogue, or shul as anyone I have ever known…
https://labourlist.org/2025/10/i-lied-to-my-daughters-on-yom-kippur/
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For all that is holy will someone please lock Kemi Badenoch out of her X account?!
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Lucy Powell "the Politics has fallen out of the conversation" - Watch the whole interview here:
labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
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It is really quite remarkable how little Tory Party conference seems to matter.
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Our editor
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
has a must read reflection on conference. A good reset - but the start - not the end - of what's needed
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Conference: it’s a family affair – LabourList
That's all folks. The last flyer has been handed out, the last cocktail drunk, the last karaoke song sung, the last furious debate over an…
https://labourlist.org/2025/10/what-labour-conference-was-really-like/
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about 1 month ago
EXCLUSIVE: Starmer significantly more popular than Farage in head-to-head polling
labourlist.org/2025/09/excl...
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EXCLUSIVE: Starmer significantly more popular than Farage in head-to-head polling – LabourList
Polling for the Fabian Society conducted by YouGov and shared exclusively with LabourList shows that if given a choice between Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage…
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/exclusive-starmer-significantly-more-popular-than-farage-in-head-to-head-polling/
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about 1 month ago
3/4 📻Come and join LabourList,
@thefabians.bsky.social
and
@yougov.co.uk
as we watch Starmer’s Speech and State of the Nation, alongside live analysis from commentators and experts. Featuring
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
and many more!
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As the Labour family heads to Liverpool I’ve written about what conference really means to the faithful.
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The true meaning of conference - LabourList
LabourList editor Emma Burnell on what Labour's annual conference is really like - and why it all matters.
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/the-true-meaning-of-labour-party-conference/
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
🌹 Our editor
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
looks at the (tough but not insurmountable) obstacles that might lie in Andy Burnham's way between Manchester and Downing Street.
labourlist.org/2025/09/can-...
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Handy Andy? Can he fix it? – LabourList
The leadership ambitions of Andy Burnham are being discussed. So far, so normal. What's less usual is that it is Andy Burnham himself discussing them.…
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/can-andy-burnham-replace-keir-starmer/
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about 2 months ago
Labour and the Lib Dems have a complicated relationship. But one that may prove mutually beneficial at the next election writes Emma Burnell.
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Labour and the Lib Dems? It’s complicated – LabourList
The Liberal Democrats are gathering in Bournemouth for their annual conference. There will be the usual speeches, the slightly convoluted floor votes and - of…
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/labour-and-the-lib-dems-its-complicated/
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Tim Worthington
about 2 months ago
Watch with
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
on Grange Hill,
@markreckons.bsky.social
on Running Scared,
@alkennedy.bsky.social
on Count Duckula,
@whenisbirths.bsky.social
on Emu's Broadcasting Company and
@gfrancie.bsky.social
on Faerie Tale Theatre.
timworthington.org/2025/01/30/t...
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The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – “It’s A Bit Like The A-ha Video”
Watch with Emma Burnell on Grange Hill, Mark Thompson on Running Scared, Al Kennedy on Count Duckula, Justin Lewis on Emu’s Broadcasting Company and Genevieve Jenner on Faerie Tale Theatre.
https://timworthington.org/2025/01/30/the-golden-age-of-childrens-tv-its-a-bit-like-the-aha-video/
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I asked Stella to bring her unique and incredible polemic style to her LabourList columns. Here’s her first where she delivered in SPADES!!
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about 2 months ago
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RIP Sundance.
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
🌹 BREAKING: exclusive
@survation.bsky.social
and LabourList polling shows Lucy Powell leads Bridget Phillipson in the race to be Labour deputy leader by 17 points.
labourlist.org/2025/09/excl...
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Labour deputy leader election: Powell leads by over 15 points in exclusive member poll - LabourList
Lucy Powell has taken a decisive early lead over Bridget Phillipson in our exclusive polling of Labour members done by Survation.
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/exclusive-polling-shows-decisive-powell-lead/
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about 2 months ago
Our editor
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
looks at the considerations for Labour members as they choose a new deputy leader.
labourlist.org/2025/09/brid...
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What will members be considering as they vote for deputy leader? - LabourList
Editor Emma Burnell looks at what the considerations are for Labour members as they prepare to choose a new deputy leader?
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/bridget-phillipson-vs-lucy-powell-for-deputy-leader/
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Starmer has a cultivated image as someone who is a man of stolid caution. The truth is he takes a lot of risks. Sometimes they pay off. Sometimes... less so. Me for the Guardian.
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Starmer is always torn between risk and caution. When it came to Mandelson, the wrong side won | Emma Burnell
The PM stood by his man for so long, he can’t even claim credit now for firing him. It’s a worst-of-both-worlds scenario, says LabourList editor Emma Burnell
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/11/keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-labour-risk
about 2 months ago
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Ben Cooper
about 2 months ago
Excited to be joining
@labourlist.bsky.social
as a monthly columnist I'll be writing on housing, early years and a range of other topics I may even write about the Sea Wall and coastal areas - if I can sneak it past
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2025/09/meet...
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Meet the new LabourList columnists - LabourList
LabourList announces a raft of new columnists including Deborah Mattinson, Paul Nowak and Stella Tsantekidou.
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/meet-the-new-labourlist-columnists/
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Have written my first analysis piece as Editor of
@labourlist.bsky.social
looking at all the questions raised during the Labour Deputy Leader Election- and those that may linger longer.
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Labour's deputy leadership election prompts questions for everyone - LabourList
Labour's deputy leadership race asks important questions of the leadership, MPs and ordinary Labour members
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/labour-deputy-leader-candidates-election/
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Labour's deputy leadership contest raises important questions for everyone in Labour. A must read analysis of the contest and its wider meaning by our new editor, Emma Burnell.
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Labour's deputy leadership election prompts questions for everyone - LabourList
Labour's deputy leadership race asks important questions of the leadership, MPs and ordinary Labour members
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/labour-deputy-leader-candidates-election/
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about 2 months ago
📢 EXCLUSIVE! Overnight polling done in partnership with Survation shows
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
in the lead with Labour members in the race to be Labour's Deputy Leader.
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Labour deputy leader election: Phillipson takes early lead in exclusive member poll - LabourList
Exclusive polling for LabourList sees Bridget Phillipson take an early lead in the race to be Labour deputy leader.
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/labour-deputy-leader-election-candidates-polling-who-win-mps/
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Well it's real. And what a time to start. If you haven't already sign up to
@labourlist.bsky.social
emails here to hear from me and the brilliant team every weekday
labourlist.org/sign-up/?sou...
about 2 months ago
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Tom Belger
2 months ago
🗳️ New: I've just heard the
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
party’s national executive committee (NEC) will meet on Monday to decide on the internal election to replace Angela Rayner as deputy leader. More here on the latest:
labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...
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Labour deputy leader election: Date revealed for NEC meet to decide on contest as candidate speculation begins - LabourList
The Labour party’s national executive committee (NEC) will meet on Monday to decide on the internal election to…
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/labour-deputy-leader-election-who-candidates-when-vote-prime-minister/
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LabourList
2 months ago
Angela Rayner's resignation was the correct thing to do. But the bigger story is how she was treated during her time in office. Macclesfield Cllr James Barber-Chadwick argues that Rayner's hounding is a result of prejudice against a working class woman.
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Angela Rayner's treatment shows the double standards that punish the ambition of working class women - LabourList
The treatment of Angela Rayner demonstrates that we must confront the double standards that punish working-class ambition.
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/rayner-class-farage-tice-tax/
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2 months ago
🌹 As Keir Starmer embarks on his first reshuffle since entering office, we examine four key questions 🔽
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Reshuffle: Four key questions as Keir Starmer shakes up top team - LabourList
Key things to look out for in today's reshuffle
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/keir-starmer-reshuffle-angela-rayner/
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