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LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 1h

Like the look of this and want to work with us next year? It’s never too early to start thinking about 🌹Conference 2026🌹, so get in touch with Ellie Ormsby at [email protected] to explore opportunities ✨

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 1h

Our recent karaoke evening at this year’s Labour Party Conference was a sell-out, featuring some truly unforgettable performances! 🎤 🎶

We’ve captured all the fun moments in photos (thanks to our photographer Peter Powell), so take a look and relive the night! 📷
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A conference night to remember: Highlights from LabourList karaoke 2025 – LabourList

Our recent karaoke evening at this year’s Labour Party Conference was a sell-out, featuring some truly unforgettable performances! From soulful ballads to high-energy hits, you…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 2h

"Sussex deserves a Mayor who is a real person for real people"

Hastings councillor Margi O'Callaghan on why she's standing to be Labour's candidate for Mayor of Sussex

‘Sussex deserves a mayor who is a real person for real people’ – LabourList

CLPs in Sussex are nominating applicants seeking to become Labour's candidate for the first Sussex mayoral election next year. You can find articles written by…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 3h

"With the right campaign and the right approach, a Labour Mayor can emerge, and a better more hopeful Sussex can be delivered"

Former Brighton and Hove City Council leader Dan Yates on why he's standing to be Labour's candidate for Mayor of Sussex

‘Unity is strength. Devolution can help Sussex prove it’ – LabourList

CLPs in Sussex are nominating applicants seeking to become Labour's candidate for the first Sussex mayoral election next year. You can find articles written by…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 3h

"It’s time to tax wealth wisely, and to do so without apology"

Dan Goss from Demos explains why the Chancellor shouldn't shy away from wealth taxes in next month's Budget

‘Rachel Reeves should not be deterred from Budget wealth taxes’ – LabourList

Another Budget is coming, and the Chancellor is eyeing up taxes on wealth. A tax on high value properties. National insurance on rent. With a…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 4h

"This is the kind of mayor I want to be for Sussex: not just talking about change, but making it happen"

Worthing councillor Caroline Baxter on why she's standing to be Labour's candidate for Mayor of Sussex

‘Sussex can thrive – if we don’t just talk about change but make it happen’ – LabourList

CLPs in Sussex are nominating applicants seeking to become Labour's candidate for the first Sussex mayoral election next year. You can find articles written by…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 4h

💷 Exclusive: Three-quarters of Labour members would support the government hiking national insurance, VAT or income tax to fund public services

Labour members would back breaking tax pledges to fund public services – poll – LabourList

Three-quarters of Labour members would support the government breaking its manifesto commitments on tax if it helped fund greater investment in public services, LabourList can…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 5h

"Sussex is one of the most diverse counties in the country, and that's exactly why it needs a mayor who understands all of it"

NEC member and former Shoreham councillor @catarnold.bsky.social on why she's standing to be Labour's candidate for Mayor of Sussex

‘Sussex deserves a mayor who understands every part of it’ – LabourList

CLPs in Sussex are nominating applicants seeking to become Labour's candidate for the first Sussex mayoral election next year. You can find articles written by…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 7h

"By fixing council tax, we can lift the burden on working people and deliver on the promise that brought us into government"

@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social makes the case for council tax reform

‘Fix Council Tax to beat Reform’ – LabourList

As Labour returns to Parliament, one theme must dominate our debates and our message to the country - delivery. Voters have placed their trust in…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 9h

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Defence Secretary John Healey dominated the airwaves in Starmer's first cabinet

Phillipson and Healey dominate airwaves from Starmer’s first cabinet – LabourList

Bridget Phillipson and John Healey dominated the airwaves with the most broadcast rounds during Keir Starmer’s first cabinet, LabourList can reveal. Analysis of morning broadcast…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 4d

"If we are to reshape out political strategy so it responds to the perspectives we hear on the doorstep, we need a deputy leader that has the time to make this task her singular focus"

Labour council leaders Bella Sankey and Eamonn O'Brien on why they are backing Lucy Powell

‘Labour must reconnect with its base – that’s why we’re backing Lucy Powell’ – LabourList

We are leaders of two Labour councils, from very different parts of the country but both on the frontline of the electoral battles Labour will…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 4d

"We won’t win with a deputy leader on the outside, throwing rocks and with no clout."

Bridget Phillipson hits out at rival Lucy Powell as Labour members cast ballot in deputy leadership election

Phillipson hits out at Powell, warning against deputy leader ‘with no clout’ – LabourList

Education Secretary and deputy leadership hopeful Bridget Phillipson has hit out at her rival Lucy Powell as members cast their ballots in the contest. In…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 6d

Lucy Powell: ‘I will champion our councillors and mayors’

Lucy Powell: ‘I will champion our councillors and mayors’ – LabourList

Throughout the race to be Labour’s Deputy Leader, LabourList will be publishing a range of pieces from supporters of both candidates, as well as offering…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 6d

The demise of the Tories may finally be fatal. But that isn't all good news for Labour. Our editor @emmaburnell.bsky.social analyses the pitfalls for the party in Tory demise.

‘Be careful what you wish for…’ – LabourList

Tory conference ends today with a speech by Kemi Badenoch. Did you notice it was happening? As a reader of a political website, you might…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 7d

'Yvette Cooper must pair crisis management with a bold Africa strategy’ says Chair of Labour African Network, Ernest Ambe.

‘Yvette Cooper must pair crisis management with a bold Africa strategy’ – LabourList

Yvette Cooper’s first weeks as Foreign Secretary have been a baptism of fire. An Israeli strike in Doha triggering a regional crisis; Russian drones violating…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 7d

New Chief Secretary to the PM talked to Beth Rigby at Labour conference about how his new role. Read our key takeaways here

Darren Jones on his new role, the morning school run and his political awakening – LabourList

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones revealed more details about how his new role came to exist – along with how he juggles…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 7d

'Done right, digital ID could restore trust in the state' argues Dan Howl

‘Done right, digital ID could restore trust in the state’ – LabourList

Trust is the lifeblood of any modern democracy, and the foundation of every successful digital system. And so, in the case of Digital ID, Government…

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 9d

Enjoyed speaking to @emmaburnell.bsky.social from @labourlist.bsky.social about what kind of Deputy Leader I’ll be and what I do with my “free” time ….

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‘A mandate from the members’: Challenge, responsibilty and speaking truth to power– the LabourList deputy leadership interview with Lucy Powell - LabourList

LabourList Editor Emma Burnell sat down with Lucy Powell to talk about her pitch to Labour Party members to be deputy leader.

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 9d

'I lied to my daughters on Yom Kippur' a heartfelt response to the tragic events in Manchester from one Labour member.

‘I lied to my daughters on Yom Kippur’ – LabourList

I lied to my daughters on Yom Kippur. On Tuesday, I will be taking them to synagogue, or shul as anyone I have ever known…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 10d

"Judge me by my actions" Lucy Powell - Watch the whole interview here: labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 11d

Lucy Powell "the Politics has fallen out of the conversation" - Watch the whole interview here: labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 12d

In his first column @BenCooper1995 outlines the importance of getting public consent for ending the two child limit - and how Labour could do so.

Ben Cooper Column: ‘Gaining public consent for scrapping the two child cap is difficult but essential’ – LabourList

With both Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell condemning the two-child limit in the deputy leadership race, and growing rumours that it will be scrapped in…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 12d

Our editor @emmaburnell.bsky.social has a must read reflection on conference. A good reset - but the start - not the end - of what's needed

Conference: it’s a family affair – LabourList

That's all folks. The last flyer has been handed out, the last cocktail drunk, the last karaoke song sung, the last furious debate over an…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 13d

🌹 What did you think of the hustings? labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...

Both candidates at Deputy Leadership Hustings argue Labour can’t ‘out-Reform, Reform’ – LabourList

After the formal business of conference closed, many delegates hung back to hear the respective pitches of the two candidates running to be Labour's Deputy…

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 13d

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Donate to power LabourList journalism – LabourList

[donate] Watch Labour peer Thangam Debbonaire on LabourList's reporting in the lead-up to local elections: https://twitter.com/LabourList/status/1917582907826397403 Watch former Labour leader Neil…