“The Tories are just as vicious as they have always been” – John McDonnell speech in Preston
This is the speech given today by John McDonnell, shadow Chancellor, at the TAS Partnership in Preston, an employee…
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Say No to an English Parliament, Alison McGovern tells party
Alison McGovern will today call on Labour colleagues to reject proposals for an English parliament and argue the…
Labour’s newest MP tells PLP to take councils seriously
Jim McMahon, Labour’s newest MP, has criticised the attitude of some in the party for underestimating the importance…
Cuts to Labour councils five times higher than in Tory heartlands
The true scale of how Conservative cuts have been targeted at less affluent Labour areas is revealed today…
Corbyn must run fast to stand still – and hold Labour’s gains from 2012
The figures don’t lie – although they will be endlessly debated. Amid the competing definitions of what ranks…
Corbyn at election campaign launch: “The richest must pay their way”
Jeremy Corbyn is expected to attack the Government for failing to act on corruption and tax avoidance in…
What is a good result for Labour in May? All you need to know…
In the run up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a General Election I write…
This time, Labour councillors are the standard bearers for the ‘moderates’
The levels of discontent in the Parliamentary Labour Party are widely recorded, evidenced by accounts of PLP meetings…
Jeremy Corbyn pledges to give councils “freedom to innovate”
Labour will send out a message during this May’s local election campaign that the party will stand up…
Why we’re calling on Labour councils to champion mental health
Suicide now kills more new mothers and men under 40 in the UK than anything else. Apart from…
