Tony Blair’s sports minister enters race for Sheffield mayor as deadline looms
Former sports minister Richard Caborn has entered the race to be Labour’s candidate for mayor of South Yorkshire.…
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Gwynne backing helps power councillor to victory over Momentum candidate
A county councillor with backing from a senior shadow cabinet minister won a tough selection battle in Morecambe…
Momentum will not push for deselection of Corbynsceptic MPs, insists chairman
Momentum will not campaign to deselect “anyone, anywhere”, its chairman has said following mounting fears of claims of…
Former Army doctor beats staunch Corbyn supporter in Shrewsbury selection
An NHS doctor and former Army officer has said Tory policies are driving voters to Labour after she was…
McDonnell and Corbyn’s enforcer aim to kill off rumours of backbench deselections
Labour’s chief enforcer in the Commons has told MPs there is no deselection “hit list” following claims that…
Labour in “much worse” position under Corbyn than in the 1980s, claims Blair
The rise of “extreme elements” within Labour means the party is in far worse shape than under Michael…
Trickett: Corbyn will tackle outsourcing and PFI deals within hours of taking power
Jeremy Corbyn’s government will take action to end the outsourcing “racket” within hours of taking office, the shadow…
Deselection battles could cost Labour the next election, Corbyn told
Divisive battles to de-select Labour MPs could end up handing the next election to the Tories, a former shadow…
Backbenchers hope new poll will trigger Corbyn shift on single market
Labour MPs are increasingly hopeful that Jeremy Corbyn will shift the party’s position on the single market and…
Soft left councillor selected to do battle with Tory knight in Altrincham
A Labour group leader from the soft-left tradition has won the right to take on a senior Tory…
