“The pakoras we ate together tasted of solidarity and spice” – one activist’s polling day diary from a key marginal
On June 8 at 11.30pm I arrived home after a day of campaigning. I started to say hello…
Halifax
McDonnell and Trickett attack Tories’ “sick and sneaky” pensioner plans
Labour stepped up its attack on the Tory manifesto today as John McDonnell branded Theresa May’s cuts to…
10 key seats for Labour to defend – and 10 more to target if Corbyn is to win power
In the snap general election Labour will have to focus its resources on the seats where the vote…
Has Labour finished selecting candidates?
With the controversial and drawn out Halifax selection ending at the weekend, the Labour Party now has a…
Holly Walker-Lynch selected as Labour candidate in Halifax
Halifax Constituency Labour Party have selected Holly Walker-Lynch to replace Linda Riordan as the candidate in the constituency.…
Halifax selection – 6 longlisted, shortlist of 3 announced tomorrow
Six candidates have been longlisted for the AWS selection for the Labour-held seat of Halifax. That list will…
Halifax selection will be an All Women Shortlist
Earlier today, outgoing Halifax MP Linda Riordan wrote a letter to party General Secretary Iain McNicol (which ended…
Linda Riordan to stand down as Halifax MP
Labour MP for Halifax Linda Riordan will announce her decision to stand down from Parliament later today. Riordan…
Is this Tory MP quite literally in the pocket of the banks?
It’s often said that the Tories are in the pocket of the banks, but one Tory MP appears…
