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Labour’s first conference row has erupted, a little over a week before the start of the gathering in Brighton. A number of policy motions on a green new deal have been submitted to conference by local parties and affiliates. One of these is…
How many additional hours are workers going to have to pick up to make up for the Universal Credit cut? That is the question that Keir Starmer repeatedly put to Boris Johnson this afternoon. The Prime Minister chose not to answer. He…
Care, and how we do it, remains at the forefront of politics. Keir Starmer and his frontbench have highlighted a number of problems with the 'plan' for care set out by Boris Johnson last week. But the Labour leader used a speech to the…
It looked as if Boris Johnson might be getting away with his regressive tax rise and thin ‘social care plan’ that is really an NHS backlog-clearing plan. The rushed vote largely quashed a potential rebellion of Tory MPs and polling had…
The Unite the Union executive committee has voted in favour of refusing to approve Labour general secretary David Evans at conference, LabourList sources have confirmed. "The general secretary shall be elected by party conference on the…
Sharon Graham has won the Unite general secretary election. She took 37.7% of ballots cast and finished 4,863 votes ahead of the next closest candidate Steve Turner, who had been widely considered the frontrunner. Turner secured the…
Unite’s general secretary election is coming to an end. Monday 23rd August is the deadline for votes to be returned to the independent scrutineer, with the result set to be announced on the 26th, but voters must send in their ballot papers…
Polling suggests politicians not seen to be doing enough on climate change face an increasing uphill battle, as there are few 'climate sceptics' across either party or Brexit-voting lines. Opinium research found a majority of Conservative…
Labour's future candidates programme has become a source of controversy within the party today, after it was reported that hundreds of people who may never have been members are being encouraged to stand as candidates. A Labour source told…
Momentum, the left-wing organisation that grew out of Jeremy Corbyn's first leadership campaign, is aiming to expand its supporter base by better engaging non-members, LabourList can reveal. The group currently requires its members to be…
Boris Johnson's sense of humour has given the public another glimpse of the callous nature that lies beneath his jovial, matey exterior. Asked about ending oil and gas exploration during a huddle with journalists on a visit to Scotland, the…
Keir Starmer has challenged the UK Conservative government today to match the August 7th 'pingdemic'-ending date announced by the Labour administration in Wales. In England, the current plan is to change self-isolation rules, allowing…
