Comment Yvette Cooper, a Labour team player and talented scourge of the Tories, showed us how it should be done Chatting in the pub with some Labour activists, one of them raised the hypothetical question of what would… Dan McCurry 20th April, 2017, 9:30 am
News Jim Dowd becomes eighth Labour MP to call time on Commons career The number of Labour MPs standing down at the election reached eight last night as Jim Dowd signalled… Peter Edwards 20th April, 2017, 8:39 am
News Corbyn: Let’s win this election – and then take on the establishment A Labour government will rip up the rules of the establishment, Jeremy Corbyn will say today. The leader… Emma Bean 20th April, 2017, 12:01 am
News Brexit campaign chief Gisela Stuart to step down from Midlands seat Gisela Stuart sparked the latest Labour selection battle today when she announced she would step down from the… Peter Edwards 19th April, 2017, 9:18 pm
News Labour MPs told to decide on their future by Thursday night as party confirms it will impose candidates for snap election Labour MPs have been told to declare by Thursday evening if they want to stand in the general… Peter Edwards 19th April, 2017, 5:05 pm
Comment Andrew Gwynne: Tories have run this country into the ground – now we must put power back in the hands of the people The Tories have used their seven years in power to run Britain into the ground. In their first… Andrew Gwynne 19th April, 2017, 4:30 pm
Comment PMQs verdict: If May is proud of her record – why no debate? “If she’s so proud of her record, why won’t she debate it?” Jeremy Corbyn had a strong performance… Emma Bean 19th April, 2017, 2:13 pm
News Andrew Smith becomes fifth MP to not stand in forthcoming general Andrew Smith, MP for Oxford East, has confirmed he will not stand in June’s general election. He has… Emma Bean 19th April, 2017, 1:00 pm
News Hull councillors declare intention to compete for Alan Johnson’s seat Two Hull councillors have thrown their hats in the ring for Alan Johnson’s Hull West and Hessle seat.… Emma Bean 19th April, 2017, 11:56 am
News Fight for Hartlepool as Iain Wright becomes fourth Labour MP to confirm he will step down Iain Wright, MP for Hartlepool since 2004, has announced that he will not stand in the upcoming general… Emma Bean 19th April, 2017, 9:37 am