McDonnell and Cooper among top figures to appear at LabourList conference events
John McDonnell and Yvette Cooper are among senior party figures who will appear at LabourList events when Conference kicks…
Liz Kendall
A return to shadow Cabinet elections would inaugurate a new era of navel-gazing among MPs
The Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) is about to vote on whether to reinstate elections to the shadow Cabinet,…
Labour needs strong leadership and a plan to tackle UKIP, a former PPC writes
It’s No Game (Part 1) So Boris is out and Gove is in. Great news for the commentariat…
Corbyn must run fast to stand still – and hold Labour’s gains from 2012
The figures don’t lie – although they will be endlessly debated. Amid the competing definitions of what ranks…
Dennis Skinner voted backbencher of the year 2015
Dennis Skinner has been voted as backbencher of the year by LabourList readers. The veteran MP and former miner…
Prominent former frontbenchers fill select committee roles
A host of former Labour frontbenchers have joined parliamentary select committees, after nominations for vacant positions closed today.…
A credibility deficit: why Labour’s former winners deserved to lose
The recent report from Jon Cruddas confirmed that Labour lost the election because it appeared too anti-austerity, too…
5 things we learned from ‘The Corbyn earthquake’
It already might seem like a summer from the distant past, but Labour’s leader contest only came to…
“New Labour is over” – Progress calls for new modernisation process
The overwhelming victory of Jeremy Corbyn in the leadership election earlier this month has prompted Progress, originally set…
Appointing a new Shadow Cabinet: How did Jeremy Corbyn do?
One job – appointing a new Shadow Cabinet – was actually four very delicate tasks. Jeremy Corbyn had…
