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Starmer sets out ‘green future’ in conference speech and calls for party discipline against Tories
Leader of UK opposition claims mantle of economic competence, arguing Tory government has ‘lost control’
Plus, why chancellor’s announcement pushes Labour into a tricky corner, and a few of Liverpool’s best restaurants
Targets would range from batteries to wind, alongside pledge for faster transition to fossil-free power
Sharon Graham says Keir Starmer should be ‘brave’ in presenting a vision for change
Plus, Labour party conference preview, and why embrace of electoral reform could make the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats jittery
Truss and Kwarteng want to repeat a failed experiment
Members and unions express support for shift to proportional representation ahead of party conference
Allies of Labour leader expect clash with Tory counterpart at first PMQs to be first of many ideological debates
Allies of Rishi Sunak have also noted the potential political bear trap in rival’s plans
Invocation of former PM provokes complicated emotions in region that suffered pit closures but welcomed Nissan
Starmer hopes to prove the party can be trusted with money, but his pitch may not weather the storm as prices keep rising
Soaring bills have prompted Keir Starmer and the Tory leadership candidates to propose radically different levels of support to households
Why Sir Keir Starmer’s party could miss its moment, and the political consequences of the UK’s ailing public services
Keir Starmer’s inner circle impressed by simplicity of Tory frontrunner’s message
Labour thinks it is enough to purge the hard left, but the soft left need to go too
Shadow cabinet minister’s presence at strike illustrates split in Labour movement
Labour opposition leader defends decision, stoking tensions with striking workers across public sector
Keir Starmer will try to regain public’s trust on the economy by promising sound finances, careful spending and fair growth
In the week Boris Johnson’s government crumbled, Durham’s mammoth Miners’ Gala lauded RMT boss Mick Lynch
UK premier claims ‘deep state’ plot to reverse Brexit, defying opposition calls for him to leave No 10 immediately
Labour’s line of attack will have to change from positioning its leader as the alternative to chaos
The Labour leader has a critical chance this summer to frame the dividing lines on which the next election will be fought
Durham Constabulary says Labour leader and deputy Angela Rayner will not be fined over 2021 campaign event
Labour planning a vote of no confidence in the UK’s prime minister to try to force him out of Downing Street immediately
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