Corbyn, Chakrabarti and Abbott miss first PLP meeting after by-elections
Several key Labour leadership figures missed the first PLP meeting after last week’s disastrous by-election results. Shami Chakrabarti, the…
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We are doing better on social media, Corbyn tells MPs after new poll slump
Jeremy Corbyn appeared to blame the media for Labour’s dire opinion poll ratings last night as he claimed…
Racism and misogyny are putting women off entering politics, Diane Abbott warns
Women and minority groups may be put off from entering politics because of the appalling level of abuse directed…
The long read: Labour can respond to Brexit by leading a popular politics that completes the shift away from Thatcherism
Labour has passed from volatile crisis into New Year inertia. The party found itself left on the sideline…
Frustrated MPs demand answers over Corbyn’s three-line whip on Brexit
Labour MPs debated Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to demand they vote for Britain’s departure from the EU when they…
“I must follow my principles and my conscience, even where that conflicts with the whip” – Jo Stevens’ resignation letter
This is the full text of Jo Stevens’ letter to Jeremy Corbyn outlining her resignation as shadow Welsh…
Women’s conference, local elections and help for CLPs in special measures – Alice Perry’s NEC latest report
The national executive committee (NEC) equalities, disputes and organisational committee meetings took place on 17 January. The NEC discussed…
Labour needs clear message on EU immigration, MPs tell Corbyn
Labour MPs demanded a clearer message from Jeremy Corbyn on freedom of movement in the run-up to crucial…
Nuclear power will have a place in Britain’s future, Corbyn tells Copeland members
Jeremy Corbyn used his quiet visit to the Copeland by-election to tell Labour members he would give his backing…
Fabians: Labour has no chance of winning outright – it will have to get used to the idea of working alongside other parties
The politics of 2016 may have been frenetic but now an uneasy calm has descended on the Labour…
