Comment Len McCluskey: End the misery of austerity and keep the Corbyn flag flying This is the full text of the speech delivered at Labour conference today by Unite general secretary Len… Len McCluskey 25th September, 2017, 11:42 am
Comment Unite: Voters should punish the Tories for these wicked cuts to our local services Local councils are being bled dry by the government’s manic devotion to austerity. On average councils receive 40… Jim Kennedy 24th September, 2017, 9:00 am
Comment Luke Akehurst: We will fight and fight again against the “McDonnell amendment” Tuesday’s NEC meeting has helped contribute to a sense of gloom and defeatism among my fellow Labour moderates.… Luke Akehurst 21st September, 2017, 9:00 am
News Usdaw joins three other unions in backing left candidate for Scottish leadership The shop workers union Usdaw has chosen to back Richard Leonard in the Scottish Labour leadership contest, it… Emma Bean 20th September, 2017, 11:04 pm
News Unite swings behind “radical” Corbynista candidate for Scottish Labour The left-wing candidate to be the next Scottish Labour leader received a major boost today when he won… Peter Edwards 20th September, 2017, 4:01 pm
News The key Labour officials set to vote today on the “McDonnell amendment” Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) meets today to discuss key proposals for the future of the party, including… 19th September, 2017, 11:19 am
News Labour aims to overturn NHS pay cap as union anger mounts over May’s “betrayal” Labour will today force a parliamentary vote on the public sector pay cap as it accuses Theresa May… Peter Edwards 13th September, 2017, 8:41 am
News “Pay cap will not be dead until public sector workers see more money” – labour movement reacts to Tory u-turn Senior figures from across the labour movement have criticised the “pathetic” and “insulting” manner of the Tories’ decision… 12th September, 2017, 2:56 pm
Comment Why Blair had a right to speak out on immigration – and why his road ahead is a precarious one for Labour Tony Blair was right to speak out. That doesn’t mean everything he was correct in everything he said… Peter Edwards 11th September, 2017, 9:34 am
News Members should have a say on who makes the leadership ballot, McCluskey says Labour’s record-high membership should be given a say on which leadership candidates get a place on the ballot… Emma Bean 10th September, 2017, 4:29 pm