List of biggest current Labour donors revealed as party lags Tory fundraising
Labour has received hundreds of thousands of pounds from wealthy individuals and trade unions, according to figures released by the Electoral Commission.
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Spending Review: Poll reveals members’ priorities as 1 in 4 back defence cuts
More than a quarter of Labour members want to see the government make savings from defence spending in the Spring Statement, exclusive polling for LabourList has revealed.
New welfare cut fears over winter fuel U-turn – as readers say scrap two-child cap
The government's u-turn on winter fuel has sparked fears there could be more welfare cuts amid a scramble for cash as a members poll shows the unpopularity of the two-child benefit cap.
Spending Review: Some MPs resigned to cuts but others warn PLP won’t play ball
Gloom is setting in among Labour MPs amid fears of swingeing cuts to some departmental budgets next week, with one saying they are "resigned" to unavoidable spending restraint but others issuing last-ditch pleas to shake up Labour's fiscal…
‘Blue Labour is an explicit challenge to the neoliberal, capitalist consensus’
We believe that a Blue Labour government could rebuild our country and restore working class faith in our parliamentary democracy, renewing the covenant between the people, the State, and our commitments to one another.
Spending Review: ‘Will the PM keep his five missions front and centre?’
The spending review will reveal not only who gets what, but how this government is going to govern over the next four years. We await it with interest.
Spending Review: Councils demand cash to stave off bankruptcy – and Reform
A string of councils could be left in serious financial difficulties - and Reform could make further gains - without additional funding for local authorities, a leading council leader has warned ahead of the spending review.
Lou Haigh: ‘We need change that spark fights – and a new economic settlement’
Louise Haigh has issued a stark warning in a speech at the soft left group Compass' conference, warning Labour's response to local elections cannot just be "caution" and "doubling down on unpopular decisions".
‘Welfare reform is not a betrayal of Labour values – it’s their fulfilment’
Reform is hard and will involve difficult choices. But we cannot simply wish away the problems the system faces.
‘In the spirit of Tony Benn and Margaret Thatcher – scrap the OBR’
Parmjit Dhanda and Jeremy Mindell argue that the OBR’s powers have exceeded reasonable limits, resulting in perverse decisions that have undermined growth and jeopardised democratic accountability.
‘The reset with the EU must be ambitious if we are to meet our economic, security and other objectives’
If the opinion polls show that public opinion continues its gradual but relentless shift in favour of rejoining the EU, then surely smaller steps, at least, should be easier.
‘Prospect of PM Farage keeps me awake at night’, says leading union chief
A leading trade union boss has said the prospect of Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister keeps him awake at night - and urged Labour to change course to prevent him from entering Downing Street.