“A Budget of utter complacency” – Corbyn’s attack on today’s Tory tax rises
This is the full speech by Jeremy Corbyn in response to the Budget. Mr Deputy Speaker, this was…
Brexit
Are the self-employed being asked to pay for Brexit? Labour reactions to Budget
With the chancellor Philip Hammond today giving his first, and last spring Budget, in which he has unveiled…
“Incredibly talented” Clive Lewis will soon be back in top team, says McDonnell
John McDonnell has given the clearest hint yet that Clive Lewis could return to the shadow cabinet by…
John McDonnell: This is an economy run by a Tory Party committed to fat handouts for the richest and cuts for the rest
Today, Philip Hammond will deliver his first spring Budget. He has insisted for weeks that there will be…
Weekly survey: Top earners’ tax returns, Brexit and globalisation
In light of the shadow chancellor’s call for greater transparency on tax in order to tackle avoidance and…
Chuka’s vision of a “Labour alternative” shows how we can take the fight to the Tories and win from the centre ground
Chuka Umunna’s essay The Labour Alternative is the most comprehensive account of Labour’s purpose since Jon Cruddas’ 2013…
Umunna: The prime minister can’t settle for anything less than single market access and reformed free movement
It is not too late for the prime minister to push for full participation in the single market…
McDonnell distances himself from claim of “soft coup” against Corbyn
John McDonnell has expressed regret for his claim that centre-left Labour MPs were carrying out a “soft coup”…
Labour is the natural friend of small businesses but the uncertainty of Brexit demands the country do more for SMEs
Labour has in the past been tacitly and even directly accused of being inherently anti-business. The party has been…
Hilary Benn: I’m not standing to be leader of the Labour party
Hilary Benn today played down suggestions he could one day stand in a Labour leadership contest as he…
