News Angela Eagle launches leadership bid with pledge to pull Labour out of “dark times” Angela Eagle today urged Labour supporters to choose “hope not grievance” as she launched her bid to oust… Peter Edwards 11th July, 2016, 1:53 pm
News Burnham: Mayors can be a “beacon of social justice” in the face of Tory cuts Andy Burnham has said Greater Manchester could be a “beacon of social justice” for the rest of the UK,… Sarah Pine 11th July, 2016, 1:00 pm
News Angela Eagle sets out leadership pitch in “battle to heal party” Angela Eagle today kicked off her challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, saying that her priority is to “heal”… Conor Pope 10th July, 2016, 1:07 pm
News Labour prepares for leadership contest as crisis talks break down Labour is on course for a new leadership contest, after deputy leader Tom Watson called off talks aimed… Conor Pope 9th July, 2016, 5:17 pm
Comment “This is our party! I’ve been in it for 60 years, I’m not leaving it to anybody!” – Neil Kinnock’s speech to the PLP Lord Kinnock addressed the Parliamentary Labour Party on Monday evening, telling MPs Jeremy Corbyn must step down as… 8th July, 2016, 9:41 am
News Owen Smith puts leadership challenge on hold as talks continue amid fears of Labour split The prospect of a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership receded today as one of the MPs tipped to take him… Conor Pope 7th July, 2016, 11:45 am
News Blair: it would have been “far better” to challenge reports of WMDs in Iraq Tony Blair has said he should have challenged intelligence reports Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction in the run-up… Sarah Pine 7th July, 2016, 11:25 am
News Elections chair Trickett tells Momentum rally: “We will not be broken” Around 1,500 people last night attended a short-notice Momentum rally in London to show their support for Jeremy… Conor Pope 7th July, 2016, 10:01 am
News From “Parliament was not misled” to a “litany of failures” – key Labour figures past and present react to Chilcot The Chilcot report, released today, contains strong criticism of Tony Blair and his government, as well as the intelligence agencies… 6th July, 2016, 5:14 pm
News Emma Reynolds asks watchdog to look into Momentum’s funding A senior Labour backbencher has called on the electoral watchdog to investigate the finances of Momentum, the controversial… Peter Edwards 6th July, 2016, 10:06 am