Austerity is based on an outright lie – McDonnell’s pre-Budget speech
This is the full speech delivered by John McDonnell today ahead of the Budget on Wednesday. Good morning.…
NHS
PMQs verdict: Corbyn fired up by social justice but let down by scattergun style
More Tory injustices, yes. More words? Not necessarily. That was the problem for Jeremy Corbyn today as he…
Richard Corbett: Tory Brexit talks show why Britain is teetering on the cliff edge
Once again, the Brexit talks have failed to progress, an apt end to the week for this stuttering, stalling…
Fiona Twycross: Britain deserves better than a Tory Brexit that betrays business and public sector workers
Over a year has passed since Britain voted to leave the European Union. In that time the government…
Liam Byrne: Crisis in schools and hospitals shows why this Budget must bin austerity
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on November 22. Are…
Paradise Papers show we need action on tax evasion – Corbyn speech to business
This is Jeremy Corbyn’s full speech to the CBI annual conference today. It’s a pleasure to be with…
Richard Corbett: As Labour’s leader in Europe, I know our party is increasingly seen as a government in waiting
It is not without irony that, with Britain on the brink of leaving the EU, the scale and…
Gordon Brown memoir: When I woke up in Downing Street one morning I knew something was very wrong with my vision
This is an extract from the introduction to Gordon Brown’s memoir, My Life, Our Times, which is published on…
Anas Sarwar: I have proposed the most radical tax plan in Holyrood’s history
With ballot papers landing in email inboxes today, we are approaching the finishing line in this contest –…
John Mills: Don’t believe the myth that Labour “crashed the car” – and how we can fire up growth to fund our NHS
Earlier this month government’s independent economic forecaster admitted it would need to “significantly” lower its estimates for the…
