Labour reshuffle: appointments at a glance
Shadow Home Secretary – Diane Abbott appointed to replace Andy Burnham, who is going to fight the Manchester…
Shami Chakrabarti
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.…
Chakrabarti: No discussion of peerage before anti-Semitism report
Shami Chakrabarti has denied that any discussion about her becoming a Labour peer took place before she carried…
The corrosive honours system needs reform and Labour should be leading that campaign
As his parting gift to the nation following that disastrous Brexit vote (as if that wasn’t enough), David…
Shami Chakrabarti to become a Labour peer
Shami Chakrabarti has been nominated by Labour to become a member of the House of Lords in the…
Corbyn condemns Ken Livingstone and defends anti-Semitism inquiry
Jeremy Corbyn has condemned Ken Livingstone and expressed regret for describing Hamas and Hezbollah as “friends”, as he…
“We aim to set the gold standard for anti-racism”: Corbyn’s speech at launch of anti-Semitism report
This is the speech given by Jeremy Corbyn today at the launch of the Chakrabarti report into anti-Semitism and…
5 things we learned from the Royall Report
Yesterday Labour published a summary of Baroness Royall’s investigation into allegations of anti-Semitism at Oxford University Labour club. It…
Anti-Semitism: The challenges for Shami Chakrabarti
The anti-Semitism crisis has rocked Labour over the last month and cast a shadow over preparations for elections around…
Labour inquiry into anti-Semitism will report by the summer
The barrister leading Labour’s anti-Semitism inquiry today vowed to act in the “best interests” of the party but…
