Split between 'place-makers', embedded in communities, and policy experts, this is what the candidates Labour selects could mean for the UK
Split between 'place-makers', embedded in communities, and policy experts, this is what the candidates Labour selects could mean for the UK
But Labour has also been developing a pipeline of new talent, with potential to serve as ministers in a future government. The vast majority of parliamentary candidates selected so far in seats not currently held by Labour are serving councillors, council leaders or cabinet members of a local authority. It’s a trend that could create hostilities between the new intake and a Reeves-led Treasury, at a time when many councils are facing financial peril, according to one source.
“Those are the two dominant centres of gravity,” said one insider. “It’s not a case of councillors versus bright young things with national exposure. There is not a mutual miscomprehension between these two groups, a deep sense of respect for the contribution each can make.” In Wales, Starmer allies pick out Stanford and Oxford-educated economist Kanishka Narayan, candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan, and Monmouthshire’s Catherine Fookes, director of the Women’s Equality Network in Wales. Narayan is a former government advisor and, with the implications of AI likely to dominate political debate in the years to come, head of tech policy for the current Labour frontbench.
The crop of would-be MPs will also include a significant number of anti-poverty campaigners. For example, Joshua Fenton-Glynn, in Calder Valley, was previously campaign manager for End Hunger UK and Jeevun Sandher, in Loughborough.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tory Minister Gets Caught Exaggerating The Number Of Labour MPs Quitting ParliamentKevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Read more »
Liz Truss accuses Labour of 'putting ideology above protecting children' after MPs filibuster to...Liz Truss had hoped the Commons would debate her backbench legislation to stop transgender women using female changing rooms and toilets.
Read more »
Liz Truss accuses Labour of 'putting ideology above protecting children' after MPs filibuster to...Liz Truss had hoped the Commons would debate her backbench legislation to stop transgender women using female changing rooms and toilets.
Read more »
Scots deserve better than Labour MPs acting as apologists for Westminster cutsIn his regular column for the Record, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn warns a future Labour government could usher in a new era of austerity.
Read more »
MPs reject Lords’ amendments to Rwanda Bill as Labour MP apologises for ‘outburst’Voting took place over two hours in Westminster this evening
Read more »
Labour criticised for copying Tory economic policyRachel Reeves has been slammed after she said Labour would copy a key Tory economic policy. The shadow chancellor said overall public debt should fall year-on-year as a share of GDP by the fifth year of official forecasts. This policy was adopted by the Tories in November 2022. It would mean Labour can only borrow for investment but not day-to-day spending. This would limit the amount of money the government has to spend. The SNP has warned the move will "choke off economic growth and impose devastating cuts to public services". Unite the Union said the plans would mean Labour will "end up in a straitjacket of your own making." SNP economy spokesperson Drew Hendry said: "Yesterday's speech from the Shadow Chancellor confirmed what the SNP have been saying for some time now: the fiscal policies of the Tories and Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party are now indistinguishable. "Labour's decision to adopt the Tories second fiscal rule will only choke off economic growth and impose devastating cuts to public services. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now "The IFS has been clear that there is a 'conspiracy of silence' between the Tories and Labour on public service cuts. The Shadow Chancellor had a chance to end that silence. "Instead, she has tried to pull the wool over people's eyes"
Read more »