News Abbott named shadow Home Secretary as Sarah Champion completes comeback Diane Abbott has been promoted to shadow Home Secretary as Jeremy Corbyn continues a shake-up of his shadow Cabinet.… Peter Edwards 6th October, 2016, 6:12 pm
News Rosie Winterton sacked as reshuffle kicks off with return of Nick Brown Former Cabinet minister Nick Brown has been appointed Labour’s chief whip to replace Rosie Winterton. Brown returned to the… Peter Edwards 6th October, 2016, 4:51 pm
Comment Sit tight on the backbenches or dive right in – what next for the rebel MPs? Thousands of Labour people spent last night trekking home from conference. For a few of them, however, the journey from… Peter Edwards 29th September, 2016, 6:30 pm
News Corbyn in talks over reviving shadow elections for a share of posts, Len McCluskey says Jeremy Corbyn is considering a peace deal that would allow MPs to elect centrists to fill a set… Peter Edwards 29th September, 2016, 5:26 pm
News Labour in limbo as NEC fails to agree deal on shadow cabinet elections Senior Labour MPs and officials appear little closer to solving the impasse over Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow Cabinet after… Peter Edwards 21st September, 2016, 8:47 am
News Union chief warns of Labour “chasm” as Corbyn readies party for general election Labour could face a long spell in Opposition unless it begins to heal divisions in the aftermath of… Peter Edwards 20th September, 2016, 3:24 pm
News Watson demands scrapping of £25 registered supports as NEC mulls return of shadow cabinet elections Labour should scrap rules which allow registered supporters to have a vote in the leadership election, Tom Watson… Peter Edwards 20th September, 2016, 8:55 am
News Smith: Plans for members to pick shadow Cabinet ministers will “deepen divisions” Owen Smith today claimed that any proposals for Labour members to be given the right to elect shadow… Peter Edwards 18th September, 2016, 11:22 am
Comment Luke Akehurst: Embracing shadow Cabinet elections would show Corbyn cares about more than just holding on to power If Jeremy Corbyn is interested in making Labour an effective opposition and restoring some functional party unity, he… Luke Akehurst 6th September, 2016, 10:00 am
News MPs to vote on return of Shadow Cabinet elections Labour MPs will today vote to decide on whether they want to return to a system of regular elections… Conor Pope 6th September, 2016, 9:14 am