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Student protest in the 1970s
Labour / 19 July 2026
19 July 2026

Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO 

Andy Burnham after officially being confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party, at a special conference held at the Trades Union Congress, in central London. The former Greater Manchester mayor, who returned to Westminster last month as Makerfield MP, will take over as prime minister and enter No 10 on Monday. Picture date: Friday July 17, 2026
Labour leadership / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

Unison national officer CLARE WILLIAMS spoke to the Morning Star about the union’s priority campaigns and why they will not let up just because the Prime Minister has changed

TUC GENERAL SECRETARY: Paul Nowak
Employment Rights Act / 17 July 2026
17 July 2026

TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK tells Ben Chacko that Labour can win back disillusioned voters by delivering workplace reforms, rebuilding trust and challenging the far right’s growing influence

Durham Miners' Gala 2026 [Pic: Neil Terry]
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026

Durham Miners’ Association chair STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the Reform threat, what’s needed from Labour and why the Big Meeting will never lose its politics

DMA general secretary Alan Mardghum
Durham Miners’ Gala / 11 July 2026
11 July 2026

Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko about the PM-in-waiting, the threat of Reform and the radical change of direction this country needs

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, July 3, 2026
Western Europe / 3 July 2026
3 July 2026
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (right) alongside shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer during a press conference in central London
EU Referendum / 23 June 2026
23 June 2026

Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO says assessing a Labour leader whose mission was to smash the left must involve addressing the delusions that fuelled his rise

Copies of the Morning Star
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

Editor BEN CHACKO looks at the invaluable contribution the paper makes, and the headwinds it has to struggle against to get by, following the Morning Star’s 80th AGM this month