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Labour failed to make any gains in council elections last night although it did increase its share of the vote in several wards. The party missed out in Tower Hamlets in east London, which had been seen as its strongest chance of taking a…
Tony Blair has revealed plans to set up a new centre-ground institute to combat the "new populism of left and right". The former prime minister today ended months of speculation by saying the new body would provide answers to anti-business…
Polls opened in freezing conditions in the by-election in Richmond Park today with temperatures beginning to inch up from the chill of yesterday. Christian Wolmar was engaged in final campaigning as he bids to unseat ex-Tory Zac Goldsmith…
Labour First, the centre-left group, has revealed plans to raise funds to recruit a paid organiser to resists the Corbynistas when a series of key grassroots votes kick off in January. The self-styled moderates aim to "counteract" Momentum…
MPs from the major parties have joined forces to reject calls for a fresh probe into Tony Blair's actions in the run-up to the Iraq war. An SNP-led attempt to trigger a new probe into the former prime minister's actions before the 2003…
Labour backbenchers mounted an impassioned defence of Tony Blair today as the Commons debated a cross-party bid to launch a new inquiry into events during the run-up to the Iraq war. Ian Austin and Joan Ryan joined efforts to dismiss claims…
There are seismic changes playing out in British politics at the moment but it doesn't always feel like that at prime minister's questions. Today's battle featured the controversies of the week - like cake, and whether Tory Brexit ministers…
The key to boosting Labour's weak poll rating lies in campaigning work based on the strength of its new mass membership, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The party leader said Labour's army of members - now at around 640,000 according to updates…
Labour's candidate in Richmond Park faces one of his last chances to win over swing voters tonight when the final hustings takes place. Christian Wolmar, the author and rail expert, will take on Zac Goldsmith, standing as an independent, as…
Jeremy Corbyn will not attend the funeral of Fidel Casto this weekend, it has emerged. Emily Thornberry will attend Sunday's event in Havana, a party spokesman said last night. The decision comes after a weekend of intense debate in Labour…
Emily Thornberry has left the door open to a second referendum on leaving the EU as she attacked Theresa May and Boris Johnson for their stance on negotiations with the other member states. The shadow foreign secretary appeared to take a…
Labour activists took part in more than 500 campaigning events today as the party sought to shift public focus on to the NHS. The "care for the NHS" campaign was fired into life this morning when Jeremy Corbyn and Jon Ashworth launched a…
