News Cooper: Labour risks fresh slump in core vote unless it responds to harsher world of work Changes in the workplace and the world of big business means Labour is at risk of losing its… Sarah Pine 27th July, 2016, 3:32 pm
News Smith unveils wealth tax as part of 20 policies to tackle inequality Owen Smith today pledged to deliver “fair employment, fair taxes and fair funding”, as he revealed a manifesto… Conor Pope 27th July, 2016, 1:22 pm
News Owen Smith heads to Orgreave with pledge to appoint minister for workers Owen Smith will today pledge to introduce a Cabinet-level minister for labour to tackle inequality. The leadership challenger… Sarah Pine 27th July, 2016, 9:10 am
Comment Luke Akehurst: Do we choose survival or a descent into sectarian in-fighting? This is a very strange leadership election. It isn’t really a choice about politics, but more one about… Luke Akehurst MP 27th July, 2016, 8:56 am
News Exclusive: Blunkett and union boss launch funding pool to revive grassroots of “mainstream” Labour Lord Blunkett has joined forces with a former trade union general secretary to launch a funding platform to… Peter Edwards 26th July, 2016, 7:00 am
News Sarah Champion returns to shadow minister role after u-turn on resignation A Labour MP who resigned from her frontbench role last month has been given her old job back… Peter Edwards 25th July, 2016, 5:41 pm
Comment “The abuse needs to stop” – the full warning issued by Labour’s top official Iain McNicol, general secretary of the Labour Party today promised clampdown on abuse. In a statement he said: “Over the… Iain McNicol 25th July, 2016, 12:20 pm
News “Words of condemnation are meaningless unless backed up by action” – Labour HQ prepares to kick out abusers Labour’s most senior official has admitted there is “simply too much” abuse in the Labour Party and revealed… Peter Edwards 25th July, 2016, 12:10 pm
Comment From disinterest and fear to hope: why I’m backing Owen Smith for leader I move from being disinterested to frightened about the state of our politics today. From seeing the impotency… Darren Jones 25th July, 2016, 9:12 am
Comment Owen Smith: Three leadership hustings is not enough – let’s have one in every UK region Owen Smith has today written to Jeremy Corbyn asking him to back a plan to hold “at least… Owen Smith 24th July, 2016, 11:01 am