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“Boris Johnson has quietly shelved plans to create up to 20 new Tory peers including a string of party donors until after the coronavirus crisis has passed,” The Times reported in May. Well, so much for that. News that Boris Johnson has…
For most of Labour’s history, our policy has been to abolish the House of Lords or have an elected second chamber. In recent manifestos, we have committed to the creation of an elected Senate of the Nations and Regions. Last week’s…
Jonathan Reynolds, Labour's work and pensions spokesperson, has promised that "there will be no return" by him to the 'undeserving poor' rhetoric used by George Osborne when talking about the social security system. In an interview with…
We recently launched the Labour Together review into the 2019 general election, which was welcomed by groups and activists from across our movement. When we first assembled our commission, we started with the understanding that our review…
In March 1976, Harold Wilson shocked the world by announcing his resignation as Prime Minister. In an address to the cabinet, he said he was handing over to "the most experienced and talented team in this century". That team was shaped by…
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Labour MP John McDonnell at the launch event of 'Claim the Future' on Wednesday evening. Let me welcome you all to this launch of our new project we’ve called “Claim the Future". Thanks for…
Assistant general secretary Steve Turner has secured the backing of United Left (UL) in the race to succeed general secretary Len McCluskey. In an online hustings held by the group on Saturday, he went head-to-head with Howard Beckett…
Kate Green has called for "decent, sensible implementation plans" to get schools and childcare settings back to full capacity, and has accused the government of a "tendency to wash its hands of all of that detail". In an interview with BBC…
Steve Turner has won the backing of United Left, the biggest left-wing organisation within Unite the Union, in the race to succeed incumbent Len McCluskey as the affiliated trade union's next general secretary. The UL group, only open to…
Brighton MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle has quit the Labour frontbench today, citing a “campaign by the right-wing media” against him. His resignation statement, posted on social media channels tonight, reads: “This afternoon I spoke to Keir and…
