‘They don’t always get what they wish for: A history of how Labour elects its leaders – and when reform goes wrong’
We are now in the season before conference, when ideas are floated to test support before delegates gather.…
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Starmer’s beergate gamble underlines the contrast between him and Johnson
Keir Starmer has staked his political future on the outcome of the police investigation into ‘beergate’. In a press…
Revolution at the NEC slashes the odds on a left-wing successor to Corbyn
The revolution in Labour’s structures has begun – even if the walls have not yet been torn down.…
Join Labour and put Corbyn in Downing Street, Momentum tells supporters
Momentum today called on its supporters to join the Labour Party and support Jeremy Corbyn’s “common sense” policies…
Why Bill Clinton was right about voters’ anger over austerity – and how Corbyn shook up the political establishment
I watched the first televised hustings of the 2015 Labour leadership contest with a friend who had just…
Leadership rivals in fresh tussle over fear over heavy general election loss
A fresh war of words has broken out between Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn after the challenger…
Smith: Labour’s values are vital but party is at its furthest from power for 50 years
Owen Smith has warned Labour members that the party is further from winning power than at any point…
Saving Labour in bid to bolster union vote for Owen Smith
Saving Labour is trying to rally centrist trade unionists to sign up for a vote in the Labour…
The coup was a mess and now the £25 fee makes it harder for low income voters to have their say
Politics is a closed shop. This is one of the messages of the current Labour leadership contest, in which…
Skipping the Trident vote is ducking responsibility, Watson tells MPs, as he confirms he will stay on as deputy
Tom Watson has admitted Labour’s splits over Trident mean the party has been left in “not a great position” but…
