News McDonnell joins Copeland candidate to highlight party’s £500bn spending pledge John McDonnell has promised a Labour government would invest in Cumbria’s struggling infrastructure as part of a planned… Peter Edwards 6th February, 2017, 3:31 pm
News Angry Labour MPs vow to boycott Donald Trump address to parliament A growing number of Labour MPs have pledged to boycott any address to parliament by Donald Trump. Trump’s… Emma Bean 6th February, 2017, 12:58 pm
News McDonnell: MPs could boycott a Trump address to parliament Labour MPs could boycott an address to parliament by Donald Trump, John McDonnell said today. The shadow chancellor… Emma Bean 5th February, 2017, 12:50 pm
Comment John McDonnell: We face huge challenges in Brexit, Trump and climate change but together we can build a fairer economy “That’s your bloody GDP. Not ours” That’s how one member of the audience responded to a respected economist’s… John McDonnell 4th February, 2017, 6:10 pm
News Donald Trump shouldn’t get a state visit to Britain – reader survey results The new president of the United States should not be welcomed on a state visit to Britain, LabourList… Emma Bean 4th February, 2017, 8:00 am
News Abbott’s missed vote on article 50 was not down to “Brexit flu”, insists McDonnell John McDonnell has denied Diane Abbott was suffering from “Brexit flu” after she missed the historic vote on… Peter Edwards 2nd February, 2017, 12:21 pm
News Labour reshuffle set to take place in middle of next week, John McDonnell suggests Labour’s latest reshuffle will not be completed until the middle of next week, John McDonnell indicated today. The… Emma Bean 2nd February, 2017, 10:30 am
Comment Tom Watson: Technology gives us an exciting future – but it would be negligent if we didn’t consider the risk to workers This is the full speech delivered by Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader, at the Co-operative Party economy conference this… Tom Watson 29th January, 2017, 10:27 am
News A “titan” of parliament from the miners’ strike to Iraq – Corbyn, Dugdale and colleagues pay tribute to Tam Dalyell Leading Labour figures including Jeremy Corbyn and Kezia Dugdale have paid tribute to the former MP Tam Dalyell,… Peter Edwards 27th January, 2017, 8:38 am
Comment Let’s use Labour’s plain-speakers to expose the ugly reality of UKIP politics Paul Nuttall, leader of UKIP, comes across as man entirely without charm – but Donald Trump demonstrates that… Dan McCurry 26th January, 2017, 12:24 pm