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Jeremy Corbyn has appointed a new speechwriter. The surname will be familiar to you because David Prescott is the son of John, the former deputy prime minister, who is now a member of the House of Lords. Corbyn's speaking style will present…
There is still "huge uncertainty" over Theresa May's Brexit negotiations, one of Labour's most senior elected politicians warned today after talks at Downing Street. Carwyn Jones, Wales' first minister, said it was "difficult" for the…
John McDonnell has warned against imposing more austerity on the British public to pay for a massive tax cut for businesses amid the "shambolic" process of Brexit. The shadow Chancellor said the failed strategy delivered by George Osborne…
MPs must be a given a vote on the terms of the plan for Brexit, Hilary Benn said today. The new chair of the Brexit select committee said Parliament must "have a chance to express a view" about Britain's negotiating objectives. Benn spoke…
Theresa May is more than twice as trusted as Jeremy Corbyn to handle Brexit negotiations and run the economy, a new poll reveals. The lead of May, and chancellor Philip Hammond, over Corbyn and John McDonnell will prompt renewed calls for…
Labour is winning the argument on the economy, John McDonnell told a rally against austerity yesterday. The shadow Chancellor hailed Tory u-turns over cuts to tax credits, and the move to accept the need for an industrial strategy, but said…
I am not sure they were always this high-profile. In the world of Corbyn's Labour, however, everything has changed and the status of select committee chairs has shot up like almost never before. The occupants of these prized positions now…
MPs have agreed a demand to strip retail magnate Sir Philip Green of his knighthood over his ownership of failed department store BHS. Labour backbencher David Winnick described the entrepreneur as a "billionaire spiv" as the Commons backed…
Sir Kevin Barron has vowed to resume his role as chairman of the Commons ethics committee after breaking official rules in accepting a payment by a drugs company for hosting events in parliament. Barron did not make any money from the…
Labour has condemned the "reckless" Nicola Sturgeon for rushing out another bill on independence just two years after the losing a vote in a "once in a generation" referendum. Dave Anderson, shadow Scottish Secretary, attacked the SNP after…
Yvette Cooper has edged out Caroline Flint and Chuka Umunna in the battle for the chair's role on a key Commons committee. The former Cabinet minister won the race for the home affairs select committee while Hilary Benn was, as expected…
Labour will try to score a symbolic victory tomorrow when voters in Witney pick a successor to David Cameron. Duncan Enright, a councillor, has put opposition to Government education policy at the heart of his campaign against Tory…
