political correspondent, new statesman subscribe to the NS: https://secure.newstatesman.com/I5OXMABN?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21429525497&gbraid=0AAAAACT-7u5https://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3muu2mycfa224Loved listening to this v funny, v insightful pod in its new format “The Sketch” from my talented colleagues @willdunn.bsky.social and @anooshc.bsky.social Go listen!!! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-politics-show/id630596898?i=100078803169406 Sep 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu2mycfa224https://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3murjccgoo224🟢 I interviewed Rachel Millward the Deputy Leader of the Green Party for the @NewStatesman weekend interview. https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-interview/2026/09/green-deputy-leader-the-idea-of-having-zack-in-parliament-is-very-exciting05 Sep 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3murjccgoo224https://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mumn4du6u22iNEW: The timetable for selection as the Green Party candidate is out. 🟢Nominations open today 🟢The deadline for expression of interest is Monday 7 September 🟢Voting opens Thursday 10 September at 5pm with an online hustings & selection meeting on the same day at 7.30pm03 Sep 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumn4du6u22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mum7gzx64c25Delighted to get a mention in Hugo Rifkind's column for today's Times - https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/zack-polanski-now-or-never-holborn-st-pancras-6fhz8pxg203 Sep 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum7gzx64c25https://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mum7ekm7zc25Zack Polanski has confirmed he plans to stand for selection in Holborn & St Pancras - but thus far, the Green Party has been split on whether he should. My piece for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/09/zack-polanski-risks-being-cowardly-in-holborn-and-st-pancras03 Sep 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum7ekm7zc25https://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3msv32kkgb22kIn 1952, the Labour Party’s annual conference culminated in a major upset over the National Executive Committee elections. The Bevanites - won a landslide. Almost every right wing candidate lost their seat. One trade unionist was so furious with the result that his dentures fell out.12 Aug 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv32kkgb22khttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3msdv67pebk25So much fun to be on the pod with Anoosh this week chatting about the Green Party. I have written about it in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social politics column so you can read more there if you fancy it! https://www.newstatesman.com/the-politics-column/2026/08/andy-burnham-is-the-green-partys-biggest-threat-yet [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdv67pebk25https://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mqtutw5aec2lScoop: Mainstream - the Burnham-backing soft-left group of MPs - has called on the new Labour leader to appoint a "progressive chancellor", in a statement showing tacit support for Ed Miliband.17 Jul 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtutw5aec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mpq4ttrysc2p💥ONE YEAR OF YOUR PARTY💥 At 8.11pm on 3 July 2025, a surprise post dropped on on X. After 14 years, Zarah Sultana was leaving the Labour Party to co-lead the founding of a new left-wing party with Jeremy Corbyn.03 Jul 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpq4ttrysc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mp45o2hvnk2zExcl: Did the public actually want Starmer to stay on and fight? Analysis shared with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by Stack Data Strategy suggests that Starmer's decision to quit on Monday had the lowest support of any recent mid-term prime ministerial resignation (Johnson, May, Truss etc).25 Jun 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp45o2hvnk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mmvuhfmb622uFor today's NS Morning Call, I wrote about Alan Milburn's landmark report on Neets and what this means for the govt. Ft references to my epic colleague @anooshc.bsky.social's not to be missed report on the subject from earlier this year. @newstatesman1913.bsky.social28 May 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvuhfmb622uhttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mmr3p7kni226The debate over how the Green Party should play the Makerfield by-election intensified again this weekend. I offered my two cents in today's morning call (@newstatesman1913.bsky.social) https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/is-makerfield-a-dead-end-for-the-greens26 May 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr3p7kni226https://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mmgubyrlas2uI wrote about the Green Party’s campaign in Makerfield after a turbulent 24 hrs in which its candidate selections had to be re-opened & also looked at whether the Greens standing aside would make that much difference to Burnham’s changes of success. @newstatesman1913.bsky.social22 May 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgubyrlas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mloadcfuek2gScoop: Left-wing Labour MPs Chris Hinchliff and Neil Duncan-Jordan are launching a new "programme for change inside the Labour Party", called "Socialism 2026". @newstatesman1913.bsky.social https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/westminster/2026/05/socialism-2026-left-wing-labour-mps-want-a-better-party12 May 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloadcfuek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mljlmokhsk2wOur tracker is now on 40 MPs - latest is Rachael Maskell who said the Prime Minister "cannot continue" but urged caution about triggering a contest too quickly. @newstatesman1913.bsky.social https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/tracked-the-labour-mps-calling-for-keir-starmer-to-go10 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljlmokhsk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mljiivq5mc2wCat Eccles becomes the latest MP to be added to the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social s list of MPs calling for Keir Starmer to go. Brings our total up to 39 MPs. https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/tracked-the-labour-mps-calling-for-keir-starmer-to-go10 May 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljiivq5mc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mlj6dakx422bHow would a Labour leadership election work? Here’s a handy guide by me for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social. After Catherine West’s unexpected intervention this weekend, read it if you want to understand what might come next!10 May 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj6dakx422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mlfsilswhs2lOur tracker is on 29 MPs so far, who have called on Keir Starmer to resign follow this damaging set of results for Labour: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/tracked-the-labour-mps-calling-for-keir-starmer-to-go09 May 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfsilswhs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mldqmvgkuc2kGreens seeming to do v well in Manchester City Council elections - expected to take around 15 of the 32 seats up for grabs (they have currently taken 14). Labour, meanwhile, have lost 17 seats.08 May 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldqmvgkuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mldppuqp6k2kSoft-left sources denying that there are no safe-Labour seats left for Burnham: "It might be true that there are no safe Labour seats, but there are safe Burnham seats. His personal popularity and brand is strong enough to return him to parliament - anyone who denies this is denying reality."08 May 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldppuqp6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mldlxgbftc2kGarbett elected with 47.2 per cent of the vote [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldlxgbftc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mldlshtmgk2kNEW: Zoe Garbett has been elected mayor of Hackney in a big win for the Greens in one of their main target areas. The party has never had a mayor before.08 May 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldlshtmgk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mldjm3psj22kNew: Understand Zack Polanski will be attending the Hackney count later today. Green Party clearly confident they will win there.08 May 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldjm3psj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/meganekenyon.bsky.social/post/3mldfzj4hxs2jA fiery take from a soft-left source who texts: "Rejected by the public. Increasingly rejected by his own party. If Keir truly listens to these results he will set out a date for his departure. If he doesn’t, he’ll go down in history as the man whose hubris killed the Labour Party."08 May 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:smod54u5u2cjqb6sldur7cf4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldfzj4hxs2j