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The policy scope of the current Labour leadership contest is a tribute to how far our party has travelled under Jeremy Corbyn. The two main candidates vying for its leadership – Keir Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey – are promoting his…
TSSA will ballot its members to "have the final say" in who it nominates in Labour's leadership contests, giving them a choice between Keir Starmer or Rebecca Long-Bailey, and Angela Rayner or Rosena Allin-Khan. The executive body of the…
The first part of my LabourList campaign diary saw me visit Sutton and Cheam, then Ealing Central. Next, I went to Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster and Chingford for a rollercoaster week, travelling up and down the country by train to meet as…
Earlier this week, I was out canvassing in support of two fantastic comrades. Both are amazing women who juggle work with raising their kids. Rupa Huq took Ealing Central from the Tories in 2015, while Bonnie Craven is going all out to…
Delegates at the annual conference of transport union TSSA yesterday overwhelmingly voted against Brexit, describing the project as a "victory for the xenophobic and nationalist right". Approving a statement from the Transport Salaried…
Manuel Cortes has called on the Labour leadership to end the cross-party Brexit talks, which he describes as "meaningless". The general secretary of the TSSA union, who has a record of pro-Corbynism but is also a fierce anti-Brexit…
Pity the travelling public, for a new report has highlighted their daily plight in stark terms. Figures for annual Commute Smart Week, by campaigners Work Wise UK, show it takes longer for millions of people to get to work in every part of…
Today the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association has announced it will hold a rally to launch its campaign for a ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit. The move suggests a pro-EU stance on the Jeremy Corbyn-supporting Left of the Labour Party is…
' Today the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association became the first trade union affiliated to the Labour Party to back a ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit. At a TSSA conference in Leicester, union delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour of a fresh…
This is the full statement published by Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA, after transport secretary Chris Grayling said the East Coast line could be returned to the public sector. It’s as if Grayling can’t see past the nose on…
That is it from me after two years in the editor's chair. It has been fascinating and a pleasure. There are too many people to thank here but to everyone in Westminster and around the country who has provided us with stories, sent us great…
A former MP and union official has been selected to fight a key north-west marginal for the fourth time. Julie Hilling will take on Tory backbencher Chris Green in Bolton West as she bids to reclaim the seat she held between 2010 and 2015…
