Emma Burnell

Emma Burnell is Director of Political Human.

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Make no mistake – Labour is Keir Starmer’s party now

The first standing ovation for Starmer’s speech was about Labour being a changed party. The second was for his making it very clear that Labour stands firmly behind Israel.  Make no mistake: This is Starmer’s party now.  He couldn’t have scripted the protest moment better. A wally with glitter and no message gave Starmer the […]

Politics

What does Keir Starmer’s new shadow cabinet stand for?

Labour has a new top team to go into the next election. It is a strengthened front bench that looks ready for government. But the reshuffle has created some pushback from across the party. Much of the reaction has been about the demotion of Lisa Nandy. That’s fair. She is one of Labour’s best performers […]