Shirley Williams, founding member of SDP, dies aged 90
Lady Shirley Williams, a former Labour minister and member of the ‘Gang of Four’ rebel group that split…
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Neil Coyle: Remember what Tony Benn taught us – Labour needs two wings to fly
Pic: Tony Benn with Jon Lansman, later founder of Momentum, in the 1980s. The last few weeks have…
Brendan Chilton: If Labour tries over-turn Brexit it will lead to the biggest constitutional crisis in British history
The manifesto on which we all fought the 2017 general election was very clear, stating: “Labour accepts the…
Labour, the SDP and a controversial split – surviving members of the Gang of Four talk Corbyn as they come together again
To many in Labour they are one of the main reasons why the party plunged to two election…
Tories gain Copeland in first government win over opposition in 35 years
The Conservatives have claimed a historic victory over Labour in Copeland. It is the first time since 1982…
As Lib Dems eye by-elections, and UKIP begins to fade, Labour must set out its vision for the country that backed Brexit
Back in the 1980s the SDP – a forerunner of the Lib Dems – were the in-between party.…
Careless talk costs votes: a split would destroy Labour, so let’s not discuss it
Please, don’t go. Whether long-standing centrist members and Labour MPs, battle weary after 10 months of conflict and…
We are one party for a reason – there should be no Labour split
I was disappointed to see Owen Jones’ article in the Guardian last week which floated the idea of a split…
Amid SDP-style split rumours, Kendall says: I’ll never leave the party I love
Liz Kendall has said she is “never going to leave the party I love”, after a major Labour…
Irreconcilable differences and unreasonable behaviour
I committed one of those Twitter no-nos last week when the news about Douglas Carswell quitting the Tories…
