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John McDonnell has rejected claims that Labour will not be debating Brexit at party conference and said members want to "build a consensus" on the topic. He said Brexit wasn't being ignored and said the Labour Party was putting members at…
Tuesday's NEC meeting has helped contribute to a sense of gloom and defeatism among my fellow Labour moderates. It's all over, say the miserablists, Labour will be totally dominated by the hard left for ever. We won't even be allowed to be…
The number of MP and MEP nominations a candidate needs to make the leadership ballot is set to be lowered by the party's ruling national executive committee (NEC). The rule change is thought to make it easier for a left wing candidate to…
It’s two years ago this week that Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the Labour party. Today, with Jeremy as leader, Labour is bigger than ever. We have advanced at the general election, including here in Scotland. Our 2017 manifesto…
Senior figures from across the labour movement have criticised the "pathetic" and "insulting" manner of the Tories' decision to adjust the public sector pay cap. Today Liz Truss, the chief secretary to the Treasury, said police and prison…
Later this month at conference, Labour will finally have an opportunity to put right the uncomfortable truth that we treat crimes against the party more harshly than we do crimes against each other. Standing against the party, supporting a…
John McDonnell and newly-elected Labour MPs will line up alongside musicians such as Soweto Kinch for the Momentum festival of ideas at Labour Party conference. The shadow chancellor is one of a group of left-wing activists who will…
John McDonnell has appeared to shift Labour's position on the single market today by saying he is not "ruling anything out". The shadow chancellor seemed to carve out a different line from Jeremy Corbyn - who on Sunday said Britain had to…
This is the full list of Labour MPs who received donations, or donations in kind, from the RMT union, according to the new entry in the Register of Members' Interests. The union is not affiliated to Labour but its gifts follow bouts of…
Jeremy Corbyn could win a general election, Tony Blair has admitted following months of criticism of the party leader. Blair, who is making a partial comeback to frontline British politics, said it is "possible" Corbyn could sweep into…
The government must reverse its plans to cut corporation tax for big business, which could then fund a pay rise for our emergency services, John McDonnell has urged. McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, offers the suggestion after Theresa…
Labour and the trade unions have angrily criticised David Cameron as a rich, out-of-touch and failed politician after he branded opponents of austerity as "selfish". John McDonnell and a leading figure in Unite both spoke out after the…
