News Electoral Commission to investigate Momentum over campaign spending The elections watchdog today opened an inquiry into whether Momentum broke campaign finance rules in the run-up to… Peter Edwards 7th December, 2017, 9:53 am
Comment Michael Hindley: Why a second EU referendum is a dead end for Labour Lately two Labour frontbenchers, Diane Abbott and Barry Gardiner, have hinted at moving towards the Lib Dems’ position… Michael Hindley 7th December, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment PMQs verdict: May in denial as Corbyn searches for a win from the Brexit chaos Time is ticking for Theresa May. It has been a bad week for her after a bad month… Peter Edwards 6th December, 2017, 1:37 pm
Comment Rory Palmer: Hard-right Tory Brexiteers must not scrap student exchange scheme I didn’t do Erasmus and I wish I had. Perhaps when I was younger I hadn’t fully appreciated… Rory Palmer 6th December, 2017, 11:30 am
News Corbyn condemns “grotesque abuse” amid claims British aid sent to Syrian extremists Jeremy Corbyn has mounted a defence of Britain’s overall spending on international aid and demanded answers from Theresa… Peter Edwards 6th December, 2017, 9:28 am
Comment The next election will be decided in super-marginals – so politics and principle demand we give 16-year-olds the vote It would appear that Labour is giving very serious consideration to ensuring our nation’s 16 and 17-year-olds are… Mike Ion 6th December, 2017, 8:30 am
News Momentum chief demands re-run of all Labour councillor selections in London The head of Momentum has swung behind a controversial plan by one of the Corbynista group’s local branches… Peter Edwards 5th December, 2017, 2:00 pm
Comment Mike Gapes: The DUP does not speak for Northern Ireland – people there want to stay in the single market This is the speech given by Mike Gapes, MP for Ilford South, in the Commons debate on the… Mike Gapes 5th December, 2017, 11:34 am
News “Thousands” of submissions pour in for Labour’s democracy review Labour’s internal democracy review aims to put members “in charge” and hand them a bigger say in campaigning,… Peter Edwards 5th December, 2017, 9:38 am
Comment John Mills: Blair’s stellar electoral record does not give him right to block Brexit It is now clear that Tony Blair, who as prime minister once promised a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty,… John Mills 5th December, 2017, 9:15 am