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He added: “To say that, 'The Government has promised it's going to get it all through by then' and, 'Let's wait and see if they can do this or not' is a much cleverer strategy than saying, 'It's all a disaster, we want an extension'.” … [Read more...] about Top Labour donor ‘ready to inject fresh cash’ under Keir Starmer’s leadership

Report author Rohan McWilliam, professor of modern British history at Anglia Ruskin University, said: “Rather than relying on the Conservatives to make mistakes, Keir Starmer can turn the party into an electable force on its own merit. … [Read more...] about Keir Starmer urged make Labour a ‘broad church’ in order to win elections

Labour was heavily outperformed by the Tories on the digital and social media front, with research for the review showing the Conservatives "invested heavily in digital" and had far more success with organic shares of their messaging, while making "much better use" of Facebook groups and other online forums. … [Read more...] about Labour’s “toxic culture” and Jeremy Corbyn blamed for election loss in damning report

More black and minority-ethnic MPs It was a good night too for campaigners working to build black and minority-ethnic representation in Westminster. Drawing on data from the UCL/Birkbeck Parliamentary Candidates UK project, non-white MPs now make up more than 6% of the new parliament, up from 4.2% in 2010 – a 56% increase. UCL and Birkbeck have been gathering extensive data on parliamentary candidates for two years and will publish the full results later in the year. Their research does not, however, include Northern Ireland. … [Read more...] about Record numbers of female and minority-ethnic MPs in new House of Commons

However, her slick performance on the podium at the Ukip manifesto launch belies a particularly high-profile gaffe in the wake of last year’s local election results when she blamed London’s “more media-savvy and educated” population for the party’s lack of success in the capital. … [Read more...] about Ukip’s Suzanne Evans enjoys profile boost after manifesto launch