News McDonnell: Establishment is out to get us John McDonnell has stepped up his claims that public attacks on Jeremy Corbyn are being orchestrated by “the… Peter Edwards 13th September, 2016, 9:04 am
News Accusations of “purge” rejected as leaked email shows examples of torrid abuse Labour’s General Secretary has emailed members of the party’s ruling body with examples of the kind of abuse that… Conor Pope 2nd September, 2016, 9:32 am
Comment Fears of a “purge” have their roots in NEC decisions and conference controversy Last night, Labour’s general secretary Iain McNicol took the remarkable step of issuing a public correction to what… Conor Pope 26th August, 2016, 3:07 pm
News John McDonnell claims Corbynistas “purged” from leadership contest Tensions between the Labour leadership and party officials appeared to deepen tonight when John McDonnell claimed there had… Peter Edwards 25th August, 2016, 10:11 pm
News Smith campaign calls for two week delay to contest as party officials launch appeal over freeze date Owen Smith’s campaign team has called on Labour HQ to prolong the leadership contest by a fortnight because… Peter Edwards 11th August, 2016, 9:11 am
Comment High Court ruling means we must delay the leadership contest by a fortnight – Smith campaign’s letter to party HQ This is the full text of the letter sent by Kate Green, chair of Owen Smith’s leadership campaign,… Kate Green 10th August, 2016, 6:04 pm
News Corbyn demands party announce leader 24 hours early to prevent clash with Labour Women’s Conference Jeremy Corbyn has called on the party’s top official to bring forward the result of the leadership contest by… Peter Edwards 8th August, 2016, 9:19 am
News Weekly Survey: hustings, splits and mayorships Owen Smith wrote to general secretary Iain McNicol calling on the party to organise many more hustings events… 1st August, 2016, 6:30 pm
News Corbyn and Smith will kick-off debates with first hustings in Wales Members will see Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith go up against each other in the first leadership hustings… Sarah Pine 26th July, 2016, 12:01 pm
Comment “The abuse needs to stop” – the full warning issued by Labour’s top official Iain McNicol, general secretary of the Labour Party today promised clampdown on abuse. In a statement he said: “Over the… Iain McNicol 25th July, 2016, 12:20 pm