Poll: Labour members – who is your preferred choice of deputy leader?
Many Labour members are deeply unhappy with the party’s current deputy leader and the consensus appears to be that the next deputy should be a woman. For Labour members only: […]
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R-wing Lab MPs ‘told to take fake-positive line’ on Corbyn’s no-confidence plan. Swinson expected to follow suit
Labour insiders say plan agreed and communicated via WhatsApp group Senior Labour Party sources say that the party’s right-wing MPs have been told to take an apparently positive line on […]
Excl: Labour’s Pidcock marks 2yrs since landmark interview with video series on Tories, Brexit, dep leadership and more
North-west Durham MP tipped by many as future party leader speaks candidly to the SKWAWKBOX on range of topics Two years ago yesterday, the SKWAWKBOX published an exclusive interview with […]
Watson resurrects IndyRef ‘Project Fear’ to attack McDonnell – but roasted by Scots for ‘opportunistic drumbeating’
Watson regurgitates language that caused Labour’s 2015 collapse in Scotland in order to attack McDonnell, but lambasted by Scottish left for trying to create division Labour’s notional deputy leader Tom […]
More Labour groups stand with Formby and censure Watson
CLP and Momentum express complete solidarity with Labour’s general secretary and condemn deputy leader The wave of outrage expressed by Labour members at the behaviour of the party’s notional deputy […]
Pressure mounts on Watson to resign after Beech justice-perversion verdict
Watson position described as ‘untenable’ after ‘dog whistle’ amplified false claims of abuse by convicted fraudster Labour deputy leader Tom Watson is under increasing pressure to resign after the conviction […]
Biggest CLP in UK says overwhelmingly: “Resign Watson – we stand with Jez and Jennie”
Hornsey and Wood Green Labour party in London votes for statement of solidarity with leadership – and says it has no confidence in Tom Watson even as an MP Hornsey […]
Breaking: after Sandwell council leader and CEO, Watson-linked deputy leader also resigns
Latest resignation raises further questions In the last few minutes, Sandwell council’s deputy leader Syeda Khatun has resigned for unspecified ‘unforeseen personal reasons’. An email circulated to staff reads: SKWAWKBOX […]
The Labour women MPs and NEC members who showed solidarity with Jennie Formby against Watson
At the beginning of this month, an array of female Labour MPs were prominent on social media to defend pregnant MP Ellie Reeves against potential deselection by local members. This […]
Tom Watson’s antisemitism ‘secret’ belies current posturing
Labour deputy leader’s history raises questions about his current self-presentation Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, with ample cooperation from the Establishment media, has put himself at the centre of the […]