News Trade union leaders tell Corbyn to raise his game after shock Copeland defeat Trade union bosses have told Jeremy Corbyn to take responsibility for last night’s election defeat and to lead… Peter Edwards 24th February, 2017, 4:23 pm
News Council by-elections Labour fails to make the top two in string of votes Labour failed to gain any seats in by-elections on a night when it failed to get above 11… Peter Edwards 24th February, 2017, 3:39 pm
News Corbyn vows “I will not quit” as critics circle over Copeland meltdown Jeremy Corbyn today vowed to stay on as Labour leader despite last night’s hugely disappointing by-election result in… Peter Edwards 24th February, 2017, 12:05 pm
News Victorious Snell hails victory for “Labour values” over “bigotry” of UKIP Labour’s candidate in Stoke today said his success against the divisive rhetoric of Paul Nuttall’s UKIP was a… Peter Edwards 24th February, 2017, 10:55 am
Comment Crushing defeat in Copeland reflects suburban Britain’s concern over Corbyn In December, it would have felt like a shock. By January, we were starting to fear the worst… Peter Edwards 24th February, 2017, 9:39 am
News McDonnell turns on Blair and Mandelson after shock Copeland defeat Jeremy Corbyn’s senior allies attempted to blame Tony Blair today for Labour’s crushing defeat in the Copeland by-election.… Peter Edwards 24th February, 2017, 8:43 am
News Polls tips Khan, Benn, Cooper and Dan Jarvis as candidates to beat in future Labour leadership contest Sadiq Khan, Hilary Benn and Yvette Cooper are among the senior Labour figures with sufficient popularity and public… Peter Edwards 23rd February, 2017, 5:09 pm
News Corbyn to meet European socialists as he sets out vision of Brexit Britain economy Jeremy Corbyn is expected to outline how Britain can deliver prosperity outside the EU when he hosts an… Peter Edwards 23rd February, 2017, 3:26 pm
News Polls open in crucial by-elections as fears mount that 90mph storm could hit turnout Voting is underway in Copeland and Stoke as senior Labour figures voiced fears that as a “weather bomb”… Peter Edwards 23rd February, 2017, 8:38 am
Comment When I returned to my former Cumbrian home I met a great candidate but saw how Westminster has neglected Copeland “What they have done to the NHS is absolutely criminal”, one voter told me in Copeland. He was… Peter Edwards 22nd February, 2017, 10:00 pm