Labour reshuffle: appointments at a glance
Shadow Home Secretary – Diane Abbott appointed to replace Andy Burnham, who is going to fight the Manchester…
Emily Thornberry
Abbott named shadow Home Secretary as Sarah Champion completes comeback
Diane Abbott has been promoted to shadow Home Secretary as Jeremy Corbyn continues a shake-up of his shadow Cabinet.…
Brexit talks must not mean Britain becomes “offshore sweat-shop”, MPs and unions warn Theresa May
Leading figures from the labour movement have stepped up the pressure on Theresa May’s uncertainty over Brexit after…
Thornberry: Libya report underlines Cameron’s “legacy of shame”
David Cameron pursued “a hidden goal of regime change” with “no legal basis and no parliamentary approval”, Emily Thornberry…
Corbyn’s Commons seat “to be abolished”, leaked boundary review says
Jeremy Corbyn’s Commons seat is set to be abolished, according to a copy of the parliamentary boundary review leaked today.…
Thornberry accuses Sky News host of sexism after failing “pub quiz”
Emily Thornberry has accused a Sky News presenter of sexism after she failed to answer a “pub quiz”…
Less than one per cent blocked from voting as Labour hits back at “purge” claims
Just 3,000 people have been blocked from voting in Labour’s leadership election, it has emerged, despite claims that a “purge”…
Weekly Survey: Labour leadership contest
This year’s leadership contest has seen Jeremy Corbyn up against Owen Smith. Who do you want to be…
Thornberry says “party hierarchy” is trying to get rid of Corbyn through NEC
Emily Thornberry has accused Labour’s ruling body of trying to “overturn” the result of last year’s leadership contest,…
Don’t let Boris appease the Tory right – a former diplomat writes to Emily Thornberry
Dear Emily, This letter assumes that Britain will have expelled itself from the EU within a few years,…
