Former YouGov staffer retracts claim he was ‘banned’ from releasing 2017 general election polling
UPDATE: Chris Curtis has since issued a clarification on the claims he made regarding YouGov’s polling during the 2017 general election.
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Tory press stirs speculation that Jeremy Corbyn is considering launching new party
The right-wing newspapers have been quick to jump on the story that Jeremy Corbyn could establish his own political party – suggestions that have evoked a wave of support for the former Labour leader on social media.
Keir Starmer refuses five times to say he thinks Corbyn would have been a better PM than Boris Johnson
Starmer was repeatedly asked on BBC Radio 4 Today whether he thought Corbyn would have been a better PM than Johnson.
Tory slammed for posting fake image of Jeremy Corbyn holding wreath at Liverpool bomb
Cllr Paul Nickerson, of East Riding Council, shared the image online, leading to widespread condemnation.
Jeremy Corbyn: We need radical change to fix our destructive political and economic system before it’s too late
‘Our crises of climate, inequality, the Covid 19 pandemic and democracy are all linked, and all require radical solutions that put people and planet before the interests of the multinational profiteers’
“We’re clearly not there yet”: Mixed reaction to Keir Starmer’s conference speech
Interrupted by chants of “Oh, Jeremy Corbyn”, Starmer attempted to present Labour as a serious alternative to the Tory government.
Keir Starmer under fire for welcoming the Sun to Labour conference
Rumour has it that Starmer had a private meeting with the Sun newspaper during the Labour party conference in Brighton.
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?”
Keir Starmer faces growing backlash over plans to scrap Labour leadership rules that got Corbyn elected
Starmer has put forward proposals to scrap Labour’s one-member-one-vote approach to party leadership elections, where every party member’s vote had equal value, in favour of an electoral college, in which MPs would have greater say.
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”.