News Smith issues apology over reference to “lunatic” Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership campaign has demanded an apology from Owen Smith after the challenger apparently described his rival… Peter Edwards 24th August, 2016, 9:07 am
News Trade union reps back Smith to boost manufacturing amid Brexit jobs threat A series of defence industry shop stewards have publicly backed Owen Smith’s leadership campaign on the basis he… Peter Edwards 23rd August, 2016, 9:15 am
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 Shop stewards: We are backing Owen Smith to defend manufacturing jobs threatened by Brexit This is an open letter published by 29 shop stewards from heavy industry in support of Owen Smith’s… 22nd August, 2016, 10:51 pm
News Smith promises “revolution” in party democracy as he criticises New Labour Owen Smith today strongly criticised the New Labour project which was ultimately “mistaken for the establishment” rather than standing… Sarah Pine 22nd August, 2016, 3:45 pm
News Corbyn and Smith commit to role for women in top two Labour jobs Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith have both committed to ten “groundbreaking” promises to improve the poor representation of… Sarah Pine 22nd August, 2016, 3:42 pm
News Extra hustings dates added for final weeks of leadership race Labour members will have an increased number of opportunities to quiz the leadership candidates after the party added several… Conor Pope 22nd August, 2016, 12:10 pm
News Updated: Labour leadership hustings dates and times A total of six hustings have now been arranged for the Labour leadership contest between Jeremy Corbyn and… 22nd August, 2016, 10:01 am
News Kezia Dugdale: I’m backing Owen because Corbyn only speaks to the converted Owen Smith received a fresh boost to his campaign today when he won the backing of Scottish Labour… Peter Edwards 22nd August, 2016, 8:49 am
News Sadiq Khan warns Labour won’t win with Corbyn as he endorses Owen Smith Sadiq Khan has said that Jeremy Corbyn has “failed to win the trust” of voters, as he endorses… Conor Pope 21st August, 2016, 9:48 am