News Exclusive: I didn’t quit over plan to hike council tax, says Chris Williamson Chris Williamson has denied he was forced to quit Labour’s frontbench over his controversial plan to raise council… Peter Edwards 12th January, 2018, 9:00 am
News Updated council by elections: Labour’s vote leaps across Tory seats Labour increased its share of the vote in council by-elections last night. The Tories retained all four seats… Peter Edwards 12th January, 2018, 8:44 am
News Labour brings in Rape Crisis to support victims amid Westminster sex scandal Labour has appointed Rape Crisis and set up a helpline to provide independent support for anyone affected by… Peter Edwards 11th January, 2018, 10:00 pm
News Corbyn ally Chris Williamson resigns as shadow fire minister Chris Williamson, the staunch Corbynista MP, resigned from Labour’s frontbench today. The Derby North MP stepped down as… Peter Edwards 11th January, 2018, 3:22 pm
News Corbyn in show of support as former Army major picked to fight South Swindon Labour activists in a middle England target seat have picked a former soldier to take on Tory minister… Peter Edwards 11th January, 2018, 2:48 pm
Comment Jon Trickett: Crisis at Carillion reveals the risks in Tory outsourcing dogma It’s no secret the Tories have been carving up our public services and outsourcing them to private firms… Jon Trickett 11th January, 2018, 2:14 pm
Comment Tom Watson: PM has abandoned all promises made to phone hacking victims This is the full statement published by Tom Watson, deputy leader and shadow culture secretary, after Theresa May… Tom Watson 11th January, 2018, 1:58 pm
Comment As a former nurse I know this is an NHS crisis made in Downing Street It is no wonder that junior doctors are suffering from stress. At the start of 2018 the problem… Catherine Hunt 11th January, 2018, 11:13 am
News No deal hard Brexit could cost Britain 500,000 jobs, warns Sadiq Khan Almost 500,000 million British jobs could be lost if Theresa May walks away from the EU without a… Peter Edwards 11th January, 2018, 9:29 am
Comment The ambiguity cannot last – Labour must either back or block a Tory Brexit Owen Jones wrote a thoughtful article recently in which he defended Labour for accepting Brexit. He covered electoral triangulation,… Gavin Pearson 10th January, 2018, 5:00 pm