Yvette Cooper challenges government plan to use aid budget to resettle Syrian refugees
Yvette Cooper has challenged the government’s plans to use the aid budget to help resettle Syrian refugees in…
Labour leadership
Mandatory reselection of MPs is an “inherently intolerant mechanism” says Tom Watson
Today Tom Watson will warn against mandatory reselection of MPs as an “inherently intolerant mechanism”. Watson is one of…
Labour MPs must work with new leader, whoever it is – says Harriet Harman
Harriet Harman, Labour’s interim leader, has urged Labour MPs to “work with” the party’s next leader – whoever…
Andy Burnham pledges to “fight nationalism”
Andy Burnham has pledged to “fight nationalism” if he is elected leader on 12th September. The leadership candidate…
We’re strangling our Party with structures, processes and bureaucracy
During this leadership campaign I have been clear that the Labour Party needs to change – but that’s not just about…
The Labour leadership contest: too much politics and not enough personality
Our recent prime ministers were not elected to lead their parties following general election defeats, and there are…
Labour is in “mortal danger” – “we need to save it again”, says Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson has argued that Labour is in “mortal danger” . In an article in the Financial Times…
Jeremy Corbyn dismisses “hysteria” over his policies and says he’ll defeat the Tories in 2020 with “people’s politics”
Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed the “hysteria” and “deliberate misrepresentation” of his campaign’s policies and said that he is…
Four things Labour’s moderates need to do before the next leadership election
Whatever the outcome of the Labour leadership election one thing is clear, we moderates in the party were…
How to debate
Another day, another unedifying row in the Labour Party’s never ending leadership contest. This time about a suggestion…
