Former trade union lawyer Richard Burgon is the Jeremy Corbyn Continuity candidate to be Labour’s deputy leader. Yet the Shadow Justice Secretary has kept an embarrassing secret from his Corbynite supporters — he was a Tony Blair fan as a student. In an interview with student newspaper Varsity in 2002, when he was chairman of … Read more
Nearly half of Labour members are ashamed of their country’s history and 53 per cent want to see the Monarchy abolished, new poll reveals Barely one in three of the Labour faithful are proud of Britain’s past, says poll Party’s 500,000-plus members are shown to be wildly at odds with the country They want to … Read more
Boris Johnson dropped in to a homeless shelter just half a mile from his Downing Street home today as he continued to refuse to visit flood-ravaged areas of Britain. The Prime Minister found time to visit Connection at St Martins in the Fields in London to promote his new plans to tackle the scourge of rough … Read more
Lisa Nandy tonight blasted Sir Keir Starmer and labelled the Brexit policy he helped craft a ‘disaster’ as she tried to salvage her Labour leadership campaign. Ms Nandy and Sir Keir engaged in fiery clashes as they took part in the third TV debate of the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn alongside fellow challenger Rebecca … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer is on course to cruise to victory in the Labour leadership race with a new poll showing he could win 53% of votes with Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy trailing far behind Sir Keir Starmer is the overwhelming favourite in the Labour leadership contest A new YouGov poll suggests the frontrunner is … Read more
Alastair Campbell should be allowed to rejoin Labour, says Keir Starmer: Leadership hopeful claims ex-No10 spin doctor was treated worse than party activists facing anti-Semitism allegations when he was expelled by Jeremy Corbyn’s allies Keir Starmer has suggested Alastair Campbell should be able to rejoin Labour Leadership frontrunner says ex-No10 spin doctor had made ‘huge … Read more
Labour deputy leadership hopeful Angela Rayner says Jeremy Corbyn ‘didn’t command country’s respect’ as John McDonnell desperately pleads with members not to ditch his hard-Left policies Angela Rayner has attacked Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party The deputy leadership frontrunner said Mr Corbyn ‘did not command respect’ Meanwhile, John McDonnell urged party members not … Read more