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A series of defence industry shop stewards have publicly backed Owen Smith's leadership campaign on the basis he can protect manufacturing jobs threatened by Brexit and restore Labour as an effective Opposition. The group of 29 trade union…
The Co-operative Party has moved to distance itself from rumours that it could be used as a "vehicle" for frustrated Labour centrists to provide a rival Opposition in the aftermath of another Jeremy Corbyn victory in the leadership contest…
Owen Smith received a fresh boost to his campaign today when he won the backing of Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale. Dugdale, who is widely respected across the Labour movement, said she was supporting the challenger because Jeremy…
Owen Smith has warned Labour members that the party is further from winning power than at any point for nearly half a century. The leadership challenger said Labour's ideas on key issues such as pay, inequality and nationwide growth had…
Diane Abbott has dismissed claims Labour faces a wave of hard-life entryists and said Britons were joining the party because of their support for Jeremy Corbyn. The shadow Health Secretary said allegations of Militant involvement were a…
Owen Smith's campaign team has called on Labour HQ to prolong the leadership contest by a fortnight because of the "uncertainty" triggered by a High Court ruling which vastly expanded the number of members eligible to vote. Kate Green…
The triumph of the left slate in elections to Labour's ruling body has not handed complete control to Jeremy Corbyn and his allies, a leading centrist insists today. Luke Akehurst, who lost his place on the national executive committee…
First, came the announcements. Then the battle for the spoils of victory. With Labour nationally on the brink of a decisive choice of leader, the confirmation of Andy Burnham and Siôn Simon as Labour's respective candidates for devolved…
One contest. Two candidates. Too many factions. Five frustrated members - and a whole lot of chaos. The victory in the High Court victory of a group of Labour activists, who said they had been disenfranchised by the party's decision to…
Jeremy Corbyn has called on the party's top official to bring forward the result of the leadership contest by 24 hours in order to avoid a controversial clash with Labour Women's Conference. He has asked Iain McNicol, the general secretary…
One of the biggest figures from Britain's trade union movement has revealed he is backing Owen Smith for Labour leader because he will ensure the party is more than just a "protest movement". Sir Paul Kenny, the former general secretary of…
A row has broken out between the rival campaigns for the Labour leadership over claims nobody from Jeremy Corbyn's team was willing to turn up to a crucial meeting to discuss hustings events with the party's top official. Kate Green, chair…
