News May calls general election for June 8 as she ramps up attack on Labour Theresa May today stunned the nation by calling a general election for June 8. She made the biggest… Peter Edwards 18th April, 2017, 11:08 am
News Corbyn’s row with backbencher overshadows Easter policy blitz A high-profile MP critic of Jeremy Corbyn has said he is the victim of a “smear” campaign after the… Peter Edwards 18th April, 2017, 9:17 am
News Second poll shows Labour lagging the Tories by 21 points Labour has fallen to its lowest level in the polls since 2009, according to research published today. The… Peter Edwards 17th April, 2017, 9:00 am
Comment The true picture of Labour members and supporters and their election campaigning by Tim Bale, Paul Webb and Monica Poletti At elections, a good ground game may not be everything… 16th April, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment May’s Brexit bluster cannot hide the Tory crises in schools, housing and health When Theresa May invoked article 50 last month, she promised parliament she would “take this opportunity to build… Lucy Rigby 14th April, 2017, 3:00 pm
News Council by-elections: Tories snatch seat from Labour in north-east heartland Labour lost a council seat in its north-east heartland last night as the Tories ate into its vote.… Peter Edwards 14th April, 2017, 11:09 am
Comment Labour forged the Good Friday Agreement – now it has a duty to defend it amid Brexit It has been some two decades since a Labour government in Westminster, in partnership with Dublin, the SDLP… Muhammad Al Hussaini 14th April, 2017, 7:00 am
News McDonnell and austerity campaigner in fresh pledge to tackle “toothless” bank laws John McDonnell has enlisted the support of a leading anti-austerity campaigner for a Labour pledge to halt the… Peter Edwards 14th April, 2017, 12:01 am
Comment Diane Abbott: Corbyn is Labour’s best hope of reaching Downing Street The knee-jerk reaction of so many British politicians to support the US bombing of Syria should be… Diane Abbott 13th April, 2017, 4:00 pm
News Exclusive: New coup against Corbyn would plunge Labour below 10 per cent – Abbott Labour would plunge below 10 per cent in the opinion polls if it pushed out Jeremy Corbyn, one… Peter Edwards 13th April, 2017, 4:00 pm