From “Parliament was not misled” to a “litany of failures” – key Labour figures past and present react to Chilcot
The Chilcot report, released today, contains strong criticism of Tony Blair and his government, as well as the intelligence agencies…
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Chilcot: what will happen when the Iraq report finally comes out?
Tomorrow the Chilcot Report will be released. It was set up to examine the decision to invade Iraq…
Former Eurosceptic Labour grandees explain why they’re campaigning to stay IN
Five Labour grandees, who previously campaigned for Britain to Leave the EU in the 1975 referendum, have penned…
Jack Straw cleared after lobbying sting
Former Cabinet minister Jack Straw has been cleared by the Parliament Standards Commissioner for his conduct in a…
Labour’s future? An independent Scottish party and a Lib Dem merger
Labour could either set up a separate Scottish Party and even merge with the Lib Dems, under proposals…
Weekly Survey: MPs’ second jobs, railway renationalisation and Ed Miliband
This week started off with something of a 2010 throwback; the words ‘cash for access’ were splashed across…
Miliband calls for MPs to be banned from paid consultancy positions, following Straw allegations
In the wake of allegations against Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind, Ed Miliband has called for MPs to…
Jack Straw suspended from Parliamentary Labour Party over ‘cash for access’ scandal
Jack Straw – the former Foreign Secretary and Labour’s longest serving Cabinet Minister – has been suspended from…
Jack Straw and Tessa Jowell will enter Lords after election
Former Labour ministers Jack Straw and Dame Tessa Jowell will both become members of the House of Lords…
I was “never ever complicit” in illegal rendition or torture, says Jack Straw
Jack Straw has condemned the use of torture and denied being complicit in the torture of suspected terrorists,…
