Blairite MP raising funds for ‘independent’ re-election campaign
Bristol North West MP Darren Jones is a literal, self-defined Blairite. He has said that the politician he admires most in history is the former Labour PM now reviled by […]
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Labour could call confidence vote as DUP abstain – on Budget votes
The DUP has said it is abstaining on every finance bill vote tonight in order to fire a warning shot across the Tories’ bows that they are close to abandoning […]
Watson criticises Gove – for ‘disloyalty’
Comment It’s one of the ironies of politics that so many politicians don’t seem to get irony. Labour deputy leader Tom Watson chose to tweet a comment about Michael Gove’s […]
Smith’s response to CLP no-confidence vote as sour as Ryan’s – and as telling
Comment Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Angela Smith last night suffered defeat in a no-confidence vote by her local CLP (constituency Labour party, by a margin of 27 votes to 20. […]
Excl: Labour HQ preparing fast-track selections plan for new snap general election
When Theresa May called her fateful ‘snap general election’ in April last year, Labour members were robbed of the opportunity to change their MP or candidate that the party’s rules […]
The definitive guide to selecting an MP under Labour’s new (2018) rules
Labour’s annual conference last week in Liverpool passed new rules for the process of selecting an MP when there is already a sitting candidate. While the final, detailed NEC (National […]
Exclusive: Unite has already endorsed first affirmative-ballot selection candidate
The dust has barely settled on the decision of Labour conference delegates to approve a new, easier process for Labour members to have a selection process and elect a new […]
Breaking: Labour reduces ‘quorum’ level to just 5% for all CLP/branch meetings
The idea of a ‘quorum’ – the minimum required level of attendance required at a Labour meeting for it to make valid decisions and resolutions – might seem the dullest, […]
Ten successes already in the bag at #Lab18
For all the uproar around a couple of specific issues, Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, which still has two days to run, has already seen a number of successes for […]
Video: McCluskey lays into Hodge and Umunna in lauded conference speech
Unite General Secretary had strong words for two Labour MPs during his conference speech today in Liverpool – and it raised the roof among delegates. McCluskey was uncompromising when he […]