MPs to vote on return of Shadow Cabinet elections
Labour MPs will today vote to decide on whether they want to return to a system of regular elections…
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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,…
Thornberry says “party hierarchy” is trying to get rid of Corbyn through NEC
Emily Thornberry has accused Labour’s ruling body of trying to “overturn” the result of last year’s leadership contest,…
Fears of a “purge” have their roots in NEC decisions and conference controversy
Last night, Labour’s general secretary Iain McNicol took the remarkable step of issuing a public correction to what…
Co-op Party tells rebel Labour MPs: we will not be used in factional wars
The Co-operative Party has moved to distance itself from rumours that it could be used as a “vehicle” for…
CLP nominations obscure how close the leadership race really is
So we’ve reached the end of the supporting nomination stage of Labour’s Leadership election. The headline figures on the…
New NEC member Wolfson speaks out against “political expulsions”
A newly-elected member of Labour’s ruling body has said she does not believe in “political expulsions” from the…
Teenage brickie to Corbyn’s right-hand man: Steve Rotheram’s journey to becoming a mayoral candidate
The selection of Steve Rotheram as Labour’s candidate to be Liverpool metropolitan mayor is the latest in the line of…
NEC vote was not a “runaway left victory”, leading centrist tells backers
The triumph of the left slate in elections to Labour’s ruling body has not handed complete control to…
Luke Akehurst: Yes, we lost the NEC elections but any talk of a split from Labour is simply silly
Monday’s NEC results were an unusual experience for me. Usual in that I lost – plus ça change…
