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Richard Leonard has won the race for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party. The MSP and former GMB organiser won out over Anas Sarwar today at the end of a turbulent week for the party. Leonard, who was thought to have the backing of…
The head of Momentum has won a narrow victory in a ballot of 1,000 members of Labour's international wing for elections to the party's ruling body. Jon Lansman, founding chair of the Corbynista group, topped the ballot just ahead of Eddie…
Labour lost one council seat to the Tories and held several more on a night of 10 by-elections. Jeremy Corbyn's party relinquished a ward in Waveney in Suffolk, where they also retained one. It also held seats in Hartlepool and Darlington…
The two candidates in the race for the Scottish Labour leadership today thanked party members after voting closed. The ballot finished at 12pm after a week of turmoil which saw the acting leader quit over claims of bullying toward a former…
Left-wing activists, including the head of Momentum, have established a firm lead in nominations for the new places on Labour's ruling body. Jon Lansman, founding chair of the Corbynista organisation, and two other activists, have each…
The head of Momentum suffered a symbolic defeat last night when his local constituency Labour Party failed to back him for elections to the national executive committee (NEC). Jon Lansman, founding chair of the Corbynista organisation…
Brexit amounts to a "trashing" of Britain's interests and history, David Miliband said today in another outspoken intervention. The former foreign secretary also suggested Theresa May was "mad" to trigger article 50 before her government…
Labour has launched an inquiry into former minister Ivan Lewis after a woman lodged a sexual harassment complaint. Lewis, who represents Bury South, has not been suspended from the Labour whip but has become the third Labour MP to face an…
John McDonnell will tomorrow call on the chancellor to use next week's Budget to halt the chaotic roll-out of universal credit. The shadow chancellor will say Philip Hammond has failed to understand the lives of working people and will…
Seb Dance has been elected deputy leader of Labour's group in the European parliament. The London MEP was today chosen by his colleagues to replace Richard Corbett, who was promoted to the top job in the European Parliamentary Labour Party…
More Tory injustices, yes. More words? Not necessarily. That was the problem for Jeremy Corbyn today as he tried to cram in a raft of questions on the government's array of failures with the Budget due to be delivered a week today. Corbyn…
Scottish Labour faced fresh turmoil today when its interim leader quit just three days before a permanent replacement for Kezia Dugdale is announced. Alex Rowley "stood aside" following claims about his private life in a newspaper this…
