Budget speech verdict: Tough gig for opposition leader but Corbyn captures the mood of austerity Britain
This was the Budget when Brexit came home to bite. Growth forecasts downgraded for the next three years…
Brexit
Shock poll puts Labour four points behind Tories as Hammond fights for survival
Labour has fallen behind the Tories according to a surprise new poll published this week. Jeremy Corbyn’s party…
Mike Amesbury: Look up from your spreadsheet Phil – and look north
This is the penultimate one of a series of articles by MPs, trade unionists and Labour activists in…
John McDonnell: Forget the gimmicks – chancellor needs to change direction
This is the full statement published by John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, in the run-up to today’s Budget.…
TSSA chief and Labour MPs swing behind pre-Budget austerity protest
Labour MPs, activists and a senior trade union leader demanded an and to austerity and greater investment in…
Labour Brexit row as leadership join Tories to sink Murray’s customs union plan
Senior Labour backbenchers have rallied to the defence of Ian Murray after the former shadow cabinet minister’s attempt…
Frances O’Grady: The proof that public sector pay cap is harming our economy
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on Wednesday. On public…
Kevin Brennan: The Tories face a creative test in Wednesday’s Budget
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on Wednesday. The creative…
Budget boost as Corbyn and McDonnell cut Tory lead on the economy
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have closed the gap on the Tories over who is most trusted to…
Europe is the political battlefield where Scotland and England’s left can join forces to smash down the doors of No 10
Nobody knows for certain where the majority of the British public stands with Brexit. It was nearly 50/50…
