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Junior doctors have raises the stakes in their dispute with Jeremy Hunt by planning a series of larger strikes in protest against the imposition of new contracts. The trade union at the heart of the row has warned of “escalating”…
JOHN McDonnell has seized on a report by the influential OECD think tank which called for higher public spending to boost flagging global growth. The shadow Chancellor said the report by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic…
Labour's ruling body plans to weaken the power of MPs by scrapping their right to veto candidates for a leadership contest, according to Ken Livingstone. The former London Mayor, a key Corbyn supporter, said Labour’s national executive…
Carwyn Jones has warned Welsh Labour against coasting as his party seeks to hold on to its slim control of power. The First Minister said the campaign must “energise” members every day until Welsh people cast their vote on May 5. Speaking…
Labour MPs including Chuka Umunna have clubbed together with Tory peers and former Cabinet Minister Sir Vince Cable to launch a think tank covering business and public policy. The group is a spin-out from Policy Network, which is synonymous…
More and more families with children are struggling to meet basic living standards despite having at least one person working full-time, according to a new report by an influential think tank. The proportion of households in which one or…
The former Labour candidate at the centre of the Falkirk selection row has been appointed to a job in Jeremy Corbyn’s office Karie Murphy is expected to start work next week as office manager for the leader of the Opposition. Murphy, an…
Greater Manchester police and crime commissioner Tony Lloyd has ended weeks of speculation and confirmed he wants to take the post of mayor in the city-region. Lloyd, who is already serving as interim mayor of Greater Manchester, is the…
Hilary Benn has today evoked the last Labour government’s successes on climate change and African debt relief in a heartfelt plea to persuade Britons to vote to stay in the EU. Benn, the shadow Foreign Secretary, highlighted the “moral…
Labour is seeking to force the Government to proceed with the second part of the Leveson inquiry after Ministers suggested it was on the brink of being dropped. Maria Eagle, shadow Culture Secretary, accused David Cameron of breaking a…
The head of the body representing NHS Trusts sparked fury by urging Jeremy Hunt to override the views of striking doctors and impose on them the controversial new contracts. Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, called for a…
Former Defence minister Kevan Jones has taken aim at the "myths" promoted by unilateralists following an acrimonious discussion of Trident among Labour MPs. Jones attacked the claim by Diane Abbott, the Shadow International Development…
