Powell condemns ‘deeply unhelpful and divisive’ peers, calls for focus on defeating Tories Manchester Labour MP Lucy Powell is what the Labour right would call a ‘mainstream’ MP – yet […]
Vote has no force – and reaction of public to most of those posturing would be ‘who?’ But attempt will galvanise the real Labour grassroots Unelected peers intend to attempt […]
Labour sources say deputy leader hopes move will allow allies to lie low and escape ‘trigger ballots’ Labour sources say that the sudden rush of moves by peers to attack […]
Labour confirms intention to abolish undemocratic second chamber Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed Labour’s intention to abolish the House of Lords, the unelected ‘second chamber’ of Parliament. The announcement […]
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 […]
Comment Peer Andrew Adonis is one of the arrogantly-titled “people’s vote” (PV) campaign’s main figureheads – and he entered the Christmas period by announcing: 4.5 million children are living in […]
Theresa May escaped a likely fall from office over her trade bill this week by the skin of her teeth, thanks to unprecedented, cowardly surrenders to her hard right fringe […]
Lord Freud, the millionaire government minister and former investment banker, has outraged many in the House of Lords and poverty campaigners by claiming that there is no link between […]
A few minutes ago, 254 peers betrayed the people of England, as they defeated 146 other peers in a crucial NHS vote on a Labour motion in the House of […]
Every now and then, I hear something from someone I’d regard as a political opponent that I want to give credit for. I’ve been catching up a bit this morning […]