News 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,… Conor Pope 29th August, 2016, 11:08 am
Comment 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… Conor Pope 26th August, 2016, 3:07 pm
News 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… Peter Edwards 23rd August, 2016, 8:33 am
Comment 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… Luke Akehurst 17th August, 2016, 10:01 am
News 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… Conor Pope 10th August, 2016, 5:17 pm
Comment 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… Sarah Pine 10th August, 2016, 12:53 pm
News 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… Peter Edwards 10th August, 2016, 10:09 am
Comment 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… Luke Akehurst 10th August, 2016, 10:00 am
Comment Soaring turnout and a shift in power: what we learnt from the NEC elections The results of elections to Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) have been seen as a huge boost to Jeremy… Conor Pope 9th August, 2016, 9:56 am
News Clean sweep for pro-Corbyn left wingers in NEC elections Momentum-backed candidates have done a clean sweep in the National Executive Committee elections, winning all six places in… Conor Pope 8th August, 2016, 7:39 pm