Actual 2018 election result aggregate gives Labour 8.5-point lead over Tories
It’s often said that the only polls that count are those at the actual ballot box. Polling this year has reflected a range of relative positions between Labour and the […]
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Wirral council leader accused of “choreographed political attack” to step down
Wirral council leader Phil Davies has been in and around controversy in the Merseyside borough recently. A council employee close to Davies was revealed as the ‘author’ of a resignation […]
W Mids Labour staffer who ‘rigged’ candidate interview still in place for selections
Evidence obtained by the SKWAWKBOX showing the ‘rigging’ of a council candidate’s interview illustrates the extent to which Labour’s previous administration in the West Midlands was in thrall to some […]
Ealing council leader censured by Labour campaign body for by-election call
Ealing council leader Julian Bell has long faced unrest from many of his councillors, narrowly defeating a leadership challenge in May over his housing arrangements. Arrangements for the selection of […]
Councillor: “Watson made my life a misery. What’s his problem with independent Labour women?”
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has rightly been pilloried this evening after a ludicrous interview in which he claimed that the party’s general secretary, Jennie Formby, had “staked her career […]
Leaked Brighton email exposes shameless right-wing hypocrisy and questionable resource use
Over the last few days, Labour’s hard right in Brighton has mounted an attack campaign on social media against prospective left candidates in the selections for the next set of […]
More leaked Enfield LCF ‘tapes’ show interviewer recommendations CHANGED to approve ‘coup’ candidates
The SKWAWKBOX has covered at length the battle in the London borough of Enfield between a broad coalition of Labour members and officials from all wings of the party and […]
Leaked transcript: London Labour region fully aware early of huge Enfield ‘rigging’ issues
The SKWAWKBOX has covered at considerable length the battle in the London borough of Enfield between a broad coalition of Labour members and officials from all wings of the party […]
‘Shock’ result in Curborough by-election as Labour wins big in Tory heartland
Labour took a seat in the epitome of a Tory heartland on Thursday evening, in a council by-election win that was treated as a ‘shock’ by election pundits – but […]
‘Nuclear’ email by Enfield dep council leader asks whole Labour group to support investigation
The drama in Enfield has moved from growth to explosion, with an email – described by local Labour figures as ‘nuclear’ – sent by the council’s deputy leader to all […]