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Tony Blair has announced his return to British politics, two decades after he led Labour to its greatest ever victory, in a bid to fight against Brexit. The former prime minister ruled out coming back to the House of Commons but said he…
Jeremy Corbyn cast doubt today over his willingness to ever use the Trident nuclear weapon as he pledged Britain would be a different type of country if he was elected prime minister. The Labour leader said he would not launch a "first…
"The first job is to excite people. It is a new beginning for Greater Manchester – we're on the verge of a great era here." Andy Burnham was looking to the future when he met LabourList after speaking at a think tank event on healthcare…
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has spoken of his regret about the Sheffield rally in 1992 when the party seen as triumphalist days before a surprise defeat. The pre-election event, held 25 years ago and one week prior to a electoral win…
To many in Labour they are one of the main reasons why the party plunged to two election defeats in the 1980s, paving the way for a decade of Thatcherism. To some in the centre, however, the Gang of Four were principled politicians who…
Jess Phillips was as outspoken as ever when I sat down with her to talk about politics, feminism and her excellent new book Everywoman. Phillips gained prominence when she told Diane Abbot to “f*** off” at a meeting of the Parliamentary…
Tom Watson admits that he has had to watch key decisions on Labour's electoral strategy from the sidelines in the aftermath of the leadership battle last summer. Watson, deputy leader and shadow culture secretary, has said that he is not…
The shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has spoken about his father’s alcoholism in an interview with the Guardian and called for more to be done to tackle excessive drinking. “I remember him falling over when he picked me up at the…
Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of behaving like Henry VIII because of her refusal to commit to putting a final Brexit deal to a vote in parliament. Here is what else we learned. 1. Despite pressure from Labour MPs, Corbyn remains…
UKIP does not pose a substantial threat to Welsh Labour "at the moment", but this could change, Carwyn Jones has said. The Welsh first minister was scathing about Neil Hamilton, the disgraced former Tory MP who now leads Welsh UKIP. He said…
Tony Blair today ruled out a return to frontline politics but claimed the Labour Party had been "captured by the far left" for the first time in its history. The former prime minister said there was "just too much hostility" for him to…
Late Labour MP Jo Cox had "personally" felt a recent shift in politics that had led to a focus on division and an increase in abuse before her death, according to her husband Brendan. Despite her natural optimism, she had been aware of an…
