The single market is the best antidote to the toxic cocktail of Brexit and the Tories
As a Labour councillor in the frontline of the battle against Brexit and Tory rightwingery, I knew when…
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John McDonnell: Tories’ tax giveaway for bankers means austerity for our children
On Monday night this government, propped up with the grubby support of the DUP, shamefully supported a finance…
John McDonnell: Chancellor must reverse £5bn bank giveaway to fund help for kids
This is the letter sent by John McDonnell to all council leaders today in the run-up to Labour’s…
Corbyn’s Labour could defeat a Tory government on defence spending for the first time in our party’s history
In opposition Labour has often found defence spending a difficult issue. This isn’t because of an ideological drive…
John Mann: Complacent Hammond is a chancellor for the wealthy south
Yesterday in the Treasury select committee, Philip Hammond did not seem particularly keen to answer my accusation that…
May’s migration pledge is a poisoned chalice but Labour can regain public trust
Despite consistently making a pledge to cut net migration to the “tens of thousands” from historic highs post-2010,…
Labour must shout about Hammond’s Budget betrayal on mental health
The Budget revealed once again just how little the Conservatives care about young people’s mental health. Philip Hammond…
Corbyn hits back against US bank which described him as threat to British economy
Jeremy Corbyn has hit back against the Wall Street bank “speculators” who described him as a bigger risk…
Peter Dowd: Tory attacks over borrowing to invest are just ideology pure and simple
The days since Philip Hammond’s Budget have seen a concerted effort by the Conservatives and their media outriders…
Tories rein in Labour’s lead in first poll since Brexit Budget
Labour’s opinion poll lead has dipped slightly, according to the first poll published after the Budget. Jeremy Corbyn’s…
