News Triumph for trade union as medics’ group wins recognition for talks with NHS bosses The labour movement received a boost today as a doctors’ union won a seat at the negotiating table alongside NHS bosses.… Emma Bean 4th January, 2017, 12:01 am
News Corbyn could quit before 2020 if polls do not improve, Unite boss says Jeremy Corbyn could step down as Labour leader before the 2020 general election if the party’s opinion polls… Peter Edwards 2nd January, 2017, 10:04 am
Comment Last year people took a risk and voted for change – in 2017 employers and politicians must hold their heads up and start to listen This is the New Year message issued today by GMB general secretary Tim Roache. In generations to come,… Tim Roache 1st January, 2017, 6:00 pm
Comment Andy Burnham: 2016 is over – It is time to let its rows and divisiveness die with it If 2016 was the year of political earthquakes, then 2017 must be when the Left dusts itself down… Andy Burnham 1st January, 2017, 12:01 am
Comment I have spent 40 years taking on the establishment, now is the chance for change – Corbyn’s new year message This is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s new year message, published today. I think it’s fair to… Jeremy Corbyn 29th December, 2016, 10:00 pm
News Ashworth calls on Tories to create new watchdog for NHS “starved” of cash Labour has demanded the government set up an independent body to ensure the NHS is given the money… Peter Edwards 28th December, 2016, 12:10 pm
Comment Labour can win the Copeland by-election if it listens to voters on Brexit and makes the case for the vital role of migrant workers Some commentators claim the Copeland by-election is already Theresa May’s to lose. Perhaps, but if we’ve learned anything in… Graham Kendall 27th December, 2016, 8:00 am
Comment “We must defend the principles that brought Corbyn two victories” – Ken Loach on why he is backing McCluskey for Unite This is the statement published today by filmmaker Ken Loach on the contest for the general secretary’s position… Ken Loach 19th December, 2016, 3:04 pm
Comment Provide urgent cash for social care crisis and you can still hit deficit targets – McDonnell’s letter to Hammond This is the letter sent today by shadow chancellor John McDonnell to Philip Hammond, his opposite number, over… John McDonnell 19th December, 2016, 12:52 pm
Comment Corbyn: It is a national disgrace that elderly and disabled people are being denied the dignity and care they need This is the letter sent by Jeremy Corbyn to Theresa May demanding an urgent summit on the social… Jeremy Corbyn 17th December, 2016, 10:19 pm