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There are many lessons to be learned from the last general election and the dust hasn’t settled yet. After promising “strong and stable” leadership, Theresa May’s minority government is delivering anything but, as it depends on the DUP for…
Emily Thornberry today attacked Theresa May's government as "illegitimate" as the prime minister continued to struggle to stitch together a deal with the DUP. The shadow foreign secretary told Progress conference that the Tories had…
Paul Mason was subjected to boos and hisses today as he told Labour activists the party would not revert to being a "centrist" institution. The broadcaster and cheerleader for Jeremy Corbyn was often the focal point of a rowdy debate at…
This is the full text of the speech that Alison McGovern, Progress chair, delivered to their annual conference today. Thanks to Conor, Progress team etc. First I want to talk about Richard Angell. I don’t always know how to describe exactly…
Diane Abbott today appeared to leave the door open to Labour deselections as she said local parties' inner workings should not be cut across. The shadow home secretary also told Progress conference that Jeremy Corbyn had never called for…
This is the full welcoming address speech given by Progress director Richard Angell at their annual conference. Welcome to Progress annual conference 2017. It is promises yet again to be the place of 'straight talking honest politics' with…
It is the end of an era that will have Corbynistas dancing in the streets and Blairites staring moodily into their lattes. Lord Sainsbury has drawn a line under his funding for Progress, the New Labour think tank, after two decades. It will…
The biggest backer of Progress has revealed he will bring to an end his funding of the Blairite pressure group. Lord Sainsbury, the supermarket magnate and former science minister, will focus on his charitable causes in a move which…
Emily Thornberry and Diane Abbott are to appear at Progress's annual conference this weekend. Progress, a centrist pressure group within the Labour party, have titled their conference "Beating the Tories, Beating hard Brexit." There will be…
"This is the Tories' number one target. Let's make it their number one disappointment." So went Chris Matheson's call to arms at the emergency CLP meeting after Theresa May called the general election. Now it seems to have become the…
A centre-left Labour group will mark the restart of national campaigning this weekend by embarking on a late push to defend a series of MPs in key seats across the Midlands and north of England. Progress has asked activists to join them in…
Step one in a tour of this corner of Britain - taking in a snapshot of north west England and north Wales, starting just over the border in Wrexham. I'm tagging along with Progress, Labour First and local activists on the doorstep to try…
