News Weekly survey: Copeland campaign, executive pay and regional visas Applications have opened for the chance to be Labour’s candidate in the Copeland by-election. As local members begin… 5th January, 2017, 6:00 pm
News Chuka Umunna: Migrants must take compulsory English lessons New migrants must learn English before they arrive in Britain or enrol in compulsory classes, a group of… Emma Bean 5th January, 2017, 11:15 am
News Tony Blair injects £9m into policy unit to tackle the “populism of left and right” Tony Blair has handed £9m of the proceeds from his business empire to fund his new institute to… Emma Bean 5th January, 2017, 9:40 am
Comment Come to parliament and explain why Britain’s EU rep has resigned – Keir Starmer’s letter to David Davis This is the letter that Sir Keir Starmer has sent to David Davis today over the resignation of Sir… Keir Starmer 4th January, 2017, 3:40 pm
Video Huge chunks of Britain’s rail system are now owned by foreign governments – it is time to take back public control This is the campaign video published by rail union the TSSA to highlight how passengers on Britain’s privatised… 4th January, 2017, 12:30 pm
News Ashworth kickstarts Copeland campaign with fresh attack on Tory plans to impose more austerity on local hospital Plans to impose more cuts on hospital services put cash before care, Labour said today as it aimed… Peter Edwards 4th January, 2017, 8:54 am
News Gwynne pledges fightback as Corbyn asks him to spearhead Copeland by-election bid Jeremy Corbyn has handed the task of defending Labour’s narrow majority in the Copeland by-election to a… Peter Edwards 3rd January, 2017, 4:17 pm
Comment Labour must be the champion of small business amid the turmoil of Tory Brexit On your marks. Get set. The race towards Brexit is about to begin. Subject to the Supreme Court’s… Simon Pitkeathley 3rd January, 2017, 3:30 pm
Comment Fabians: Labour has no chance of winning outright – it will have to get used to the idea of working alongside other parties The politics of 2016 may have been frenetic but now an uneasy calm has descended on the Labour… Andrew Harrop 3rd January, 2017, 12:00 pm
Comment Luke Akehurst: The darkest hour comes before dawn – Labour’s best days electorally can still be ahead of it I’ve been here before. That point where everything looks politically hopeless and people start to mutter about having… Luke Akehurst 3rd January, 2017, 8:53 am