Labour must hear cry of the referendum if it is to win back its lost working class vote
On June 24 last year, the day after the EU referendum, I suddenly found myself, along with many…
Jeremy Corbyn
50 Labour MPs and peers join forces to call on Corbyn to fight for single market
A group of prominent Labour politicians including four frontbenchers and former cabinet ministers have raised the pressure on…
Luke Akehurst: From Attlee to Blair – Labour’s most successful leaders and where Corbyn might fit in
I have been blogging for 11 years so there are certain key posts I can update as history…
Christian Wolmar: Tower tragedy must mark a turning point for council cuts
The expression “historic moment” is overused but there is little doubt that we are living through one. It…
Labour won Tory seats with a stirring campaign – but danger lurks in the detail of both parties’ spending plans
General election 2017 (seats won compared with 2015): Conservatives: 318 (-13) Labour: 262 (+30) SNP: 35 (-21) Lib…
McDonnell: Chancellor has confirmed failed austerity will continue
This is the full statement published by shadow chancellor John McDonnell in response to Philip Hammond’s Mansion House speech…
Diane Abbott says she has received “thousands” of messages of support as she makes television comeback
Diane Abbott said today she is back to “fighting fitness” as spoke about her return to the frontbench…
Manuel Cortes: It would be madness for Labour to accept any Brexit deal which quietens our voice in Europe
It’s great to see Labour’s frontbench singing from the same hymn sheet on Brexit whilst the Tories are…
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…
How Corbyn’s message helped Labour reclaim a key marginal seat
After a big hit of schadenfreude for some on June 8, and a large slice of humble pie…
