Comment Inside the room as party prepares for snap election – Alice Perry’s latest NEC report The Labour national executive committee (NEC) met that day after the general election was announced to discuss candidate… Alice Perry 21st April, 2017, 5:30 pm
Comment As France goes to the polls the left-wing candidate could give Corbyn a model for winning power with principles On Sunday, Corbyn’s Labour Party could receive an unexpected boost. If Jean-Luc Mélenchon qualifies at the first round… Benoit Martin 21st April, 2017, 4:30 pm
News McCluskey beats challenger Gerard Coyne to win third term running Unite Len McCluskey has been re-elected as head of Unite, Britain’s biggest trade union. The sitting general secretary and… Peter Edwards 21st April, 2017, 4:07 pm
News Blair warns over Tory “landslide” and Brexit delivered “at any cost” Tony Blair today said the Tories are on course for re-election as he called on Britain to reject… Peter Edwards 21st April, 2017, 3:00 pm
Comment Elections are about the future: why Labour had to rule out a second EU referendum It was the one thing everyone was talking about this morning (apart from the election, Corbyn’s war on… Peter Edwards 21st April, 2017, 9:30 am
News Tory schools failure means children “crammed in like sardines”, says Corbyn The Tories have broken their promises on class sizes and allowed overcrowding in schools to become normality, Jeremy… Emma Bean 21st April, 2017, 9:09 am
News Council by-elections: Labour holds Chester ward but loses London seat to Tories Labour has retained a council seat in Chester with nearly 60 per cent of the vote on a… Peter Edwards 21st April, 2017, 8:29 am
Comment May’s rejection of TV debates just the latest example of her effort to stifle dissent Theresa May probably had a whole host of reasons for calling an early general election on June 8 but… Mark Brophy 21st April, 2017, 7:00 am
News Former shadow cabinet minister Michael Dugher to quit the Commons Michael Dugher, the former shadow cabinet minister and a prominent critic of Jeremy Corbyn, has added his name… Peter Edwards 20th April, 2017, 10:11 pm
News Thursday 10pm: Which Labour MPs have said they will stand down at the election? Tom Blenkinsop, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Alan Johnson, Hull West and Hessle Iain Wright, Hartlepool Andrew Smith, Oxford… Peter Edwards 20th April, 2017, 10:00 pm