Comment Budget speech verdict: Tough gig for opposition leader but Corbyn captures the mood of austerity Britain This was the Budget when Brexit came home to bite. Growth forecasts downgraded for the next three years… Peter Edwards 22nd November, 2017, 3:13 pm
News Shock poll puts Labour four points behind Tories as Hammond fights for survival Labour has fallen behind the Tories according to a surprise new poll published this week. Jeremy Corbyn’s party… Peter Edwards 22nd November, 2017, 11:21 am
Comment Dave Prentis: Today the Tories should end the public sector pay misery – or step aside This is the final one of a series of articles by MPs, trade unionists and Labour activists in… Dave Prentis 22nd November, 2017, 10:21 am
Comment John McDonnell: Forget the gimmicks – chancellor needs to change direction This is the full statement published by John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, in the run-up to today’s Budget.… John McDonnell 22nd November, 2017, 9:32 am
News TSSA chief and Labour MPs swing behind pre-Budget austerity protest Labour MPs, activists and a senior trade union leader demanded an and to austerity and greater investment in… Peter Edwards 22nd November, 2017, 9:26 am
Comment Luke Akehurst: We will try to find common ground in party democracy review – but registered supporters must go In terms of Labour Party history it’s not surprising or unusual that Jeremy Corbyn has initiated a review… Luke Akehurst 21st November, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Labour drama poses centre-ground lessons that must be heard beyond the theatre “I got involved in politics to find the vaccine not put plasters on problems” says the fictional New… Richard Angell 20th November, 2017, 4:00 pm
Comment Europe is the political battlefield where Scotland and England’s left can join forces to smash down the doors of No 10 Nobody knows for certain where the majority of the British public stands with Brexit. It was nearly 50/50… Alessio Colonnelli 20th November, 2017, 12:30 pm
Comment A Labour Budget would put rail, wages and workers’ rights at the heart of our economy This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on November 22. As… Nathan Boroda 20th November, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Angela Smith: Labour and Tory MPs should come together to protect the oceans Sir David Attenborough is at it again – ingenious tusk fish, surfing dolphins and birds snatching giant trevally… Angela Smith 19th November, 2017, 7:00 am