New Zealand (Labour)

12+ min ago   (207+ words) New Statesman On Andy Burnham’s first full day as Prime Minister, the newly sacked Darren Jones made it clear he would remain a force to be reckoned with. He had lost his job as chief secretary to the PM less…...

32+ min ago   (955+ words) The 2026 election campaign has not got off to a good start for business – or for the country. National, Labour, the Greens and New Zealand First have each made dangerous promises to intervene in private commercial arrangements. The tally so far…...

18+ hour, 43+ min ago   (297+ words) Alan Milburn, who was commissioned by former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to lead the Government's review into worklessness, has approached “business leaders” in sectors including rail, transport and utilities to ask them to provide more chances for young people....

9+ hour, 18+ min ago   (93+ words) Find about TSSA, who we are and how we work. Our democracy, structures, vision and values, policies and more. From being a rep, to taking a training course, attending an event or campaigning with us, there are lots of ways…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (629+ words) A string of council projects are being put on hold as East Devon attempts to free up a quarter of its organisational capacity amid uncertainty over its future. Schemes involving Exmouth and Seaton, a review of play parks and waste…...

55+ min ago   (337+ words) September 24, 2026 — 1:22pm The Ipswich mayor has been accused by councillors of making “unfair, untrue and hurtful” remarks about a change to the council’s media policy. The change, which was passed following a vote on Thursday morning, will give councillors access to…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (697+ words) MP Jhanda wants political parties to submit their final nominees for party-list seats after elections Nyaribari Chache MP Zaheer Jhanda Parliament may soon consider a fresh plot that would hand poll losers another route into county Assemblies and the bicameral…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1616+ words) Piddington’s symbolic independence referendum presents real questions for Andy Burnham’s asylum seeker challenge — and emboldens critics who want to quit the ECHR. PIDDINGTON, England — Few would suspect this sedate village north of Oxford, population 350, is on the front line of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1717+ words) On 25 January 1981, four senior Labour politicians, later dubbed the “gang of four”, issued the Limehouse Declaration. The document, signed by former cabinet ministers Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley Williams and Bill Rodgers near Owen’s home in east London, announced the…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1225+ words) On 26 January 1982, official figures revealed that unemployment in the United Kingdom had risen above three million for the first time since the 1930s. The total of 3,070,621 people out of work – representing one-eighth of the workforce – was a devastating milestone for Margaret…...