I will vote for Corbyn warts and all – but it is time to end the impasse and share power between the two wings of Labour
I joined the Wembley South Young Socialists just before my 16th birthday in 1960. I had started…
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Weekly Survey: leadership and mayoral elections
After the High Court ruled that Labour should not exclude newer members from voting in the leadership election,…
Soaring turnout and a shift in power: what we learnt from the NEC elections
The results of elections to Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) have been seen as a huge boost to Jeremy…
Smith demands party prolong leadership contest after High Court strikes down ruling on freeze date
Owen Smith has called for the leadership election to be extended following the high court ruling which has…
Momentum organise political festival alongside Labour party conference
Momentum has organised its own fringe festival alongside this year’s Labour Party conference to set out its “positive…
This year has seen too much despair in politics. We need Jeremy Corbyn’s hope
A little over a year ago, Labour committing to decent homes and decent jobs for all would have…
Labour becomes party with largest income after £50m boost last year
Labour was the most profitable British political party last year, taking in over £50 million. The party took £51,153,000 in…
40,000 sign-ups “barred from voting” in leadership contest
Up to 50,000 people could be barred from voting in the Labour leadership contest as the party carries…
Luke Akehurst: We had an election-winning “social movement” 20 years ago – it was called the Labour Party
Twenty years ago I was part of what would now be called a “social movement”. It grew out…
Diane Abbott: I was at the Democrat convention and I saw a party unite behind its properly elected candidate
I have faithfully attended Labour Party conference for over 30 years. But last week I attended my first Democratic…
