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TUC's Paul Nowak calls for higher bank taxes to fund cut to energy bills

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak has urged the government to increase taxes on bank profits to fund a cut to energy bills this winter.

Union leaders call on government to take action to support imprisoned Ukrainian workers

More than 20 trade unions have called on the government to take urgent action to support Ukrainian workers imprisoned at a nuclear plant occupie…

Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories

It was a busy week for the Labour government. While the government contended with anti-migrant protests on the…

'Sudan’s forgotten war demands urgent action from Britain'

Britain has the means and the diplomatic standing to ensure people displaced by the war in Sudan receive the protection and support they need.

Six things to watch for as Labour MPs return to Parliament

LabourList takes a look forward as MPs begin to make their return back to Parliament under a new Prime Minister following summer recess...

Burnham's biggest challenge may not be at home

Burnham has seen relatively strong domestic success, his greatest challenge to come is developing an approach to overseas mattters.

'Nature is our first line of defence against climate extremes. Labour must treat it that way'

Andy Burnham must now make nature fundamental to how it protects the country from floods, drought and extreme heat.

'Labour must build democratic resilience to sustain support for Ukraine'

Labour must make the case for ensuring democratic resilience is part of building our continued commitment to Ukraine.

'Are you already thinking like a Fabian?'

The new co-chairs of the Fabian Society set out the affiliated think tanks's vital role in the development of what comes next for Labour.

'Number 10 is falling down. Is Manchesterism the solution?'

Britain cannot continue to govern from broken buildings. Andy Burnham must preserve Number 10 for his successors.

'A socialism of utility – not posturing'

A recent FT piece by Janan Ganesh asked “Why must a socialist also be woke?” He was right…

'Is Streeting changing Manchesterism — or is Manchesterism changing Streeting?'

There are both tensions and overlaps between Streeting's Blairism and Burnham's Manchesterism which will be played out in defence spending.

'The broken criminal justice system and the need for radical end-to-end reforms'

Without a strategy to reduce demand, improve rehabilitation and strengthen every stage of the system, the justice system will fail again.

'Give workers the security they deserve'

The government has ato find a trade-off between removing zero hour contracts to give workers stable incomes and avoiding raising costs on busine…

'Labour’s workplace AI rules need a worker challenge right'

The choice is not between innovation and workers’ rights, but between innovation that earns consent and automation imposed with no built in chal…

Good growth in every postcode 14th August 2026

Andy Burnham’s pledge to the country is “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”. What…

'Heathrow expansion: flying in the face of reason'

Supporting airport expansion would be plane crazy. Hopefully Mr Burnham will get off to a flying start by ditching this disastrous scheme.

'I'm not a dodgy donor - I have no commercial interest in my campaign to reform gambling'

Gambling reform campaigner Derek Webb explains how the lobbying communications machine tries to influence government.