Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott address anti-austerity demonstration
Jeremy Corbyn, one of four people in the running to be Labour’s next leader, today addressed an anti-austerity…
Diane Abbott
Let’s make London the world’s greenest capital city
This weekend I was pleased to make the shortlist for Labour’s candidate for London Mayor. Major challenges face London…
Six candidates make it onto ballot for Labour’s London Mayor selection
Diane Abbott, Tessa Jowell, Sadiq Khan, David Lammy, Gareth Thomas and Christian Wolmar have all made it onto…
Conservative right-to-buy plans are “criminal”, says Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott has said that the Conservative’s plans to extend right-to-buy is “criminal”. Abbott, who is standing to…
Zac Goldsmith to run for London mayor
Zac Goldsmith has announced he is standing to be the Conservative candidate for mayor of London. The Tory…
Leadership contest: Cooper secures 35 nominations, as 2 MPs withdraw support for Burnham to back Corbyn
Yvette Cooper has become the second leadership candidate who will officially be on the ballot paper. Candidates need…
Jon Cruddas backs David Lammy for London Mayor
Jon Cruddas has backed David Lammy to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor. The Dagenham and Rainham MP,…
Diane Abbott, London Mayoral candidate, accuses Boris Johnson of failing Londoners over toxic air
Diane Abbott, one of the people in the running to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor, has secured…
The eight people vying to be Labour’s London Mayoral candidate
On Wednesday the applications to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor closed. We now have a list of…
Margaret Hodge endorses Sadiq Khan to be Labour’s London mayor candidate
Until she announced she wouldn’t be running, many thought Margaret Hodge had a chance of being Labour’s next…
