Comment Owen Smith proved himself a left wing candidate in the first hustings – but beating Jeremy Corbyn will be an uphill struggle Tonight showed the scale of the challenge for Owen Smith’s attempt to unseat Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.… Conor Pope 4th August, 2016, 10:07 pm
News Shami Chakrabarti to become a Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti has been nominated by Labour to become a member of the House of Lords in the… Conor Pope 4th August, 2016, 7:15 pm
News The first leadership hustings: watch and have your say Tonight sees the first hustings of the Labour leadership contest between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith. The debate… Conor Pope 4th August, 2016, 7:07 pm
News What you need to know about Labour’s metro mayor selections While several weeks remain before ballots go out in this summer’s leadership contest, voting is almost overin several major… Conor Pope 4th August, 2016, 12:00 pm
News We’re backing Owen Smith to stamp out abuse, say hundreds of young members Over 400 young people have put their name to an open letter in support of Owen Smith, ahead… Conor Pope 4th August, 2016, 9:55 am
News Corbyn to set out 10-point plan to “transform Britain” ahead of first leadership debate Jeremy Corbyn will today start to flesh out his plans for £500bn worth of investment, as he reveals… Conor Pope 4th August, 2016, 9:15 am
News Anti-Semitic incidents did occur in Oxford University Labour Club, leaked report reveals The full report compiled by Baroness Royall into allegations of anti-Semitism against the Oxford University Labour Club (OULC)… Conor Pope 3rd August, 2016, 2:50 pm
News Unison and GMB set to consult members before fresh round of leadership endorsements Two major trade unions have launched consultations with their members over which candidate should receive their support in… Conor Pope 2nd August, 2016, 4:38 pm
News Owen Smith pledges to strengthen collective bargaining as he reveals workplace manifesto Owen Smith today said he wants to make workplace rights in Britain “the envy of the world”, as he… Conor Pope 2nd August, 2016, 10:13 am
News 40,000 sign-ups “barred from voting” in leadership contest Up to 50,000 people could be barred from voting in the Labour leadership contest as the party carries… Conor Pope 2nd August, 2016, 9:52 am