Luke Akehurst: The blunt truth – Labour’s vote has fallen in most parts of Britain
At the end of September and in March this year and December 2015 I reviewed Labour’ s performance in local council…
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Dawn Butler: As a female, working-class, Afro-Caribbean, trade unionist MP I want to smooth the way for those who follow
The Outsiders report released today by the Fabian Society on improving BAME representation in the Labour party deserves…
Clive Lewis: Grayling’s calls for a strike ban are a smokescreen to hide his own failings in the run-up to Christmas
This is the full statement published by shadow business secretary Clive Lewis on the latest wave of industrial…
Corbyn: May’s isolation in Brussels reveals the scale of Tory chaos over Brexit
This is Jeremy Corbyn’s full response to Theresa May’s Commons statement on the Council of Europe. Mr Speaker, I…
SNP austerity will hit the vulnerable – but Sturgeon won’t ask the rich to pay more, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader writes
For many people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, their first real encounter with Nicola Sturgeon was during…
“We must defend the principles that brought Corbyn two victories” – Ken Loach on why he is backing McCluskey for Unite
This is the statement published today by filmmaker Ken Loach on the contest for the general secretary’s position…
Provide urgent cash for social care crisis and you can still hit deficit targets – McDonnell’s letter to Hammond
This is the letter sent today by shadow chancellor John McDonnell to Philip Hammond, his opposite number, over…
Paul Blomfield: Tory chaos over Brexit will hit science and damage our economy
Science doesn’t respect borders. It sounds obvious, but to cure more diseases and develop cutting edge technologies we…
Britain didn’t vote to be worse off – Labour must demand a second referendum
A recent YouGov poll concluded that voters won’t accept a Brexit that leaves them worse off. Those regions…
Teresa Pearce: Not a shred of evidence that an oath of allegiance to British values would help multicultural communities
This is the full statement published by Teresa Pearce, shadow secretary of state for communities and local government, after…
