Comment The six seats Labour lost on June 8 – and every one of them in a Brexit town There were many positives for Labour on June 8, as it posted a net gain of 30 MPs, but… Emma Bean 19th June, 2017, 4:15 pm
Comment Luke Akehurst: Momentum clutch at straws for an explanation of Copeland – when the fault lies with them It was fascinating to read the litany of excuses for the Copeland by-election defeat put forward by Momentum’s… Luke Akehurst 28th February, 2017, 7:28 am
Comment When I returned to my former Cumbrian home I met a great candidate but saw how Westminster has neglected Copeland “What they have done to the NHS is absolutely criminal”, one voter told me in Copeland. He was… Peter Edwards 22nd February, 2017, 10:00 pm
News Labour’s Copeland candidate aims to win over doubters at nuclear hustings Three of Britain’s largest trade unions will put nuclear power at the heart of the run in to… Peter Edwards 10th February, 2017, 5:22 pm
News Momentum seeks to move on from feuds and help deliver by-election victories Momentum aims to export its mass campaigning effort to the streets of Stoke and Copeland as Labour seeks… Peter Edwards 26th January, 2017, 4:05 pm
News Labour aims to fend off UKIP by completing Stoke selection this week Labour has confirmed it will push ahead with a quick selection process in Stoke in a bid to… Peter Edwards 22nd January, 2017, 11:19 am
Comment As Trump is sworn in there are still reasons to retain the audacity of hope On a day like today, where we see a tangerine misogynist who mocks the disabled and disenfranchised enter… Emma Bean 20th January, 2017, 3:01 pm
News Labour planning to hold both crucial by-elections in late February Labour are planning to hold both key by-elections in Copeland and Stoke-on-Trent central in late February. It has… Emma Bean 20th January, 2017, 12:03 pm
News Activists choose ambulance driver Troughton to be Copeland candidate Labour members have chosen a councillor and former hospital doctor as their candidate in Copeland. Gillian Troughton pulled off… Peter Edwards 19th January, 2017, 10:51 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