If Corbyn won’t stop Brexit then it is time for the rest of Labour to fight for the EU
With the perverse and wrong-headed decision to sack three of his shadow ministers, and to accept the resignations…
Labour won Tory seats with a stirring campaign – but danger lurks in the detail of both parties’ spending plans
General election 2017 (seats won compared with 2015): Conservatives: 318 (-13) Labour: 262 (+30) SNP: 35 (-21) Lib…
Shaky May’s numbers may be enough – but Corbyn should have sounded out minor parties a month ago
First, the basic numbers: there are 650 Commons seats. While 326 is an absolute majority, governing parties normally…
This may be our one chance: Labour MPs have a duty to vote against article 50
Those of us who remain convinced that Britain’s place and future should be in the European Union with…
Brexit spells ruin for our country – MPs must be free to vote against it
The recent 448-75 parliamentary majority in favour of Theresa May triggering article 50 (A50) by end March, just weeks away,…
The Trump disaster and lessons for Labour
“[A]t the moment I am in anguish, frightened for my country and for our unity. And for…
The EU referendum was purely advisory – Labour MPs must be brave and be prepared to vote against article 50
Writing this in New York just before a US presidential election of global significance, it is easy to…
Don’t let Boris appease the Tory right – a former diplomat writes to Emily Thornberry
Dear Emily, This letter assumes that Britain will have expelled itself from the EU within a few years,…
Brexit: let the people decide on the terms we are offered
Did the EU in/out referendum on 23 June pronounce the last word on whether the UK remains in…
It is time to talk to the SNP about how we would make a minority Labour government work
Labour’s showing in the 2016 elections was terrible, but not bad enough to precipitate a change of leadership and…
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