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Labour has notched up a two point lead in a new opinion poll that delivers a fresh blow to Theresa May. If an election were held tomorrow, Labour could expect 43 per cent support - and the Tories just 41 per cent. The Guardian/ICM survey…
Jeremy Corbyn has appointed 20 shadow ministers - including six who resigned in various revolts against his leadership. LabourList examines what the shake-up means for the leader, his critics, and the party's progress. Coming together…
The Tory-DUP deal agreed upon yesterday should see an extra £68bn of funding for the rest of Britain, if it were to be applied equally, John McDonnell has said. The Tories agreed a deal with the Northern Irish democratic unionist party…
The rail, maritime and transport workers union RMT is on the verge of rejoining the Labour party, it has been reported. The union, which was expelled from the Labour party when Tony Blair was leader, when some Scottish branches chose to…
The abandonment of some of the most regressive policies of the Conservative manifesto in the Queen’s Speech -- foxhunting, grammar schools, the dementia tax, the end of the triple-lock and winter fuel payments -- was a testament to both…
Those who died in the Grenfell Tower blaze were "murdered" by "political decisions", John McDonnell has said. The shadow chancellor has blamed the notion to "view housing as only for financial speculation" as responsible for the deaths in…
The former home secretary Alan Johnson has questioned why Momentum still exists now that Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour party is "very safe". Johnson, who served as a minister in both the Blair and Brown governments, has said "I…
It is the end of an era that will have Corbynistas dancing in the streets and Blairites staring moodily into their lattes. Lord Sainsbury has drawn a line under his funding for Progress, the New Labour think tank, after two decades. It will…
John McDonnell has called on protesters due to demonstrate against the Tories today to remain "peaceful" as activists rallied for a "day of rage". The shadow chancellor had appeared to back the plan to flood central London with up to one…
This is the full statement published by shadow chancellor John McDonnell in response to Philip Hammond's Mansion House speech today. The chancellor has made clear this morning that the message remains the same - austerity will continue. The…
After a big hit of schadenfreude for some on June 8, and a large slice of humble pie for others, the task remains to seriously consider what went so right for Labour in the general election and what must be done now to win a majority. This…
Labour could win backing from the small parties to run a minority administration and displace the Tories' "zombie government", John McDonnell has said. The shadow chancellor said Theresa May's rule was "illegitimate" as the Tory leader…
