News Labour, the SDP and a controversial split – surviving members of the Gang of Four talk Corbyn as they come together again To many in Labour they are one of the main reasons why the party plunged to two election… Peter Edwards 9th March, 2017, 5:30 pm
News Two major unions swing behind local MEP in Manchester Gorton selection race The race to be Labour’s candidate in the Manchester by-election intensified today when a local MEP won the… Peter Edwards 9th March, 2017, 1:12 pm
Comment Gerard Coyne: No more shelf stacking apprenticeships to exploit the young – let’s have real industrial partnerships instead When is an apprenticeship not an apprenticeship? When it’s an excuse for big companies to employ young people… Gerard Coyne 9th March, 2017, 12:30 pm
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