Assisted dying: Chief whip to back bill after voting against in 2015
Government chief whip Alan Campbell has told constituents he will back the assisted dying bill, LabourList can reveal.
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Bermondsey Labour MP Neil Coyle has whip restored following suspension
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle has had the Labour whip returned after being suspended from the parliamentary party. Coyle had the Labour whip suspended, as well as his membership administratively suspended, in February last year…
Labour MP resigns and triggers by-election after sexual misconduct finding
Chris Matheson has resigned as Labour MP for City of Chester, triggering a by-election, after the parliamentary watchdog recommended he be suspended from the Commons for “serious sexual misconduct”. The Independent Expert Panel (IEP)…
Alan Johnson confirms he will not run for leader
Alan Johson will not run for leader of the Labour Party, he has confirmed. In an article for The Guardian, Johnson says he doesn't possess the appetite for the role, and that as 64 he feels he is too old for the long-term nature of the job…
Alan Johnson dismisses leadership rumours – again
There have been rumours over the past couple of weeks that some have been calling for Alan Johnson to consider making a leadership bid. We reported earlier in the week that Johnson refuted these rumours and ruled out returning to frontline…
Alan Johnson rules out a frontbench return before the election
Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson has ruled out making a return to the Labour frontbench before the election next year, despite calls from Labour figures such as John Prescott, David Blunkett and Len McCluskey for him to be brought back…
Alan Johnson says Theresa May took “the easy way out” over McKinnon extradition
Alan Johnson's attack on the Home Secretary's decision can be read here, but the thrust of it is: "Theresa May has not reached a brave decision, she's taken the easy way out. The Home Secretary is there to uphold the law; to put justice…
Johnson vs Johnson? Will Alan run for mayor in 2016?
A couple of weeks ago we took a look at some of the names being linked with a tilt at the Labour nomination for the 2016 London Mayoral race. But it seems that one prominent name may have been missing. The auumption was that after choosing…
Tributes to Alan Keen from across the political spectrum
Labour MP Alan Keen has passed away - here are just some of the tributes that have been paid to him today. We'll bring you more as we have them. Ed Miliband MP: “Alan Keen was a decent, generous man and his death is a great loss to the…