Four days and five big moments for Labour – what we have learnt already in 2017
We are only a few days into 2017 and already there is plenty of which we can take…
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Come to parliament and explain why Britain’s EU rep has resigned – Keir Starmer’s letter to David Davis
This is the letter that Sir Keir Starmer has sent to David Davis today over the resignation of Sir…
Tory trickery on funding will not tackle the social care crisis, writes a Labour mayor
It may have been wrapped up as an early Christmas present for councils, but the £240m fund…
Neal Lawson: Labour’s polling woes show why we need to do a deal with rival parties
It doesn’t matter how much you wish it away, or ignore it, that damned Progressive Alliance idea keeps…
Labour must be the champion of small business amid the turmoil of Tory Brexit
On your marks. Get set. The race towards Brexit is about to begin. Subject to the Supreme Court’s…
Fabians: Labour has no chance of winning outright – it will have to get used to the idea of working alongside other parties
The politics of 2016 may have been frenetic but now an uneasy calm has descended on the Labour…
Luke Akehurst: The darkest hour comes before dawn – Labour’s best days electorally can still be ahead of it
I’ve been here before. That point where everything looks politically hopeless and people start to mutter about having…
Coyne’s campaign is being scripted by the failed plotters in the PLP – Len McCluskey hits back in Unite contest
This is the full statement issued by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey in response to criticism by challenger…
It’s not in the interests of members that the general secretary should spend so much time playing politics – Unite challenger
This is the full statement issued today by Gerard Coyne, challenger for the post of Unite general secretary,…
Last year people took a risk and voted for change – in 2017 employers and politicians must hold their heads up and start to listen
This is the New Year message issued today by GMB general secretary Tim Roache. In generations to come,…
