News McDonnell: Budget u-turn shows Corbyn’s Labour winning the argument on austerity Philip Hammond’s humiliating Budget u-turn shows Jeremy Corbyn is pushing back the government against the tide of Tory austerity,… Peter Edwards 16th March, 2017, 1:00 pm
Comment Emma Reynolds: Voters are pragmatic – Labour should not fear a conversation about immigration and national identity The backbench PLP departmental group on Brexit recently welcomed Matthew Goodwin, professor of politics and international relations at the… Emma Reynolds 1st February, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment The decline of industry in Stoke, and the Tory threat to manufacturing, shows why Labour has every right to reject article 50 The potteries in Stoke didn’t close because of immigration. They closed because of foreign competition from China and… Dan McCurry 24th January, 2017, 3:00 pm
News Labour members gather tonight to choose Copeland candidate Labour members are due to pick their candidate for the Copeland by-election after a final showdown between three… Peter Edwards 19th January, 2017, 4:59 pm
Comment Metro Mayor candidate: Tory austerity is eating away at public services This is the text of the speech Sue Jeffrey gave when she won selection to be Labour’s Tees… Sue Jeffrey 6th January, 2017, 4:51 pm
Comment Tory trickery on funding will not tackle the social care crisis, writes a Labour mayor It may have been wrapped up as an early Christmas present for councils, but the £240m fund… John Biggs 4th January, 2017, 3:16 pm
Comment Last year people took a risk and voted for change – in 2017 employers and politicians must hold their heads up and start to listen This is the New Year message issued today by GMB general secretary Tim Roache. In generations to come,… Tim Roache 1st January, 2017, 6:00 pm
Comment I have spent 40 years taking on the establishment, now is the chance for change – Corbyn’s new year message This is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s new year message, published today. I think it’s fair to… Jeremy Corbyn 29th December, 2016, 10:00 pm
News Corbyn: Nobody should be homeless this Christmas in sixth-richest country in the world Jeremy Corbyn has issued a fresh warning of the impact of loneliness at Christmas and the “shocking rise”… Peter Edwards 24th December, 2016, 9:58 am
Comment At this time of year the generosity of ordinary people helps the vulnerable and the lonely – Corbyn’s Christmas message This is the Christmas message published today by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Happy Christmas. I’d like to send greetings from myself and on… Jeremy Corbyn 24th December, 2016, 12:02 am