Labour articles
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Why a Labour super-majority is unlikely
In economic, there is a phenomenon known as ‘automatic stabilisers’, which kick in at the onset of a recession. Without…What to read next: Labour should think twice before taxing pensioners | Never forget the politicians who pushed gender politics | Richard Dawkins: in defence of scientific truth | The US war aid might be too little, too late for Ukraine
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Is Labour about to win a local election landslide?
Councillors, mayors and police commissioners across England and Wales are facing voters this week. What’s at stake? Helen Pidd reportsThis week voters in more than 100 local authorities in England and Wales are heading to the polls. And Labour are predicted to win big. Helen Pidd travelled to Accrington in Hyndburn, where the local authority has an equal number of Labour and Conservative councillors, to see what people there thought about the local elections.What she found was a more complicated...
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Who is the Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan?
A total of 13 candidates are standing in the mayoral election which will take place on 2 May.