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A leading Labour backbencher has described as "ridiculous" the claim by some colleagues that the party had fought the last election on a "neo-liberal economic consensus" as he launched an attack on Theresa May's "absurd" attempt to post as…
Labour's share of the vote fell in all three council by-elections yesterday as the Tories held on to wards or made gains. The Lib Dems increased their support in towns in Hertfordshire, Leicestershire and south-west England as Labour…
A leading left-wing economist who has advised John McDonnell today joins the head of the TUC, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leading figures from business to launch a new inquiry to "rewrite the rules" for the economy in the aftermath of…
Former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn has hinted that the rise of Jeremy Corbyn to the Labour leadership is down to Britons' growing fears of an "us and them" society dominated by a wealthy elite. Milburn, the former health secretary…
Jeremy Corbyn condemned the Tories for handing tax cuts to the top one per cent of society last night after Theresa May used a major speech in the City of London to claim she understood the harmful side-effects of globalisation. The Labour…
Jeremy Corbyn stepped up his attack on Donald Trump today when he told the president-elect to "grow up" over key issues such as immigration. The Labour leader criticised Trump's "absurd and abusive" language towards Muslims and demanded he…
Labour's centre-left activists pulled off a strong set of results today in elections for London's regional board. Len Duvall was re-elected chair without facing opposition while barrister Ellie Reeves was confirmed as his deputy after…
Jeremy Corbyn will today tell British voters to "take back control" from vested Tory interests in the aftermath of the surprise election of Donald Trump as US president. The Labour leader seeks to tie Theresa May to the maverick American…
The new breed of metro mayors should appoint deputies to champion the growth of co-operatives across their regions, campaigners say today. The recommendation was one of a series designed to boost mutual approaches to the economy and public…
Labour slipped back slightly in local government elections yesterday as it lost a suburban London seat but held two other wards. The party lost a ward in Greenwich, where they were edged out by the Tories, but held its positions in…
One of Jeremy Corbyn's closest allies has admitted there "similarities" between the Labour leader and Donald Trump because they have both tried to tap into public anger over the state of politics. Emily Thornberry said Corbyn and the US…
The political culture in Washington and Westminster has "failed to provide answers" amid the decline of industry, Andy Burnham said today. The former shadow Cabinet minister, speaking two days after Americans elected Donald Trump as…
