Labour’s executive shifts blame for election loss away from Corbyn January 29, 2020 Labour’s executive team has sought to blame Brexit and “four years of unrelenting attacks” on Jeremy Corbyn for the party’s worst performance in 80 years, a leaked document reveals. A report written by election co-ordinators Andrew Gwynne and Ian Lavery and circulated at a meeting of the National Executive Committee, said it would be “unrealistic” [...]
Boris Johnson prepares mini-cabinet reshuffle as new Tory MPs arrive December 16, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson will welcome his new tranche of Conservative MPs when they arrive in Westminster later today before the first day of the new parliament. Johnson, whose decision to call a snap election paid off in resounding fashion last week when voters returned him to Downing Street with what he called a “stonking” [...]
Racing against time: The UK-US trade deal and the 2020 election November 2, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – International trade secretary Liz Truss recently made it clear that the UK needed to close a US trade deal by mid-2021 if it was going to happen any time soon. In July, the US government’s Trade Promotion Authority -which allows trade deals to be passed through Congress without being amended – will [...]
The unions stand on the precipice May 13, 2020 Len McCluskey, the leader of the trade union Unite, probably did as much as anybody to ensure Boris Johnson’s massive electoral victory last December. A fervent supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, his grip on the Labour Party machine compelled Labour to fight the election with its most unpopular and inept leader in history. McCluskey is up [...]
Jeremy Hunt slams Corbyn’s ‘pathetic’ response to oil tanker attack blamed on Iran June 15, 2019 The foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has branded Jeremy Corbyn “pathetic” after the Labour leader said there was no credible evidence that Iran attacked two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Corbyn accused the government of increasing the threat of war after the foreign office said it was “almost certain” the Iranian military were behind [...]
Sir Keir Starmer says Labour Brexit position was ‘right policy’ February 16, 2020 Labour leadership frontrunner Sir Keir Starmer has labelled the party’s Brexit position “the right policy”, despite losing many seats in Leave-voting areas. Labour suffered its worst election result in December since 1935, winning just 207 seats and conceding an 80-seat majority to the Conservatives. The party lost a swathe of seats in its northern heartlands, [...]
UK mega-poll: Conservatives on course for 68-seat majority November 27, 2019 Boris Johnson’s Conservative party is on course to secure a thumping victory in next month’s election, according to a highly-anticipated poll published this evening. Were the election held tomorrow, the Prime Minister would defeat Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in dramatic fashion, returning to Downing Street on 12 December with a 68-seat majority. A comprehensive seat-by-seat poll by [...]
Labour’s Ian Murray: We need universal basic income to beat coronavirus March 20, 2020 The government must introduce a universal basic income to protect the UK’s most vulnerable workers amid a coronavirus-fuelled economic downturn, Labour deputy leadership contender Ian Murray warned this week. He also called on Boris Johnson to step up measures to protect businesses in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic – or risk “local community businesses [...]
Labour’s period of reflection quickly turns into heated leadership race December 15, 2019 Labour’s post-election period of reflection has already turned into a factional race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as MPs came out swinging yesterday. The party looks set for a factional showdown as those on the Corbynite left face off against Labour moderates. Read more: John McDonnell apologises for loss before blaming the media for result Both [...]
Jeremy Corbyn slaps down Emily Thornberry for using Brexit to defend John Bercow October 17, 2018 Jeremy Corbyn today slapped down one of his closest allies for using Brexit to defend under-fire Speaker John Bercow – but stopped short of calling for him to quit. On Monday, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said with Parliament set to play a key role in the Brexit process it was “absolutely not the time” for the Speaker to step [...]