Here’s what we know about Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour shadow cabinet: Andy Burnham shadow home secretary – and Chuka Umunna quits front bench September 13, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn, the newly appointed leader of the Labour party, has been working on putting together a shadow cabinet in his first full day on the job – and made his first appointments on Sunday evening. John McDonnell has been appointed shadow chancellor, Seema Malhotra as shadow Treasury secretary and Angela Eagle as shadow BIS. [...]
Labour party conference 2015: Business leaders shouldn’t discount Jeremy Corbyn completely – his paternity leave plans suggest there could be open-minded approach October 1, 2015 People had made their minds up about Jeremy Corbyn long before he’d really showed his hand. The collective wisdom is that he is the antithesis of the politics that we’ve come to know, and in particular that he is virulently anti-business.But collective wisdom isn’t necessarily right, and Corbyn began to prove this when he addressed [...]
Tony Blair to Labour supporters: Love me or hate me, don’t vote Jeremy Corbyn August 13, 2015 Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has ramped up his efforts to stop the Labour party from electing far-left candidate Jeremy Corbyn as its next leader. Writing in the Guardian today, Blair said: “The party is walking eyes shut, arms outstretched over the cliff’s edge to the jagged rocks below.” He added: “It doesn’t matter whether [...]
Westminster stage descends into farce April 12, 2016 They say politics is show business for ugly people, in which case the current production in Westminster is most certainly a farce. Indeed, it could even be a pantomime. The central villain is the Prime Minister – dubbed “Dodgy Dave” by left-wing bore, Dennis Skinner MP. (The old socialist was kicked out of the Commons by Speaker [...]
Brexit campaigners have been handed another lead in the latest polling from YouGov June 6, 2016 Leave campaigners have been handed another boost, with the latest YouGov figures again showing a lead for Brexit, while almost three quarters of voters say they don't trust the Prime Minister. The polls adds to growing suggestions of a Leave lead, with online and telephone polls last week both showing a swing towards Brexit. In a [...]
Jo Cox’s brutal killing is an attack on democracy June 16, 2016 There are many things that we take for granted in Britain. We had cause to reflect on this after the Orlando massacre, as we took some comfort from the fact that such atrocities are mercifully rare in this country. Today, after the senseless and shocking murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, we should pause once [...]
EU referendum: Corbyn must do more to engage voters, says union boss – as Darling and Osborne team up June 2, 2016 Despite multiple interventions in the EU debate, Jeremy Corbyn must do more to engage voters, a top union boss has warned. The GMB union's Tim Roache said the Remain campaign could end up losing the EU referendum if Labour voters aren't move involved in the debate. While phone polls put Remain steadily ahead, online polling [...]
Remain campaign can’t rely on Labour voters June 13, 2016 With just 10 days to go until Britain votes on its membership of the European Union, how much ammunition do the two sides have left? The Leave camp feel they’re on to a winner with talk of Turkey joining the EU, not least with immigration remaining top of the list of public concerns. Number 10 [...]
EU referendum: Andy Burnham says immigration as it “works in practice” needs review as Leave makes gains in the north June 24, 2016 There needs to be a review of how immigration works in practice, shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has said as the pro-Brexit camp makes strong strides in the north. Speaking to journalists at Manchester Town Hall, Burnham said that he understood that frustrations with immigration, Westminster and tough economic conditions had led to votes for Leave in [...]
Accused murderer of Jo Cox, Thomas Mair, tells court his name is “death to traitors” June 18, 2016 Thomas Mair, who is accused of murdering Labour MP Jo Cox, told a courtroom his name was "death to traitors, freedom for Britain," in an appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court this morning. The 52 year-old man repeated the statement when asked by the judge before refused to tell the court his real name and remaining silent when asked his date of birth [...]