The Lead Says

Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: progressive politics can still triumph

The mayoralty of New York proves the left can win when it focuses on delivering for people.

Nov 6 •

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The Lead Editors

Nigel Farage’s big tent is full of holes: We deconstruct the Reform leader's latest speech

Reform UK wants you to believe it’s on the side of working people. In reality, it serves one master.

Nov 4 •

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Millionaires 'leaving the UK' is a false narrative - it's time to introduce a wealth tax

The exodus of the rich, already purported to be in action, hasn’t occurred. Plus: Zoë Grünewald on Lucy Powell as Labour's beacon of hope.

Oct 28 •

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Lucy Powell is a beacon of hope, but Labour still faces a crisis

The new deputy leader brings hope for Labour’s renewal, but deep structural problems and voter disillusionment remain.

Oct 28 •

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Courage is needed to ensure grooming gangs inquiry stays the course

There are good intentions from Labour, but Jess Phillips must rise to meet this challenge as weaponisation ramps up.

Oct 23 •

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The family courts are complicit in abuse - and the government looks away

How can a government that pledges to halve violence against women and girls ignore the state-sanctioned arm of that violence?

Oct 16 •

Child poverty is a failure of the state and the economy it claims to safeguard

The government insists we cannot afford to lift children out of poverty, while those same children pay the price for political caution.

Oct 14 •

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At Labour conference, Reform was the real story

The government's second conference in power showed unity against the far right, but anxiety over delivery and messaging remains.

Oct 2 •

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It's crucial Starmer's 'Pride in Place' funds reach communities in need

Labour cannot afford for this to become another Westminster hobbyhorse

Sep 25 •

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Rachel Reeves has a John Lewis problem

Plus: ReformWatch looks at the reaction to the pledge to scrap Indefinite Leave to Remain, The Lead Digest with recommended reads/listens and the latest…

Sep 23 •

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America’s darkness is swallowing Britain

Authoritarianism, far-right funding, and Epstein-era corruption are seeping into UK politics. We must confront it, before it's too late.

Sep 16 •

This is not who we are

The racists have been emboldened and sanctioned by our government’s own rhetoric – to now talk vaguely in terms of resistance is far too little, much…

Sep 16 •

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