Comment Chancellor’s broken tax promise creates an opportunity for Labour – now the real party of the workers must seize it The chances of an early election just moved from low to infinitesimal. And Philip Hammond’s bold decision to… Peter Edwards 9th March, 2017, 9:32 am
Comment Sarah Champion: Forget about blokes and beer – today women are achieving real change in the trade union movement This is the full speech delivered today by Sarah Champion, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, at… Sarah Champion 8th March, 2017, 4:07 pm
Comment “A Budget of utter complacency” – Corbyn’s attack on today’s Tory tax rises This is the full speech by Jeremy Corbyn in response to the Budget. Mr Deputy Speaker, this was… Jeremy Corbyn 8th March, 2017, 3:36 pm
Comment Budget verdict: Tory injustice fires up Corbyn but Spreadsheet Phil’s jokes cannot conceal reality of a divided Britain If being leader of the opposition is the toughest job in politics, as is often said, then this… Peter Edwards 8th March, 2017, 3:24 pm
Comment John McDonnell: This is an economy run by a Tory Party committed to fat handouts for the richest and cuts for the rest Today, Philip Hammond will deliver his first spring Budget. He has insisted for weeks that there will be… John McDonnell 8th March, 2017, 8:34 am
Comment Unite: Whatever Hammond says today, the Tories refuse to reverse the cuts hitting women and the poor the hardest As the chancellor, Philip Hammond, gets ready to deliver his Budget today, he would do well to remember… Gail Cartmail 8th March, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Len McCluskey: As the Tories press on with brutal austerity, the crisis in our public services can no longer be contained The omens ahead of tomorrow’s Budget are not good. Last week the business select committee warned that the… Len McCluskey 7th March, 2017, 3:00 pm
Comment Chuka’s vision of a “Labour alternative” shows how we can take the fight to the Tories and win from the centre ground Chuka Umunna’s essay The Labour Alternative is the most comprehensive account of Labour’s purpose since Jon Cruddas’ 2013… Adrian Pabst 7th March, 2017, 2:15 pm
News Umunna: The prime minister can’t settle for anything less than single market access and reformed free movement It is not too late for the prime minister to push for full participation in the single market… Emma Bean 7th March, 2017, 11:42 am
News McDonnell distances himself from claim of “soft coup” against Corbyn John McDonnell has expressed regret for his claim that centre-left Labour MPs were carrying out a “soft coup”… Peter Edwards 7th March, 2017, 8:55 am