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Labour backbencher Lisa Nandy has confirmed that she will vote for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal on its second reading in parliament, which is expected to take place on Tuesday. Appearing on BBC's Politics Live, the MP for Wigan said MPs…
The Andrew Marr Show Shami Chakrabarti discussed whether the Prime Minister can bypass the Benn Act, as well as the timing of a snap election and Boris Johnson's Brexit proposal. On whether the Benn Act contains any loopholes: “[The Benn…
"Even the best form of Brexit is not as good as Remain," Mark Drakeford told LabourList in an interview in Brighton on Sunday. He had just confirmed in his conference speech that his Welsh Labour government would campaign "wholeheartedly…
The next Labour government will inherit a polarised, divided country. It is a formidable challenge. There is no path to Downing Street that does not run through the small and medium towns that form the key battleground for the next…
This Groundhog Day dystopia in which we find ourselves sees Theresa May, once again, attempt to sell her Brexit deal to parliament. It is being pitched as a “bold” new offer – but many Tories reckon that stands for “bit of Labour drivel”…
Lisa Nandy MP says Labour cannot give this #Brexit message to Leave-voting towns like hers: “We are now going to give you a second go at this, that you did not ask for and you did not want” as it is “breaking our democracy”#politicslive…
The ground beneath us keeps moving so fast, we can't keep up. It won’t stop. This fluidity is the new norm. Brexit is changing everything but Brexit itself is just a symptom of a political system no longer fit for purpose. Here we are, in…
Speaking in the Brexit debate on Monday, Lisa Nandy told the Commons that she had seen a "hardening" of attitudes towards Brexit – both among her constituents and MPs. "Constituents of mine who told me three years ago that they'd voted…
"I think it's been so badly handled that it's possible that it will cost her votes rather than gain them" Labour's Lisa Nandy says Theresa May's new fund for struggling English towns, which she calls a "Brexit bribe", will make MPs even…
ITV's Peston was particularly newsworthy last night. Here are the main takeaways... Lisa Nandy confirmed that shadow cabinet members were unhappy about Labour backing another EU referendum. .@lisanandy says many of her constituents and…
There’s been much talk of Labour’s broad church in recent days, and for good reason. The road to power has always run from the members and voters in the former coalfields we represent in parliament, through diverse inner-cities to coastal…
Labour MPs and activists have expressed solidarity with backbencher Luciana Berger, who will soon face a vote of no confidence by her local party. Party members in Liverpool Wavertree have called an extraordinary meeting on 17th February to…
