Comment Labour Against Brexit: We appeal to MPs to stand up for our party’s basic principles and oppose the article 50 bill This is the full statement published by Jonathon Proctor, chair of Labour Against Brexit, after Jeremy Corbyn imposed… 7th February, 2017, 6:01 pm
Comment Sarah Champion: Brexit is a crucial moment in our nation’s history – so let’s use it to be ambitious on equalities My constituents in Rotherham voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the European Union, but I do not believe… Sarah Champion 7th February, 2017, 4:14 pm
Comment Corbyn’s surprise was the three line whip – now logic demands he stick with it Same as last week then folks? It’s the pre-event cry of a stage show cast or a winning football… Peter Edwards 6th February, 2017, 11:22 am
News Labour MPs hand key backbench role on Brexit to Brussels expert Labour backbenchers have won a voice on Brexit with the creation of a key PLP body. The committee will be able to make policy proposals… Peter Edwards 31st January, 2017, 10:00 pm
Comment Neal Lawson: The Commons vote on article 50 is a moment for kinder and gentler politics – not the crack of the whip Labour is in turmoil over Brexit just as the Stoke Central and Copeland by-elections hove into view. As… Neal Lawson 30th January, 2017, 8:54 am
News Corbyn and Starmer: Our amendments to the Brexit bill to ensure PM gets the best deal for Britain Labour today tabled a series of amendment to the government bill which, if passed, will begin the process… Peter Edwards 26th January, 2017, 5:24 pm
News Corbyn tells Labour MPs to back Brexit bill and imposes three-line whip Jeremy Corbyn has ended the uncertainty over Labour’s stance on the Commons vote on article 50 and vowed… Peter Edwards 26th January, 2017, 1:37 pm
Comment The decline of industry in Stoke, and the Tory threat to manufacturing, shows why Labour has every right to reject article 50 The potteries in Stoke didn’t close because of immigration. They closed because of foreign competition from China and… Dan McCurry 24th January, 2017, 3:00 pm
News Dismay as new poll shows Tories stretching poll lead over Labour The task facing Labour in two by-elections was underlined today when a new poll showed the Tories increasing… Peter Edwards 23rd January, 2017, 12:22 pm
News McDonnell: Labour would back Brexit “compromise” that defends jobs and pay Labour will help deliver a “sensible British compromise” over Brexit, John McDonnell has said, amid uncertainty over how many… Peter Edwards 23rd January, 2017, 9:26 am