Barry Gardiner’s Good Friday Agreement comments reflect Labour’s weakness on Brexit
Claiming the Good Friday Agreement has been ‘played up’ in the Brexit debate was a gross error – but not an isolated one.
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In an attack on the Tories, the Countryside Alliance just offered to help Labour
The pro-hunt group said the Conservative government had failed to address chronic deprivation and access to services in the countryside.
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters think Labour’s Brexit stance is unclear – while Lib Dems face a ‘48%’ problem…
No party has managed to persuade the public that they have a clear plan for Brexit, according to new BMG polling for Left Foot Forward.
Social rights are finally entering the political mainstream – but they’re also in jeopardy
Arguments for inalienable rights to healthcare, decent housing and education are in jeopardy from the Tories.
Revealed: not a single person has been prosecuted under the Tories’ offshore tax evasion laws
While more and more people who can’t afford to pay council tax are being prosecuted and jailed.
Why Ireland is at the heart of Corbyn’s customs union shift
Ireland is central to Labour’s recent change in tone on Brexit. But further movement is needed to protect a fragile peace on the island.
Lansman’s General Secretary run reflects the top-down approach taking over Momentum
Amid concerns over Momentum’s democratic deficit, Jon Lansman’s run for Labour’s General Secretary role has caused unrest within his own movement.
Anna Turley MP: the time’s come for a progressive national ID card
Jeremy Corbyn called for a ‘digital citizen passport’ in his technology-embracing speech in August 2016. What is that, if not an ID card?
May blames “nimby councils” for housing crisis, ignoring 30 years of Tory attacks on social housing
The PM thinks she can get away with blaming local authorities for the lack of house building in the UK, totally ignoring the facts.
The Greens officially rejected that Labour affiliation idea
The party’s spring conference responded directly to the suggestion made by Guardian columnist Owen Jones.