Comment Labour is the natural friend of small businesses but the uncertainty of Brexit demands the country do more for SMEs Labour has in the past been tacitly and even directly accused of being inherently anti-business. The party has been… Ibrahim Dogus 6th March, 2017, 2:57 pm
News Corbyn aims to bounce back from Copeland defeat with reshuffle of top aides Jeremy Corbyn has responded to Labour’s terrible result in Copeland by shaking up his top team of aides.… Peter Edwards 27th February, 2017, 8:58 am
Comment Tom Watson: Seven years into a Tory government we shouldn’t be losing seats This is the full text of Tom Watson’s speech to Scottish Labour conference today. Hello everyone, thank you… Tom Watson 25th February, 2017, 2:26 pm
News This is no time for a leadership election, says Tom Watson “We have to do better” electorally, Tom Watson has said to Scottish Labour conference. Watson, Labour’s deputy leader,… Emma Bean 25th February, 2017, 12:09 pm
News Copeland and Stoke Central liveblog 3.20 I’m going to bed. The result in Copeland of course overshadows Labour’s win in Stoke – as it… Emma Bean 23rd February, 2017, 10:00 pm
News Stoke Central: Tom Watson campaigns for crucial seat as Nuttall goes AWOL With parliament in recess, MPs have headed to the crunch by-elections in Stoke and Copeland in their droves,… Emma Bean 16th February, 2017, 2:27 pm
News Watson, De Piero and Brabin vow to break down the barriers for next generation of working class cultural stars Labour’s efforts to boost working class representation in the arts are part of the party’s long history of… Peter Edwards 13th February, 2017, 4:54 pm
News Labour has plenty of candidates to take over from Corbyn, says elections chief Labour has a host of alternative candidates from which to choose if Jeremy Corbyn decides to step down… Emma Bean 13th February, 2017, 8:58 am
Comment Polls, stories and the “secret search” for an heir to Corbyn combines to deliver a drama which stops short of reality Jeremy Corbyn’s leading allies have given up on him and are frantically searching for a young new standard-bearer… Peter Edwards 12th February, 2017, 5:20 pm
Comment We have a great candidate in Copeland – but we need a Twitter strategy to get through to local floating voters It was interesting to see the pictures on LabourList of Wes Streeting and his friends in Copeland… Dan McCurry 7th February, 2017, 1:00 pm