LIVEBLOG: Afternoon round-up
Corbyn is still putting together a new frontbench as speculation rises about the intentions of Angela Eagle and…
Diane Abbott
Abbott: Corbyn will lose confidence motion but triumph among membership
Jeremy Corbyn will lose today’s confidence motion among MPs but is likely to go on to win a…
Corbyn addresses crowd of up to 10,000 on eve of confidence vote
Jeremy Corbyn tonight called on thousands of demonstrators to “stay united for the world we want to live in” at…
John McDonnell: we have a responsibility to the country, not to party squabbles – Corbyn is going nowhere
Amid two shadow cabinet resignations, John McDonnell has said Labour have a responsibility to the country, not to…
Let’s unite behind Jeremy and turn our fire on the Tories
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has been amongst those today seeking to blame Jeremy Corbyn for the EU…
Shadow cabinet rankings: Eagle soars to top of the tree
Angela Eagle has overtaken John McDonnell in LabourList’s shadow cabinet rankings following another impressive performance at Prime Minister’s Questions.…
Why Diane Abbott was right to put a coup in the world’s fourth largest democracy back on the British progressive political agenda
The shocking overthrow of democracy a fortnight ago in the world’s fourth largest democratic nation has been placed…
Diane Abbott: Tories hosting an anti-corruption summit is like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop
Today, with considerable fanfare, David Cameron hosts the UK Anti-Corruption Summit. Like the professional public relations man he…
McCluskey: MPs are setting “false traps” to undermine Corbyn
Len McCluskey has accused some Labour MPs of setting “stupid traps” to undermine Jeremy Corbyn as leader of…
Israeli ambassador attacks left’s “denial” over anti-Semitism… but Diane Abbott fights back against “smears”
The anti-Semitism row engulfing Labour took a new turn today when Israel’s ambassador to Britain said some elements…
