Comment It was striking to see Momentum and Progress campaign together – McDonnell at Momentum’s inaugural conference This is the speech that John McDonnell gave at Momentum’s inaugural conference today. “I want to thank Momentum… John McDonnell 25th March, 2017, 5:38 pm
News Labour party membership to dip below half a million Labour’s membership numbers are thought to be around 483,000, with 40,000 people in arrears. These figures suggest membership… 22nd March, 2017, 8:52 am
Video Tensions run high at parliamentary Labour meeting after Momentum claims Last night’s meeting of the parliamentary Labour party saw tensions over the weekend’s fight about Jon Lansman’s comments… Emma Bean 21st March, 2017, 8:40 am
News Tories post 19 point lead over Labour after Budget and NICs U-turn shambles The Conservatives have increased their lead over Labour to 19 points after the Budget and subsequent U-turn on… Emma Bean 20th March, 2017, 2:31 pm
News Tom Watson attacks Momentum for trying to “take control” of Labour Tom Watson has attacked Momentum for trying to “take control of the Labour Party”. Labour’s deputy leader told… 20th March, 2017, 9:31 am
Comment McDonnell: The regions are being robbed of their greatness by Tory economic failure This is the full text of the speech the shadow chancellor John McDonnell gave to the Labour New… John McDonnell 19th March, 2017, 9:58 am
Comment Luke Akehurst: What would a good series of local election results look like? In the run up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election I write… Luke Akehurst MP 18th March, 2017, 3:00 pm
News Philip Hammond’s popularity takes a hammering after ham-fisted Budget The chancellor’s popularity has dropped in the latest polling after the Budget. In a survey taken after his… Emma Bean 16th March, 2017, 3:28 pm
News MEP wins union backing in race to be Manchester MP A Labour MEP in the race to replace Sir Gerald Kaufman in Manchester has today secured support from… Emma Bean 16th March, 2017, 1:16 pm
Comment John McDonnell: Hammond backed down – now the super-rich and the giant corporations must be targeted for tax Phillip Hammond’s u-turn on the £2bn national insurance contributions (NICs) hike for the self-employed will be a relief to… John McDonnell 16th March, 2017, 1:00 pm