Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

Does Labour back another referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU only to avoid a bad Tory deal or no deal? Or does it support a public vote on any Brexit deal, including one that meets its own tests? This isn’t a new debate, but it is…

Peace has broken out across Labour - or some of it. After another election defeat, despite a campaign and result far stronger than many expected, most Corbyn supporters and sceptics are at one in the belief that the party leader will remain…

Tom Watson will warn MPs from across the political spectrum that they risk triggering a fresh wave of voter anger if they appear to be trying to block Brexit. Labour's deputy leader confirms the party will not attempt to halt the triggering…

Labour divisions will be on show again today as MPs take up three contrasting positions on a Commons vote to renew the Trident system. Jeremy Corbyn will be voting against renewal, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry and Shadow…

Tom Watson told Labour MPs this evening that he will meet union leaders tomorrow to persuade them to broker a negotiated settlement with Jeremy Corbyn which would see him stand down. The Deputy Leader told the weekly meeting of the…

Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn MP Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Party Chair and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Tom Watson MP Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for…

Tom Watson has been elected deputy leader of the Labour party with 198,962 votes. Labour announced the results of their leadership election at an special conference in central London this morning. Watson was elected with 50.7% of the vote…

Stella Creasy is the favourite to win Labour's deputy leadership contest among LabourList readers. This week's survey, the last before the results are announced this weekend, saw Creasy come top in the deputy leader question with 34% of the…

This article is written by Debbie Abrahams MP, Kate Green MP, Wes Streeting MP and Catherine West MP The drama of the Labour Leadership race is in danger of stifling attention on another really important decision all of us Labour members…

Here we are. Finally. The last week of Labour's leadership, deputy leadership and London mayoral contests. We'll know the results of the final race in the list on Friday morning, while the outcome of the other two elections will be…

This article is written by Simon Blackburn, Helen Hayes, Cat Headley and David Rees With the frenzy of this leadership campaign, the fact that we have elections in May next year has gone under the radar. The 2016 elections are going to be a…

When I joined the Labour Party in 1979, age 17, I had no idea that for the next 18 years, Labour would be in opposition to a Tory government. As a young activist, I seemed to be on a different demo every week. Thatcher was in power and…