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Labour and the Lib Dems have a complicated relationship. But one that may prove mutually beneficial at the next election writes Emma Burnell.

What lessons Keir Starmer can take from George Orwell to give Labour a sense of purpose and history to defeat Reform?

Dave Cohen brings us a useful counter to the narrative of gloom that can sometime feel suffocating. labourlist.org/2025/09/chee...

Claire Holland, chair of London Councils, argues that backing London is backing the country and calls for an end to false division.

Five of Labour's devolved mayors on why they are backing Bridget Phillipson for deputy leader of the Labour Party.

EXCLUSIVE: Nothing off the table when it comes to the fight against child poverty. Including the two-child cap. An exclusive op-ed from deputy leadership candidate Bridget Phillipson.

Labour's deputy leadership candidates need to tell a story that reconnects Labour with its history and traditions.

Labour members are frustrated at the timing of the deputy leadership hustings being held in Liverpool at the end of conference.

In her fiery first column Stella Tsantekidou asks if Labour is assessing the deputy leadership candidates like bureaucrats or talent scouts?

A former Labour councillor has been charged in connection with the Westminster 'honeytrap' scandal

Think it's too early to think about Conference 2026? Think again! What we know so far about Conference 2026...

The Education Secretary has received support from the majority of ministers, PPS' and MPs in pro-leadership tribes of the party

🌹 As Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell vie for support from affiliates, here's our guide to the party's affiliated unions and socialist societies

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⚡️ Ed Miliband has vowed to drive a clean energy revolution across Britain as he unveils his vision for the new publicly owned Great British Energy

🇺🇸 Donald Trump touches down in Britain today for an unprecedented second state visit

Want to be at the heart of Labour during the deputy leadership campaign? Join LabourList as our new reporter! We’re looking for multimedia-savvy political journalist, ready to dive into Labour politics at an exciting time for LabourList. Sounds like you? Apply now! labourlist.org/2025/09/poli...

🌹 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...

Louise Haigh 'Banning the abuse of NDAs will be truly transformational' - labourlist.org/2025/09/loui...

✍️Dear Readers, 🥈Its Powell vs Phillipson for Labour’s Deputy Leadership contest, so buckle in for six weeks of hustings, briefings, and twists. 💷LabourList will be bringing you all the latest updates. But we need your support; please chip in today. 🌹The LabourList Team🌹 labourlist.org/donate/

‘A new Business Secretary must mean a new deal for steel’. Sheffield Cllr Minesh Parekh argues that steel must be brought into public ownership for the public good.

Our editor @emmaburnell.bsky.social looks at the considerations for Labour members as they choose a new deputy leader. labourlist.org/2025/09/brid...

What has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us? Fantastic explainer on the history and positive impact of the ECHR on all our lives from from @soclablaw.bsky.social Oliver Jackson.

📢 BREAKING: Final two candidate for Labour Deputy Leader are Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell.

🌹 In a speech today, Wes Streeting said that Keir Starmer’s “mission-driven” government was one that “doesn’t turn a blind eye to the failures and limitations of the state but retains our core belief that government can be an engine of progress”.

Refs: Our MP Left Right Project with @royalholloway.bsky.social @vlazarov.bsky.social and UK in a Changing Europe mpsleftright.co.uk Full data tables from this week’s Survation & @labourlist.bsky.social Labour Members polling on the Deputy Leadership: survation.com/archive/2025...

Reacting to Mandelson’s sacking, Luke Hurst, National Coordinator at Andy Burnham backed campaign group Mainstream, suggested it was symptomatic of Starmer’s “brittle political project”. labourlist.org/2025/09/pete...

📢"This legislation draws a clear dividing line. It’s popular with voters right across the political spectrum – including many who lean towards Reform. Let’s use it to show up Farage for the plastic patriot he is." Read our columnist here: labourlist.org/2025/09/paul...

🌹 Bridget Phillipson secures over 100 nominations in the deputy leadership race as contest narrows to two main frontrunners

‘I am the only one in this race who can provide an alternative to the Government’s voice’ says @emilythornberry.bsky.social in the latest of our Deputy Leadership op-eds labourlist.org/2025/09/emil...

"Unity isn’t built by silencing one side of the family" says @paulabarkermp.bsky.social as part of her pitch for Deputy Labour Leader. labourlist.org/2025/09/paul...

"Bridget brings the same strength. She delivers. She inspires. She wins. That’s why we’re backing her to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party." Eight Labour MPs share why they are supporting Bridget Phillipson to be deputy leader

🌹 Labour deputy leadership contender @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social: "MPs have the power to open the debate, and take the Labour Party back to its guiding values."

🌹 "We can never give in to the forces that would divide us and send us backwards. The answer is the Labour winning over a broad coalition for our future." Alison McGovern with her pitch to be deputy leader of the Labour Party

🌹 Trade union leaders share what they are looking for from Labour's next deputy leader

🌹🗳️ New: See the full breakdown of nomination numbers for each candidate in the Labour deputy race - with only 1 in 4 MPs casting their nominations so far: labourlist.org/2025/09/depu...

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.

Read Bridget Phillipson's address to TUC Congress in full as she fights for deputy leadership

“I say this loud and clear to Labour – any fines we get because of supposed injunctions on our picket lines and breaches, every single penny will come out of our Labour affiliation”

📢 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.

Delegates at TUC Congress narrowly voted to back a motion opposing the government's increase in defence spending

New - see Lucy Powell's full statement as she enters the deputy leader race: labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...

New pressure on the government over the employment rights bill:

Three candidates have so far announced they are standing to become deputy leader

🌹 Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced she is standing to become Labour's next deputy leader

"Labour members deserve on the ballot paper a left candidate, whoever that may be" @richardburgon.bsky.social accuses party leadership of 'mother of all stitch-ups' over timetable for deputy leadership election

Paul Nowak also called on the government to "show working people whose side you are on"

Andy McDonald MP says the deputy leadership contest will be "a proxy for the bigger question facing our party" and argues that Labour cannot afford to play Reform's game.