Trade union delegates boo Labour leader candidate Andy Burnham in Dublin June 9, 2015 Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham faced a tough crowd in Dublin yesterday, where he was booed by trade union delegates. Burnham – who is widely seen as the favourite in a field that includes Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall, Mary Creagh and Jeremy Corbyn – was participating in a GMB hustings event with his fellow candidates [...]
Meet London mayor hopeful and Labour MP Diane Abbott: Can the left wing regain City Hall? August 18, 2015 Diane Abbott may be Labour’s most left-wing hopeful for mayor of London, but the longtime MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington insists that she is not campaigning to become the next Ken Livingstone. “I’m not the second coming of Ken Livingstone,” Abbott told City A.M. yesterday in her Portcullis House office. “Different gender for [...]
David Cameron’s speech: Business should get behind the PM’s fight for real opportunity October 7, 2015 Politics has been full of surprises this year. The surprise re-election of the Conservative Party with an outright majority in May was followed by Jeremy Corbyn’s surprisingly decisive victory in the Labour leadership vote. And yesterday the Prime Minister showed that he too retains the capacity for the unexpected. A heavy focus on national [...]
Labour leadership race: Now Labour is blocking genuine party members from leadership vote August 20, 2015 The Labour Party has been blocking members from voting in the leadership contest, following a surge of people signing up to vote in the hotly contested race. This is not the first time Labour has been found to block individuals from voting in the leadership contest – earlier this month 1,200 people were banned from [...]
Corbyn secures his place on the Labour leadership contest list June 15, 2015 IN A SURPRISE, last-minute addition to the slate of Labour leadership hopefuls, the left-wing MP for Islington, North Jeremy Corbyn, secured the support of 36 fellow MPs yesterday, just two minutes ahead of the deadline. Corbyn joined Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall on the ballot, who received the backing of 68, 59 and 36 Labour MPs, [...]
EU referendum: Twelve more reasons Brexit campaigners have momentum October 13, 2015 A couple of months back, I listed 12 reasons why the positive momentum was with Brexit campaigners, and in closing said I would return to give another 12. Well here we are again and I can tell you that I’m even more upbeat. Here’s why the sun is still shining even though the summer is [...]
From TfL Tube strike and Greek debt crisis to awful colleagues and FTSE woes: Here’s what got us talking this week August 21, 2015 There was a flypast. There was a bus in someone’s front garden. And somewhere – or perhaps everywhere – the sound of prosecco corks being popped overtook those of champagne. Here’s what got us talking this week 1. Our colleagues To be fair, it’s something we probably discuss most weeks, and we’re not alone. Perhaps that’s [...]
Labour leadership race: What can the degree of regional support for the Labour party tell us about the leadership election? August 28, 2015 The Labour leadership election becomes more controversial by the day. Despite Jeremy Corbyn dismissing claims of infiltration as “nonsense”, the party has accepted it could ban up to 100,000 people from the final vote. Read more: As Labour purges leadership election voters, will its next leader struggle for legitimacy? Is that true? Has the party been [...]
Labour leader debate buzzword bingo: “Ukip”, “immigratation” and “SNP” due to dominate debate June 16, 2015 The SNP, Ukip and immigration are likely to dominate the first Labour leadership debate, according to the betting company Ladbrokes. Read more: Sadiq Khan: "Aspiration" will be overused in Labour leadership race In the race to become the next Labour leader, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in [...]
Labour leadership race: “Ukip”, “immigratation” and “SNP” due to dominate debate June 16, 2015 The SNP, Ukip and immigration are likely to dominate the first Labour leadership debate, according to the betting company Ladbrokes. In the race to become the next Labour leader, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in a debate hosted by the BBC on Wednesday. Ladbrokes is taking [...]