Universal credit chaos shows the Tories see poverty as simply a lifestyle choice
Universal credit has become a parliamentary inconvenience for Theresa May and the Tories. May has struggled to justify…
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PMQs verdict: Corbyn emerges with credit as May plods on in work but not in power
Theresa May cannot get away from universal credit – and Jeremy Corbyn cannot get to it quickly enough.…
Exclusive: New shake-up at Momentum as two top organisers resign
Momentum has carried out a reshuffle of its senior staff following the departure of two of Jeremy Corbyn’s…
Exclusive: Corbyn appoints Jon Trickett to lead preparations for Downing Street
Jeremy Corbyn has stepped up Labour’s preparations for the fall of Theresa May by appointing Jon Trickett to lead…
Momentum: The Tories’ attempt to imitate us is jaw-dropping in its incompetence
Shortly before Conservative “grassroots organisation” Activate was founded I wrote about proposals to create a Tory Momentum, helpfully…
Diane Abbott: Labour will fight the far right and oppose dog-whistle politics
Hate crime is rising. The home office statistics published this week made for alarming reading. There were more than…
We are ready for a devolution deal – but Tories won’t listen, writes council leader
A potential devolution deal for Yorkshire has been gathering pace since 17 out of 20 local authorities formed…
Labour plans new battle on social care after May’s universal credit humiliation
Labour aims to capitalise on its Commons victory on universal credit after it won the right to stage…
Mark Serwotka: Beware the establishment fightback against a Corbyn government
This week Jeremy Corbyn said Philip Hammond, the chancellor, was right to call the Labour party an “existential…
“We have seen seven years of austerity in Europe” – Corbyn speech in Brussels
This is the full speech delivered by Jeremy Corbyn at the Europe Together conference in Brussels today. Thank you…
