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The latest news, polling and insight from Labour Together.
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#6 Inside Labour: To deliver growth, shift power to communities
If ‘all politics is local’, then the government is right to put mayors at the heart of the number one mission to deliver economic growth. And a new report out today by Labour Together - Mayoral Matters - finds those living in mayoral areas are supportive of increased devolution. In fact, the further advanced the settlement, the more supportive residents are.
#5 Inside Labour: Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI
Congratulations to Chris Wormald on his appointment as Cabinet Secretary. As Shadow Health Secretary, I worked with Chris during the Covid-19 pandemic. I am confident he will deliver the "complete rewiring of the British state" that Keir Starmer has tasked him with. But, to succeed, he and the government must take full advantage of AI by placing technology at the heart of public service reform.
#4 Inside Labour: Getting Britain back to work
Nearly a million young people are not in work, education or training. It’s an appalling statistic and a shameful indictment of Tory economic policy. Labour's approach could not be more different.
#3 Inside Labour: Labour does stand up for the countryside
If the Tories promise to reverse changes to farmers’ inheritance tax, they need to tell us where the money is coming from.
#2 Inside Labour: It’s the economy, stupid… well, inflation
Yes, it’s a cliché, but James Carville’s famous line endures because it’s often true. And it is again. Well, maybe this time it should be ‘it’s inflation, stupid.’
#1 Introducing… Inside Labour
Welcome to Inside Labour, the first of a new regular political memo from Labour Together. We’ll bring you exclusive snippets of our polling and political analysis, share lessons for Labour campaigners from across the UK and abroad, and offer our take on some of the big issues of the week.
Broken Britain Budget
Labour Together’s Chief Executive, Jonathan Ashworth, writes ahead of the first Labour Budget for 14 years.
Britain: A nation of MIMBYs
Drawing on a multilevel regression and post-stratification (MRP) of 12,000 people commissioned by Labour Together from YouGov, our analysis of public attitudes reveals that the caucus against housebuilding are smaller than anticipated. In this note, we set out what that means for Labour.
Jonathan Ashworth joins Labour Together as new Chief Executive
Labour Together is delighted to announce that former Labour MP and shadow cabinet minister, Jonathan Ashworth, has been appointed Chief Executive.
Starmerism is not at war with Blairism
A focus on serving working people is the golden thread that connects Keir Starmer’s Labour and Tony Blair’s, says Labour Together’s Director, Josh Simons.
Voting Intention: 15th March 2024
The first voting intention polling conducted internally by Labour Together finds that Labour are 18 points ahead of the Conservatives. The polling, conducted using Labour Together’s new internal polling capacity, suggests that if there were a general election tomorrow, the Conservative would take 24% of voters, Labour 42% and the Liberal Democrats 10%. Other parties, including Reform UK, would get 12% of the vote.
A wide Labour lead hides reasons for caution
New analysis by Labour Together has modelled two scenarios which show there is cause for caution despite Labour’s wide lead.
Our narrow curriculum is failing our kids - it's time to go Broad and Bold
Our latest report shows that a new curriculum that is “broad and bold” can address the education system failing to prepare our children for life after school.
A ‘Portillo moment’ could happen anywhere
In the countryside and by the sea, far beyond its traditional heartlands, Labour is in the lead.
Monthly newsletter - December 2023
December’s edition of our regular newsletter updates you on everything we’ve been up to over the past month.
Labour’s bridge building on sex and gender-based rights
New polling, conducted by YouGov on behalf of Labour Together, shows decisively that the Labour membership supports the Party’s new policy position on sex and gender based rights.
Monthly newsletter - November 2023
November’s edition of our regular newsletter updates you on everything we’ve been up to over the past month.
Suella’s dream is Sunak’s electoral nightmare
New polling conducted just before the Supreme Court ruling on the Government’s Rwanda policy which compared public attitudes to both Labour and Conservative immigration and asylum policies.
Labour’s Migration Advantage
New Labour Together polling on how Labour’s asylum policies are helping Labour and hurting the Conservatives
Labour Together at Labour Party Conference
Labour Together is back at Labour Party Conference - find out more about our events and RSVP to join us here