News Lame, hypocritical and a waste of time – Yvette, Chuka and trade union chiefs react to pared down Queen’s Speech Figures from across the labour movement have given their take on the Queen’s Speech, the content of which was… Peter Edwards 21st June, 2017, 12:53 pm
News Chuka Umunna and Labour MPs demand re-think over single market Labour backbenchers including Chuka Umunna have revived calls for Britain to stay in the single market in the… Peter Edwards 20th June, 2017, 12:45 pm
News Corbyn: Theresa May’s “no deal” approach to Brexit could be a disaster These are extracts from the speech given on Brexit by Jeremy Corbyn in Basildon today. On leaving the… Peter Edwards 1st June, 2017, 2:07 pm
Comment We enjoy the humiliation of the other side – so let’s bolster our Brexit argument because this issue will keep coming back Brexit has disappeared but will reappear with a vengeance after the election. So how did calling an election… Dan McCurry 22nd May, 2017, 1:30 pm
Comment Nick Palmer: Why Corbyn’s critics need the McDonnell amendment As regular readers know, I’m a former Blair-era centrist MP who supported Jeremy Corbyn at the leadership elections:… Nick Palmer 9th May, 2017, 9:00 am
Comment Neena Gill: Starmer’s speech got it right – Theresa May’s white paper shows how dangerous a Tory tax haven Brexit will be When Theresa May called an early general election, she was right to speak about the importance of forming… Neena Gill 30th April, 2017, 7:00 am
News Starmer issues fresh appeal to Labour’s eurosceptics with pledge to deliver Brexit Keir Starmer today aimed to reassure Leave-supporting Labour voters that the party would not block Brexit but said… Emma Bean 25th April, 2017, 1:06 pm
Comment Brexit does not mean whatever Theresa May says – Starmer’s speech This is the full text of the speech that Keir Starmer, shadow Brexit secretary, gave today making clear… Keir Starmer 25th April, 2017, 11:35 am
News Labour will rip up Tories’ Brexit white paper, pledges Keir Starmer Labour will today pledge to rip up the Tories’ plan for Brexit as it aims to answer critics… Peter Edwards 25th April, 2017, 8:47 am
Comment We don’t need collective responsibility on Syria – let Labour’s hawks and doves debate how to deal with Assad The doves versus the hawks are once again debating in Labour. It is worth considering our recent history… Dan McCurry 10th April, 2017, 12:30 pm