Gareth Thomas talks about Prince Harry support following HIV diagnosis

Gareth Thomas said he received positive messages from Prince Harry, Prince William and Jeremy Corbyn after he revealed he is HIV positive in 2019.  The former rugby player, 46, appeared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday to discuss his journey to self-empowerment and breaking the stigma surrounding the virus.  He admitted he ‘felt out of … Read more

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says he wants to be Labour leader

Pressure mounts on Labour’s Keir Starmer as Manchester mayor and former minister Andy Burnham openly says he wants to lead the party in the future (but denies plotting) Mr Burnham at a conference organised by Manchester Jewish charity last night He said: ‘I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have aspirations [to lead the party].’ … Read more

Manchester mayor and former minister Andy Burnham openly says he wants to lead Labour in the future

Pressure mounts on Labour’s Keir Starmer as Manchester mayor and former minister Andy Burnham openly says he wants to lead the party in the future (but denies plotting) Mr Burnham at a conference organised by Manchester Jewish charity last night He said: ‘I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have aspirations [to lead the party].’ … Read more

Keir Starmer isn’t working! Labour Left-wingers call for John McDonnell to lead

Keir Starmer isn’t working! Labour Left-wingers call for John McDonnell to lead the party as they urge key Corbyn ally to stand if the party leader is forced out Sir Keir, who replaced Corbyn ten months ago, failing to ‘lay a glove’ on Johnson  Source close to McDonnell dismissed leadership speculation as ‘pure mischief’ Sir … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: He wanted to ditch the Queen. So who is the new flag-waving Keir Starmer kidding?

Earlier this week Sir Keir Starmer presented a party political broadcast beside a Union Flag, promising to ‘rebuild our country’. Can you imagine his predecessor as Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, wrapping himself in the flag? Only if it were the Palestinian one, or possibly the Irish tricolour, in homage to his long-standing apparent support for … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn loses first round of his court battle over his suspension in anti-Semitism row

Jeremy Corbyn loses first round of his court battle with Labour chiefs over his suspension in anti-Semitism row Jeremy Corbyn may sue after his suspension from Parliamentary Labour Party  Ex-Labour leader is now sitting as an independent but wants to be reinstated Judge refused his bid for Labour Party documents relating to be disclosed  By … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Tory terrier bites Shami’s Achilles’ heel

ANDREW PIERCE: Tory terrier Tom Tugendhat bites Shami Chakrabarti’s Achilles’ heel By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 25 January 2021 If the producers of BBC2’s Politics Live were looking to set up a bruising exchange over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party last week, they certainly … Read more

Richard Leonard QUITS as Scottish Labour leader before May elections

The leader of Scottish Labour quit without warning today, just months before he was due to lead the party into difficult Holyrood elections. Richard Leonard announced he was stepping down with immediate effect this afternoon after three years in charge. The Yorkshire-born leftwinger, who was aligned with Jeremy Corbyn during his time as Labour chief, … Read more

Labour’s leader in Scotland Richard Leonard QUITS ahead of Holyrood elections

Labour’s leader in Scotland Richard Leonard QUITS ahead of Holyrood elections in which party was expected to trail THIRD behind SNP and Tories By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:10 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 16:28 GMT, 14 January 2021 The Leader of Scottish Labour quit today just months before he was … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn edges closer to High Court battle over Labour suspension

Jeremy Corbyn edges closer to High Court battle against Labour after he was suspended for claiming anti-Semitism in the party was ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’ Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from Labour in October over anti-semitism He had claimed the scale of the problem had been ‘dramatically overstated’  Was reinstated as a member weeks later … Read more