Luke Akehurst: The threats facing Labour are worse than in the 80s but the party’s centre-left is in a better state
Things are worse for Labour than in the early 1980s is the lament from many on social media.…
Diane Abbott
Labour’s big players know we must debate immigration – but party must resist the lure of the right’s post-truth populism
Immigration is a topic no one in Labour really relishes discussing. In this post-truth era, where facts no longer…
Diane Abbott: Labour will close the gap in the polls under Corbyn
Labour will close its vast deficit in the opinion polls under Jeremy Corbyn, one of his leading allies…
Two bad by-election defeats but only Labour has answers for voters worried about Brexit, immigration and austerity
Today there is fresh concern that Labour faces a damaging squeeze on one side from UKIP, in Labour’s heartlands,…
Yvette Cooper launches committee probe on immigration with pledge to hold town hall meetings across Britain
Yvette Cooper is to lead a group of MPs on a tour of Britain to better understand the…
Diane Abbott: Students need to be taken out of immigration targets
Students must be removed from the immigration target, Diane Abbott said today. The shadow home secretary made the…
Diane Abbott: Foolish to think you can set targets for immigration
“Targets don’t make a difference” to immigrant numbers, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott has said today. “Any politician…
Diane Abbott: Tories made immigration promise they knew they could not keep – Labour will have a fair policy
This is the full response published by shadow home secretary Diane Abbott after new figures showed net migration hitting…
Abbott swings behind Richmond Park candidate before final hustings tonight
Labour’s candidate in Richmond Park faces one of his last chances to win over swing voters tonight when…
Dan Jarvis: Immigration dominates on the doorstep – we cannot let UKIP wipe us out
Backbencher Dan Jarvis has warned that UKIP’s new leader could turn the party into a significant threat to…
