New grammar school will harm social mobility says Powell
Lucy Powell has attacked the government’s decision to approve the first selective school in 50 years, accusing David…
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Who abstained on the fiscal charter?
21 Labour MPs abstained on the Charter of Budget Responsibility vote tonight. Labour had been planning on voting…
Former Labour minister says deselections could trigger by-elections
A prominent backbencher who faced local battles with Militant in the 1980s has said that if any Labour…
McDonnell seeks to clarify fiscal charter decision ahead of Commons vote
John McDonnell is today putting in effort to explain his u-turn on George Osborne’s fiscal charter, which will…
Benn sets out possibility of Labour support for Syria intervention
The “need for action” in Syria has become “much more pressing” since the start of Russian airstrikes in…
Weekly Survey: Momentum, fiscal charter and the Privy Council
Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn have formed a group called Momentum, which says it will organise to campaign on…
Corbyn claims victory after Cameron u-turns on Saudi prison deal
Jeremy Corbyn is this afternoon celebrating the news that the Government has cancelled a £5.9m prisons contract with…
Full text: McDonnell’s letter to Labour MPs on opposing fiscal charter
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell yesterday sent a letter to Labour MPs informing them that the party would now…
Labour reversal: McDonnell says party will now oppose fiscal charter
Labour will now oppose the Tories’ fiscal charter when it comes to a Commons vote later this week,…
Diane Abbott says pro-intervention MPs should pressure Cameron to get UN mandate on Syria
Shadow International Development Secretary Diane Abbott has criticised the prospect of Labour MPs voting for military action in…
