News Jo Platt selected for Leigh after strong Burnham backing Councillor and CLP secretary Jo Platt has been selected as the Labour candidate in Leigh, following Andy Burnham’s… 28th April, 2017, 5:35 pm
News Unite activist wins key north east selection A Unite activist and Labour councillor has won the race for a prized north-east seat as the party… Peter Edwards 27th April, 2017, 6:00 pm
News Theresa May will be prime minister, “if the polls are right”, says Tony Blair Tony Blair today refused to say “hand on heart” that Jeremy Corbyn would be the best person to… Emma Bean 27th April, 2017, 11:19 am
News The runners and riders for Hartlepool as Labour aims to see off UKIP A trade union rep and local councillor are among the candidates who could be chosen to defend a… Peter Edwards 27th April, 2017, 9:15 am
News Momentum activist and Better Together chief picked in first wave of PPC selections Labour has named a party official backed by Momentum and the former head of the unionist campaign in… Peter Edwards 26th April, 2017, 6:35 pm
Comment In Labour and the unions we are driven by solidarity rather than selfishness – Ashworth speech to Unison This is the full text of the speech delivered by Jonathan Ashworth, shadow health secretary, speech to Unison’s… Jon Ashworth 26th April, 2017, 11:32 am
Comment The Tories and SNP both plan years more of austerity – Dugdale speech to TUC This is the full text of the speech by Kezia Dugdale, Scottish Labour leader, at the Scottisch TUC… Kezia Dugdale 26th April, 2017, 11:26 am
News Updated: Leigh runners and riders: Former PPCs battle ex-Burnham aide A councillor and former aide to Andy Burnham, as well as a prominent equality campaigner, are among the… Peter Edwards 26th April, 2017, 8:46 am
Comment Sharon Hodgson: Free school meals are a vital part of the fight for a fairer society Earlier this month Jeremy Corbyn announced that, if elected, Labour would introduce free school meals for all primary… Sharon Hodgson MP 26th April, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Labour should forget the polls and use its grassroots army to campaign on its core values every day until June 8 It has been a week since Theresa May called a snap general election. The main Tory election strategy… Khaled Moyeed 25th April, 2017, 6:01 pm