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Labour

January 10, 2021

Brexit deal leaves workers’ rights and environmental protections at risk, warns IPPR

Under the agreement, commitments on workers’ rights and environmental standards to maintain fair competition are considerably weaker than expected, says the IPPR.
May 25, 2020

Polling finds a growing political consensus on social care

There is a cross-party consensus building around social care, free at the point of use and funded by general taxation, new polling has found.
December 24, 2019

Johnson under pressure from voters to deliver on workers’ rights, poll finds

Nearly three-quarters of voters polled say the government must protect and enhance current workplace rights like paid holidays and rights for temporary and agency workers.
December 24, 2019

Scottish government warns on plans for Australian-style immigration system

All Scotland's population growth for the next 25 years is projected to come from migration, in contrast to the rest of the UK where demographic pressures are less pronounced.
December 3, 2019

Nearly 200 parliamentary seats have not changed hands since World War II

This election should be the last ever conducted under the First Past the Post system which has shut out so many voices, says the Electoral Reform Society.
November 29, 2019

Main parties already likely to break their new fiscal rules, says Resolution Foundation

Labour and the Conservatives are already likely to be on course to break their new fiscal rules announced less than a month ago, as a result of pledges made in and around their Manifestos, according to new research published by the Resolution Foundation.
October 22, 2019

Almost a quarter of voters plan to vote tactically in general election, poll finds

The UK remains the only country in Europe to use First Past the Post for its main elections: a system in which only one candidate wins in each area, and all other votes go to waste.
July 16, 2019

Low-income voters 'could be key to the outcome of the next General Election'

Higher turnout and more switching between parties means low-income voters could be key to the outcome of the next General Election, says a new report.
March 29, 2019

Greenpeace reacts to Labour’s declaration of a climate emergency

Shadow Environment Secretary Sue Hayman has announced that the Labour party was declaring a "national environment and climate emergency"
February 20, 2019

Party structures crumbling under strain of a broken electoral system, says ERS

It should be clear to both the largest parties that a new constitutional settlement is needed, says the Electoral Reform Society.