Sunday Conference diary: Rayner’s great speech, Streeting’s crowded days, and saying farewell to Derek
Getting down to business Conference has officially opened with the passing of the Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC)…
Alistair Darling
‘The media shouldn’t wait until MPs die to delve into their backstories’
Reading through the tributes to Alistair Darling last week, it occurred to me that the only time you…
‘Decency, wisdom and wry humour’: Tributes paid to Alistair Darling
Tributes have been paid by leading politicians to the “decency”, “wry humour” and “wisdom” of the former Labour…
Sarwar secures former chancellor Alistair Darling’s backing in leadership race
Scottish leadership contender Anas Sarwar has secured the backing of the former chancellor Alistair Darling. Sarwar, whose only…
If Labour is to govern again then it must defend its response to the financial crisis
For as long as there is a debate about the financial crisis then there must be voices willing…
‘We’re going to run out of money in the afternoon’: 10 years on, Alistair Darling remembers the onset of the great crash
Alistair Darling has defended the actions of the last Labour government at the height of the banking crisis…
Who will lead the Unionist campaign for Labour in Scotland this time around?
Barely three years ago an alliance of senior Labour figures helped see off an intense campaign for Scottish…
McDonnell seizes on IFS report to warn Brexit would spell “disaster” of more austerity
A vote to leave the EU would be a “disaster”, John McDonnell has said today as the independent…
New Labour figures throw weight behind In campaign
Major New Labour figures are throwing their weight behind the campaign to keep Britain in the EU, with…
We must learn the lessons of the Scotland referendum and preserve a Labour voice in the EU vote
The referendum campaign is finally underway. No – you’re not the only one to ask. I also thought…
