Local elections liveblog: Tories win West Midlands mayoralty as Burnham takes Manchester
9pm One final result from earlier – The Tories have won the metro mayor’s post in Cambridgeshire and…
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New shadow cabinet resignation triggers mini-reshuffle for Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn is set to carry out a mini-reshuffle after a key shadow cabinet minister indicated she would…
Increased child poverty, fewer hospital beds, and parents asked to teach maths – the SNP’s achievements in government
As the Scottish parliament debates having a second independence referendum, just a few years after the last “once…
Ashworth: Our NHS is going through the biggest funding squeeze in its history
This is the full speech that Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, gave to the Nuffield Trust today. …
Ukipping on the job Paul? – a recap of the UKIP leader’s shocking week
In what must be Paul Nuttall’s worst week in politics, the UKIP leader and candidate for the party…
Labour vote dips in final council votes of the year
Labour’s vote share slipped slightly in council by-elections this week. In the last round of council by-elections before…
Luke Akehurst: The threats facing Labour are worse than in the 80s but the party’s centre-left is in a better state
Things are worse for Labour than in the early 1980s is the lament from many on social media.…
GMB jubilant after winning “ground-breaking” case against Uber
GMB today claimed a “monumental” victory against taxi app firm Uber when an employment tribunal ruled that drivers…
Nic Dakin: Labour needs to change – call it a Red Shift – if it is to speak for the concerns of the new English working class
As Autumn begins, Labour’s difficult summer falls like last year’s leaves, allowing everyone to focus on the bare tree…
1,000 Labour councillors: Why we are backing Owen Smith to continue the fight against austerity
Update: This letter was signed by 500 Labour councillors on July 26, 2016. It has now been updated…
