News Accusations of “purge” rejected as leaked email shows examples of torrid abuse Labour’s General Secretary has emailed members of the party’s ruling body with examples of the kind of abuse that… Conor Pope 2nd September, 2016, 9:32 am
Comment Young people are sceptical of the division mandatory reselection would bring Whether it’s the word ‘lunatic’ being bandied about, or the leader threatening to call a MP’s member of… Ben Gartside 1st September, 2016, 3:03 pm
News Factional tensions increase as Progress director accuses Momentum of “asset-stripping” the Labour Party The director of Progress has stepped up divisions with rival group Momentum by accusing the group of being… Sarah Pine 1st September, 2016, 12:51 pm
Comment Young people need a Labour leader who wants to win – which is why I’m supporting Owen Smith Maintaince grants abolished, £9k tuition fees with another increase coming over the next few years, an ongoing housing… Jamie Ali 31st August, 2016, 3:00 pm
News Weekly Survey: Labour leadership contest This year’s leadership contest has seen Jeremy Corbyn up against Owen Smith. Who do you want to be… Sarah Pine 30th August, 2016, 6:00 pm
News Bectu to drop affiliation to Labour Party following merger with Prospect Film and cinema union Bectu will drop its affiliation to the Labour Party following a decision to merge… Sarah Pine 30th August, 2016, 4:59 pm
Comment Luke Akehurst: Talk of deselecting MPs is unhelpful in the extreme “Deselection” was a word that was very much in vogue in the Labour Party in the early 1980s… Luke Akehurst MP 30th August, 2016, 9:00 am
News Smith pledges to end “moral scandal” of homelessness in five years Owen Smith has promised to eradicate homelessness over the course of a parliament, with pledges to build new affordable… Sarah Pine 28th August, 2016, 10:52 am
Comment Fears of a “purge” have their roots in NEC decisions and conference controversy Last night, Labour’s general secretary Iain McNicol took the remarkable step of issuing a public correction to what… Conor Pope 26th August, 2016, 3:07 pm
News Union chief challenges Labour over “politically motivated” suspensions The trade union leader suspended from Labour – apparently over social media posts – has attacked the decision… Sarah Pine 26th August, 2016, 2:40 pm