Basit Mahmood
EXCLUSIVE: John McDonnell says Labour general secretary David Evans has ‘destroyed community organising’
“What general secretary can be considered a success when you’ve lost nearly 150,000 members and when the party’s in disarray as a result of a purge?”
EXCLUSIVE: John McDonnell says ‘Labour Party’s purge is having a severe impact on mental health of members’
“We’ve lost over 100,000 members, some people say 150,000, that’s the army that goes out and fights the elections for us”.
5 takeaways from Ed Davey’s conference speech
Davey was clear about the seats he wanted his party to take, specifically mentioning seats in Cambridgeshire and the Cotswolds, Stockport and Surrey, Hampshire and Hertfordshire.
6 key Lib Dem policy announcements from party conference
Party leader Ed Davey has announced a new flagship Education policy on the third day of the party's conference - Catch-Up Vouchers.
Lib Dem conference: Members back calls for English National Chamber
The conference also backed a motion for individual regions within England to be federal states, with a constitutional standing equivalent to that of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with England.
Lib Dem leader says ‘fossil fuel money will be banned from the city of London’
'We control the regulations and laws of the city of London. We can change how the city of London operates, we can show leadership to other financial centres of the world'.