‘Govt of national unity’ is a coup by another name
As SKWAWKBOX predicted last summer, ‘centrist’ Labour MPs see ‘government of national unity’ as last lifeline – but Tory counterparts and media allies are desperate enough to start pushing it […]
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Watson tells peers Corbyn must hold ShadCab elections. But here’s what he told Miliband about them
Watson’s bizarre meeting with peers leads to call for elected Shadow Cabinet – an practice whose abolition he publicly welcomed ITV’s political editor has reported on a bizarre meeting held […]
Quitters: We’ll prop up Tories in a no-confidence vote to keep our seats
The mere notification that Jeremy Corbyn might call a new vote of no confidence has flushed out the real nature and motives of the quitters’ supposedly ‘independent’ group. Earlier today, […]
Umunna CLP members complain of stitch-up ahead of vital meeting
Members of Streatham CLP (constituency Labour party), which is represented in Parliament by ‘centrist’ Chuka Umunna, have told the SKWAWKBOX that they fear their executive committee is rigging a meeting […]
Umunna CLP officers accused by members of anti-democratic practices
Centrist MP Chuka Umunna’s Streatham CLP (constituency Labour party) has already been at the centre of controversy, when members complained of a ‘stitch-up’ by the CLP’s right-dominated executive as it […]
OMOV selection, not open selection, wins at NEC – and the ‘pros’ outweigh the ‘cons’
This article has been superseded as new information emerged the following morning. For the updated position, see here. After a concerted campaign by Momentum for ‘open selection’ (OS) – the […]
Tory chaos sees ‘power-grab’ boundary plan shelved – for now
Theresa May – because of fears of the reaction of her own back-benchers – has shelved plans to try to force through changes to parliamentary constituency boundaries that would have […]
Mandatory selection set to pass conference with Unite backing
As the SKWAWKBOX reported yesterday, Unite insiders – one of the UK’s and Labour’s largest unions – say that the union is set to get firmly behind changes to party […]
YouGov asking whether people on benefits should be allowed to vote
This year, the UK has rightly been celebrating the centenary of the extension of the right to vote to women. However, fewer citizens are aware that 1918 also marked the […]
‘Coffin’ hate-post toward Abbott – by right-wing LABOUR member?
Andy Bigham is a well-known poster to members of political discussion groups on Facebook. He posts anti-Labour comments and articles so frequently that members of non-Labour groups often assume he […]