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Neal Lawson

The Guardian

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This major Makerfield victory has made it inevitable: it’s now time for Keir Starmer to step aside

That tingle of emotion you felt when you awoke today? That is the long-lost feeling of progressive hope. That it comes from Makerfield is all the more...

19.06.2026 20

The Guardian

Neal Lawson

Andy Burnham can save Labour and defeat Reform. He should be the next prime minister

The madness has to end. The progressive side of politics in the UK faces two crises. The first is the possible decimation of the Labour party after...

12.05.2026 20

The Guardian

Neal Lawson

Labour can reverse its decision to block Andy Burnham. Here is why it must

25.01.2026 40

The Guardian

Neal Lawson

Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by?

03.12.2025 20

The Guardian

Neal Lawson

Starmer’s backers never meant him to be prime minister – his leadership was doomed from the start

13.11.2025 30

The Guardian

Neal Lawson

What is the point of Labour’s new deputy leader? Until we know that, the contest isn’t worth having

08.09.2025 20

The Guardian

Neal Lawson