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The steel crisis. Ever-worsening Tory in-fighting over Europe. Cameron’s personal ratings tanking. Labour is calling for a Cabinet minister to resign. There was plenty for Jeremy Corbyn to go on at PMQs today. It is a testament to how seriously the Labour leadership is taking the issue of...
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Unison backs campaign to stay in the EU
Unison, one of Britain’s largest trade unions, has overcome its “doubts” and will campaign for Britain to remain the EU, it said today. The 1.3 million member union ended weeks of speculation by confirming it would reject Brexit because...
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Tories’ schools spending cuts take us back to 1990s – Powell
The Tories’ attitude towards state schools is “irresponsible and reckless” with schools, Lucy Powell has said as she published data showing schools must save £7.5bn by 2020. Funding is slumping back to the era of John Major with schools...
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Consensus launch: Cruddas calls for “boundaries” to curb PLP in-fighting
Labour must introduce “protocols and boundaries” around MPs who brief journalists against the leadership, Jon Cruddas and Stephen Kinnock have said. Speaking at the launch of Consensus, a new group which says it aims to develop party unity, Cruddas...
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Labour First demands party scrap leadership rules that brought Corbyn to power
Labour’s annual conference could debate another overhaul of the rules for leadership elections, following a call for the move from Labour First. The group, traditionally aligned with the party’s “old right” flank and associated...
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Consensus in plea for Labour unity as it unveils events programme
Consensus, the latest Labour group set up by MPs and activists, has revealed its first tranche of events designed to unite the party. The “wholly non-aligned group” said the three seminars are designed to “develop ideas that unite us as...
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Eagle warns of “existential crisis” in manufacturing as Javid hauled to Commons for emergency steel debate
Angela Eagle today warned of an “existential crisis” for British manufacturing if the Government fails to support the steel industry. Speaking at an emergency debate triggered by Tata’s plans to pull out of the Port Talbot steel mill,...
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PMQs verdict: Corbyn posed some taxing questions but must do more to clobber Cameron
The steel crisis. Ever-worsening Tory in-fighting over Europe. Cameron’s personal ratings tanking. Labour is calling for a Cabinet minister to resign. There was plenty for Jeremy Corbyn to go on at PMQs today. It is a testament to how seriously...
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Note to Jeremy: Use the Panama Papers to show how the Tories rig the deck in favour of the super-rich
The fallout from the Panama Papers has to be about more than David Cameron and criticising the wealthy. The leaked documents that lifted the lid on a teeming mass of slippery backhand deals that benefit the super-rich and disadvantage everyone else,...
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Dear Rachel: TTIP does post a threat to our NHS, writes Unite
On 9 March Rachel Reeves MP sponsored an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to ensure “that the retention of sovereignty for decisions concerning the NHS will be a red line for future TTIP (Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership) negotiations”. Carving...
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David Miliband exuded strength as he crushed the case for Brexit
He came to talk about Britain’s place in Europe. They came to talk about David Miliband. This is the drama which crackles away each time the former Foreign Secretary gives a speech in Britain. But Miliband wasn’t here to indulge the centrists...
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I’ve seen up-close how the Tories fuelled the housing crisis – only Sadiq has the answer for Londoners
Unless we tackle the housing crisis then the London we know and love will fall apart, and the aspects of London that we don’t like will only get worse. Without decent affordable homes for all – whether that is social rented, key worker housing, affordable...
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“Britain needs Europe, and Europe needs Britain” – Full text of David Miliband’s pro-EU speech
This is the full text of David Miliband’s speech in favour of staying in the European Union today. It seems appropriate to be at Church House today. This building is of course home to the Church of England. But it was requisitioned by Winston...
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Dennis Skinner sent out of Commons after branding Cameron “Dodgy Dave”
Dennis Skinner was made to leave the House of Commons chamber today after branding David Cameron “dodgy”. The veteran left wing MP, known as the Beast of Bolsover, was asked to withdraw the term – which is considered unparliamentary...
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Who’s this advising the use of “clever financial products” to get round inheritance tax? Why, it’s George Osborne
A youthful looking George Osborne appeared on The Daily Politics in 2003 and had some interesting advice to caller “Bill” about how older people could pass on their home to their children and then get the state to pay for the costs of their...
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Momentum in new plea for new activists as it launches membership scheme
Momentum has urged their supporters to “join the movement” by launching an official membership scheme. The invite, issued by left-wing commentator Owen Jones on behalf of the Corbynite group, was sent to Momentum supporters last night. Until now,...
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