Former PM Keir Starmer to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras Former Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as the MP for Holborn and St… Daniel Green 1st September, 2026, 12:16 pm
News Labour loses ground in final polls with May set for majority Labour has dipped slightly in a final set of pre-election polls. The Tories registered leads of between seven… Peter Edwards 8th June, 2017, 8:48 am
Comment Polly Billington: The shame of those who doubt the truth of Diane Abbott’s illness Diane Abbott is, as Stephen Bush recently wrote, an astronaut. She has gone where no-one like her had gone… Polly Billington MP 8th June, 2017, 8:30 am
Comment Bean over Britain: Dan Jarvis on the manifesto, tackling poverty and why the headline on the 10pm news still matters Labour’s Dan Jarvis has been the MP for Barnsley Central since 2011, when a by-election was triggered after… Emma Bean 8th June, 2017, 7:00 am
News Tories post 12 point lead in late poll The Tories have registered a 12 point lead in a major pollster’s final survey of the campaign. Theresa… Peter Edwards 7th June, 2017, 6:51 pm
Comment There are no “Muslim community leaders” – why Labour must make the case for fighting extremism at the grassroots Britain has suffered three terrorist attacks in the last three months. Within hours of the latest attacks in… Rohullah Yakobi 7th June, 2017, 6:00 pm
News Corbyn’s “passion” or Theresa’s taste for “tough decisions” – which party the newspapers backed in this election The Times The Tories – “Mrs May has our vote, but assuming she wins tomorrow it will be… Peter Edwards 7th June, 2017, 5:30 pm
Comment Bean over Britain: Peter Kyle on the progressive alliance, Brexit and some “irresponsible” opinion polls Peter Kyle is up for re-election in the marginal Hove and Portslade constituency he took off the Tories… Emma Bean 7th June, 2017, 5:00 pm
News Abbott vows swift comeback as colleagues rally round over sick leave Diane Abbott has vowed to “rejoin the fray soon” after she temporarily stepped down as shadow home secretary.… Peter Edwards 7th June, 2017, 4:34 pm
Comment Finally we have a manifesto which could allow Labour to win on immigration The Tories have a record on immigration we can use against them – all talk and no action… Thom Brooks 7th June, 2017, 2:30 pm
Comment I have talked about the progressive alliance in the past but this is why I am taking on the Greens’ single MP tomorrow I seem to have caused quite a stir locally because I am standing to be the Labour MP… Solomon Curtis 7th June, 2017, 1:30 pm