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Stung by accusations they don't have a plan, Labour's rebel MPs have let it be known they could form a breakaway grouping in Parliament and seek to claim the mantle of the official Opposition. You might view it as either pragmatic politics…
Jeremy Corbyn received a boost in the Labour leadership contest today when he won the backing of postal union the CWU. The 190,000 strong union said it is backing Corbyn to stay on because he is a "leader for the millions, not the…
The rival campaigns for the Labour leadership have become embroiled in a war of words over fears centrist MPs could launch a "semi-split" which would see them attempt to claim the mantle of official Opposition in Parliament. John McDonnell…
Two former economic advisors to the Labour leadership have said they do not believe Jeremy Corbyn can win the general election and have swung behind Owen Smith. David Blanchflower, a former member of Bank of England interest rate-setting…
Jeremy Corbyn has told rebel Labour MPs to "think again" if they are considering plans to peel off from the leader and choose their own shadow cabinet to fight the Tories in Parliament. Corbyn, who was holding rallies in Yorkshire over the…
Jeremy Corbyn has today demanded "change" in the workplace for millions of people following high-profile scandals over the business practices of BHS and Sports Direct. The Labour leader said more than six million people earned less than the…
Saving Labour is trying to rally centrist trade unionists to sign up for a vote in the Labour leadership contest before the looming early August deadline. The online initiative, which was set up in an attempt to oust Jeremy Corbyn, told…
A High Court judge is expected to rule today on whether Jeremy Corbyn is automatically on the ballot paper in the Labour leadership election. The senior judge will decide on a claim by a Labour donor that the party "misapplied" the rules…
There are no winners from the row over access to Seema Malhotra's office. The whole episode - from "unauthorised" entry to complaint, television appeal and then staff being cleared - has led to anger on both sides. To members it has…
Aides to Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have been cleared of breaking Commons rules when entering the office of former shadow Cabinet minister Seema Malhotra. John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, told Malhotra there was "nothing"…
Jeremy Corbyn could call for the Labour leadership contest to be put on hold if he loses a crucial court case today and is kicked off the ballot paper. The party's decision to allow Corbyn a place in the vote without requiring a fresh round…
Jeremy Corbyn "doesn't really understand" patriotism, his rival for the Labour leadership has claimed. Owen Smith said Corbyn had a "more metropolitan" attitude and struggles to follow the "socially conservative" stance that gives people…
