Unite might refuse to back Burnham if he won’t commit to an anti-austerity message, reports suggest
Update: Unite have said that there is no truth in these claims. They will take no position on…
John Healey announces he’s standing to be deputy leader
John Healey is joining the race to become Labour’s deputy leader, making him the 7th MP to do…
Shadow Minister backs Liz Kendall to be Labour leader
Ivan Lewis, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has announced that he’s backing Liz Kendall to be the…
The Labour Party needs a peasants’ revolt, not a palace coup
So we lost a General Election. Rather badly. I start with this uncomfortable observation as it seems already…
Labour must make the case for culture
Over the next few weeks, for those of us in politics the hard work of another five years…
Labour’s lead among BAME people has narrowed, poll finds
Labour remained ahead among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people (BAME) at the general election, but the Tories’…
Cooper says she’s taking her leadership campaign to every part of the country
Yvette Cooper, one the the four leadership contenders to have announced they’re standing, has said that she’s established…
Labour call for 16-year-olds to be able to vote in EU referendum
One of Labour’s election promises was to give 16-year-olds the vote as early as 2016. Now, the party…
Is civic nationalism the way forward for England?
What is striking about the general election in England and Scotland is not just the difference in outcome…
Why proportional representation will be Labour’s only saviour
Everyone’s whispering about it: the Conservatives pulled a blinder offering the Lib Dems the referendum on changing the…
