News Nearly 50 of Labour’s top targets seats will use all-women shortlists Candidates for nearly 50 of Labour’s top 76 target seats will be picked from all-women shortlists, the party’s… Peter Edwards 21st September, 2017, 9:23 am
News The key Labour officials set to vote today on the “McDonnell amendment” Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) meets today to discuss key proposals for the future of the party, including… 19th September, 2017, 11:19 am
News We mustn’t hang about: party to pick 75 candidates for key marginals this year Jeremy Corbyn and his allies used a crunch meeting yesterday to ramp up preparations for another general election by… Peter Edwards 19th July, 2017, 8:53 am
Comment Alice Perry: How Labour Party women’s forums can encourage the next generation of female activists The 2017 general election sees the highest number of female candidates contesting parliamentary seats. This is an important… Alice Perry 31st May, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Inside the room as party prepares for snap election – Alice Perry’s latest NEC report The Labour national executive committee (NEC) met that day after the general election was announced to discuss candidate… Alice Perry 21st April, 2017, 5:30 pm
News Labour MPs told to decide on their future by Thursday night as party confirms it will impose candidates for snap election Labour MPs have been told to declare by Thursday evening if they want to stand in the general… Peter Edwards 19th April, 2017, 5:05 pm
News Exclusive: The split over Livingstone on Labour’s top disciplinary body A Labour councillor and member of the party disciplinary body which this week refused to expel Ken Livingstone has… Peter Edwards 7th April, 2017, 9:34 am
Comment Livingstone cannot get away with just a slap on the wrist, writes NCC member Consensus is increasingly rare within the Labour movement these days. But on one thing there is near total… Peter Mason 7th April, 2017, 9:30 am
News Cooper and Austin criticise party “failures” over anti-Semitism as David Baddiel tears apart Livingstone’s claims Figure from across Labour and the British left have called on the party to take tougher action to… Peter Edwards 6th April, 2017, 11:29 am
News 100 Labour MPs criticise Livingstone sanctions as former mayor claims he would win expulsion battle in court More than 100 Labour MPs and dozens of peers have signed an open letter criticising the party for… Peter Edwards 5th April, 2017, 5:40 pm