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Internal party structures are the talk of the Labour leadership race at the moment. Perhaps this reflects that, with Labour set to be in opposition for the next few years, the newcomer's most immediate area of influence will be the party…
The staff members of MPs have urged Labour leadership hopefuls to back key parliamentary reforms, including an independent sanctions process and a new HR system, LabourList can reveal. A letter has been sent from Unite's parliamentary staff…
It was ‘Super Thursday’ for local party nominations last night – another excellent round for Keir Starmer, who went up by 23 to a whopping 85. Rebecca Long-Bailey didn’t do badly, adding 16 to her total, which is now 44. Lisa Nandy isn’t…
Soft left group Open Labour is set to endorse Lisa Nandy for Labour leader and Angela Rayner for deputy leader based on the results of a member ballot, LabourList can reveal. Although the organisation has no official nomination powers…
Labour’s national executive committee held its delayed ‘away day’ – the first full post-conference meeting – yesterday, which saw NEC members presented with analysis of the general election campaign and result. There was a report by Andrew…
We had interviews all over the shop yesterday. Leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey spoke with both the BBC and The Guardian. She cited Labour’s “compromise position” on Brexit and a failure to tackle antisemitism when asked by Laura…
Labour leadership candidate Lisa Nandy rejected the idea of open selections, otherwise known as mandatory reselection, when she appeared on ITV's Peston on Wednesday evening. Rebecca Long-Bailey held an event earlier this week announcing…
Lisa Nandy has become the second Labour leadership candidate to secure a place on the ballot paper with a nomination from party-affiliated organisation Chinese for Labour. The leadership hopeful had already won the backing of GMB, one of…
Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy challenged tv show host Piers Morgan on racism and prejudice in the media. In an interview this morning, the contender to replace Jeremy Corbyn asked Morgan "how on earth would you know?" when he said…
Former contender Jess Phillips has backed Lisa Nandy to be the next Labour leader – and confirmed that Keir Starmer would get her second preference vote. After pulling out of the race herself, the Birmingham MP described both Nandy and…
"Tax is not an evil," Labour leadership Lisa Nandy has argued in a speech this morning focussed on exploring the future of the welfare state and creating a "genuinely empowering" social security system. Setting out her ideas at leading…
And then there were four. Jess Phillips has withdrawn her Labour leadership bid, saying the party must “select a candidate that can unite all parts of our movement”. In a tacit acknowledgement that she was struggling to secure nominations…
