Long-Bailey and Rayner picked for top jobs by LabourList readers
LabourList readers back Rebecca Long-Bailey as the next Labour Party leader and Angela Rayner as the next Labour…
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Lesley Laird steps down as Scottish Labour’s deputy leader
Lesley Laird, who lost her Westminster seat in the general election last week, is stepping down as Scottish…
Labour needs an inquiry to understand why it failed
When Labour lost the 2015 general election, Margaret Beckett was asked by the national executive committee (NEC) to…
Labour is supposed to be reflecting, but a leadership race has begun
The Labour leadership election has unofficially begun. Some members of the party’s ruling body, the national executive committee,…
Labour gained just one seat – but many more fresh faces
Labour gained just one seat at the 2019 general election – Putney, in London – but we can…
“I don’t think our narrative was good enough,” says McDonnell
“I don’t think our narrative was good enough – or simple enough,” John McDonnell declared in a Momentum…
The most comforting account of Labour’s defeat won’t be the right one
In a political system dominated by lies, the most damaging are the ones we tell ourselves. Within minutes…
Labour’s most and least successful leaders, now including Corbyn
I have been blogging for 13 years, so there are certain key posts I can update as history…
Post-election survey: Labour’s election campaign and future leadership
Welcome to our latest LabourList survey. Share your thoughts on Labour’s general election campaign, when Jeremy Corbyn should…
John McDonnell set to join Momentum post-election planning call
Labour left network Momentum is set to host a conference call with John McDonnell on Sunday evening in…
