News Huge Labour rebellion as 64 MPs defy Corbyn over customs union Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs rebelled last night to support backbench demands for Britain to stay in… Peter Edwards 21st December, 2017, 8:49 am
Comment UKIP hypocrites aim to deepen division with war on “minority rights stuff” UKIP members of the National Assembly for Wales have again generated a lot of media attention, and a… Dawn Bowden 20th December, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment The cruelty of universal credit represents how the Tories betrayed the north The Tory government has failed the north of England on transport links, policing, health, industrial innovation and the… Nazia Rehman 15th December, 2017, 3:36 pm
News Labour picks child poverty expert to unseat Tory Brexiteer Philip Davies An academic and child poverty activist has won the selection to be Labour’s candidate in a former Tory… Peter Edwards 11th December, 2017, 3:18 pm
Comment Neena Gill: Corbyn was right about bankers’ pay – now it’s time to give women the rewards they deserve Some of Jeremy Corbyn’s ideas pass through the same three stages that Schopenhauer said applied to all truths.… Neena Gill 11th December, 2017, 12:00 pm
Comment Jude Kirton-Darling: Tories must quickly learn how democratic trade policy is done Brexiteers may not have much of a clue when it comes to Brexit, but at least they have… Judith Kirton-Darling 10th December, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Denis MacShane: Why Michael Gove’s agenda was behind the PM’s Brexit deal In March, Michel Barnier told me he had offered Britain a two year transition period after April 2019… Denis MacShane 8th December, 2017, 1:00 pm
News Ridiculous and late – Khan, Starmer and O’Grady lead Labour reaction to PM’s deal Figures from across the labour movement have given their take on Theresa May’s deal with EU leaders, which… Peter Edwards 8th December, 2017, 10:55 am
Comment Mike Gapes: The DUP does not speak for Northern Ireland – people there want to stay in the single market This is the speech given by Mike Gapes, MP for Ilford South, in the Commons debate on the… Mike Gapes 5th December, 2017, 11:34 am
Comment May’s migration pledge is a poisoned chalice but Labour can regain public trust Despite consistently making a pledge to cut net migration to the “tens of thousands” from historic highs post-2010,… Thom Brooks 5th December, 2017, 7:00 am