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Labour's rival factions are mobilising to support key candidates in the general election ground campaign. Labour First and Progress, two centre-left groups, are organising around the Three Seat Challenge - where they have been targeting…
Labour's centre-left appears to be edging ahead in the race for key elections at party conference, according to an early estimate of nominations. Gloria de Piero, MP for Ashfield, and Michael Cashman, a peer and former MEP, have outstripped…
Progress today aims to put Labour's achievements in office at the heart of the party's debate over its future with a plain-speaking pamphlet published to mark the 20th anniversary of the landslide victory under Tony Blair. The…
Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson will deliver the keynote speech at Progress' annual conference this May. Last year Jeremy Corbyn - a strong critic of Tony Blair - gave the prominent speech at the "modernisers" conference, where he spoke…
The Tory government does not fear Labour as an electoral threat, Tony Blair has said. Theresa May has more freedom because of the weakness of Labour's challenge, the former prime minister said this week. Blair, whose interview was published…
This is the speech that John McDonnell gave at Momentum's inaugural conference today. “I want to thank Momentum for the pivotal role you played in helping us win the recent by-election in Stoke. “As well as a very well run campaign on the…
Dramatic headlines yesterday claimed that the Labour Party will soon be over-run by a sinister hard left faction. One would be forgiven for thinking they had read the blurb for the latest John Le Carre novel. The power of nightmares as we…
Labour must prepare for what the economy will look like in 20 years' time if our policies are going to stand any chance. That was the message from a Labour movement debate to discuss the issues that face Britain's economy and skills…
Polly Billington made an interesting point at the Open Labour conference on Saturday. "People are more interested in security than opportunity," she said. This point deserves further thought, both in Labour's policy and also how we present…
Labour's leadership is open to advice from people from all wings of the party, John McDonnell has said. McDonnell, the shadow chancellor and one of Jeremy Corbyn's closest allies in the Labour party, has said he is open to "holding out…
Momentum and Progress are planning campaigning boosts to the crucial by-elections in Copeland and Stoke Central. Momentum, the Corbynista group, have launched Momentum Carpool, where activists can advertise spaces in a car going to either…
The entire "Labour party family" must work together to stop the expansion of grammar schools, Angela Rayner said last night. The shadow education secretary issued a call to arms for the Labour movement while speaking at a Progress rally in…
