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"Does the prime minister really believe falling wages are a sign of a strong economy?" Once the Tories claimed that they were the party of competence, that you might not like everything that they do but that they're the safe guiding hand…
Up to 25 Tory MPs might be willing to rebel against the government and back Labour's fight to pause the rollout of Universal Credit. Labour have secured an opposition day debate on the embattled policy today, which according to the…
Workers in the public sector could be the key to kicking out the Tories in a general election, new research claims ahead of a major trade union rally in Westminster today. As the TUC leads the labour movement in a march on Parliament Square…
Labour will not defend an economic model that sees four million children live in poverty, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The party leader took on claims made by Philip Hammond, the chancellor, who had said Labour poses an "existential challenge to…
Richard Leonard has secured the backing of another trade union in his fight to be the next leader of Scottish Labour. Leonard, himself a former trade unionist, has been backed by Unite, Usdaw, Aslef, Unison and TSSA so far, whereas his…
The prime minister must ring fence mental health spending, a group of Labour MPs have demanded. The 160 strong group, led by president of the Labour Campaign for Mental Health Luciana Berger, have urged the PM to mark World Mental Health…
Labour's backbench departmental committees have had their chairs elected yesterday. Nominations closed yesterday, and because no-one was opposed everyone just took their position. The results in full are below: Business, Energy and…
At Labour conference last month, there was no significant vote on Brexit after Momentum's conference app called on delegates to vote against holding one. Were Momentum right to block a substantive ballot on Brexit? Labour went into the…
Scottish leadership contender Anas Sarwar has secured the backing of the former chancellor Alistair Darling. Sarwar, whose only trade union backing comes from Community, is touted by Darling "not just as next leader" but the next "Labour…
Newly elected MP for Battersea Marsha de Cordova has been appointed the shadow minister for disabilities. De Cordova replaces St Helens South and Whiston MP Marie Rimmer in the role, after she decided to step down. She said of her…
John McDonnell will address his Labour parliamentary colleagues tonight as MPs return to Westminster after a turbulent conference season. The shadow chancellor is expected to discuss Brexit - one of the key dividing lines between parties…
The situation facing four million EU and British citizens is intolerable, a top trade unionist and trade official have said. The government deciding against settling the status of EU residents in Britain prior to negotiations beginning…
