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Figures from across the labour movement have given their reaction to Theresa May's defeat in the Supreme Court over an earlier ruling that MPs must be given a vote on triggering article 50. Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the TUC: The…
Andy Burnham has launched a fresh attack on the "return of the nasty party" under Theresa May after the Government said businesses would be forced to reveal the number of foreign staff they employ. The shadow Home Secretary said Tory…
Jon Trickett, Shadow Minister and Deputy Party Chair, reviews Downfall - the new publication from Compass - which looks at the deep structural challenges the facing the party and offers ideas about how the party can be transformed. Labour…
Toby Perkins has been named as the campaign chair for Liz Kendall's leadership campaign. The Chesterfield MP told his local paper: "She is the fresh start we need for the Labour Party after the national defeat to the Conservatives who are…
David Cameron's calls for an EU referendum will please Vladimir Putin, according to Shadow Europe Minister Pat McFadden. In a speech today, McFadden will say that Cameron putting the UK's membership at risk will comes as good news to the…
Pat McFadden, Labour's Shadow Europe Minister, has attacked David Cameron's approach to diplomacy in the EU as an "abdication of leadership". In an interview with Progress Magazine, McFadden says that the Conservative approach to EU…
As someone who is broadly pro-European, there comes a point every so often where the European Union do something so completely indefensible that makes you wonder if they want the UK to leave after all. Today is one of those times, with the…
Pat McFadden is taking over the Europe brief just at the time when the issue can work in Labour’s favour. Provided we hold to Ed Miliband’s decision not to cave in to the calls to offer an in-out referendum. Europe is again becoming toxic…
The biggest story of last night's mini-reshuffle was the return of Pat McFadden to Labour's frontbenches, as Shadow Europe Minister, four years after he left his post at Shadow Business, Innovation and Skills. While much has been made of…
Update: Pat McFadden becomes Shadow Europe Minister, replacing Gareth Thomas. Thomas moves within the Shadow FCO team to become Shadow Minister for North Africa and the Middle East. Ian Lucas moves from Foreign Affairs to Defence - he'll be…
I knew Andrew Mitchell was toast a few weeks ago. It was a week or so after "pleb-gate" and the row seemed to have fizzled out. Except it hadn't. The couple stood in front of me in the queue at Tesco were clearly talking about him. They…
Great scoop from the Telegraph who have been leaked the report from police officer at the centre of "GateGate", outlining their side of the story, which says: "Whilst on duty at *** tonight (Wed 19th Sept) on a 1400-2200 hrs between the…
