Comment May’s rejection of TV debates just the latest example of her effort to stifle dissent Theresa May probably had a whole host of reasons for calling an early general election on June 8 but… Mark Brophy 21st April, 2017, 7:00 am
News Mactaggart hits out at “cruel immigration” rules as she quits Commons Fiona Mactaggart has announced she will quit parliament ahead of the June general election. Mactaggart has been MP… Emma Bean 20th April, 2017, 11:36 am
Comment We’ll take on multinationals and the gilded elite – Corbyn’s first campaign speech This is the full text of the first speech Jeremy Corbyn has delivered in the election campaign. The… Jeremy Corbyn 20th April, 2017, 11:05 am
Comment Yvette Cooper, a Labour team player and talented scourge of the Tories, showed us how it should be done Chatting in the pub with some Labour activists, one of them raised the hypothetical question of what would… Dan McCurry 20th April, 2017, 9:30 am
News Jim Dowd becomes eighth Labour MP to call time on Commons career The number of Labour MPs standing down at the election reached eight last night as Jim Dowd signalled… Peter Edwards 20th April, 2017, 8:39 am
Comment Andrew Gwynne: Tories have run this country into the ground – now we must put power back in the hands of the people The Tories have used their seven years in power to run Britain into the ground. In their first… Andrew Gwynne 19th April, 2017, 4:30 pm
Comment PMQs verdict: If May is proud of her record – why no debate? “If she’s so proud of her record, why won’t she debate it?” Jeremy Corbyn had a strong performance… Emma Bean 19th April, 2017, 2:13 pm
Comment Neal Lawson: Progressive alliance could help Labour take 30 Tory seats The choice is now crystal clear and dangerously imminent: Labour nationally, but especially locally, either works for a… Neal Lawson 19th April, 2017, 9:24 am
Comment Excited, resigned or simply stunned – what Election 17 means for Labour’s tribes After two years of intense debate about the direction of the Labour – and the policies of Jeremy… Peter Edwards 18th April, 2017, 5:15 pm
News Pollsters get it wrong – and Labour is fighting to win, vows defiant Diane Abbott Labour’s weak poll rating can be overturned, Diane Abbott said today, as she accused Theresa May of a “massive… Emma Bean 18th April, 2017, 3:52 pm