Chris McLaughlin and Paul Donovan The Labour Party is on the verge of a fundamental split as it faces what members and MPs believe is the biggest crisis in its …
David Hencke Westminster Correspondent The Liberal Democrats may finally be shaking off their disastrous performance in the last general election and winning council seats in the shires again. In the …
Ian Hernon Child poverty is on the rise again, according to a House of Commons Library research paper. Based on official figures, the paper showed that in 2014-15, 2.5 million …
Ian Hernon The GMB is backing test cases against Uber, a multi-national, multi-billion dollar company which the union claims is unlawfully denying their private hire drivers fundamental workplace rights. The …
Andrea Leadsom, the new Eurosceptic environment secretary and former challenger to Theresa May, is to be lumbered with paying out possibly hundreds of millions in European Union fines long after …
The number of workers fatally injured at work across Britain rose for a second successive year. There were 2,515 across Britain in 2014, 2,556 in 2013, and 2,549 in 2012 …
A new report on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) has highlighted the risk of failure amongst key ministerial initiatives, including school building, the NHS, disability payments, the justice system …
James Douglas One in five established academy chains – or eight out of 39 – are performing substantially below the national average for attainment and improvement for disadvantaged pupils, according …
Gambia President Yahya Jammeh has ordered legislation to ban child marriage, saying anyone marrying a girl aged below 18 should be jailed for up to 20 years, and that parents …
The US and South Korea agreed to deploy a controversial missile defence system following intensifying threats from North Korea. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system will be …
Ian Hernon The cross-party Commons foreign affairs sub-committee has found that the finances of so-called Islamic State have been damaged, but urged the UK to do more to squeeze its …
Former Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith has emerged as the only leadership challenger to Jeremy Corbyn. Angela Eagle pulled out after coming second in a ballot of Labour MPs and …
Former shadow cabinet minister Owen Smith will stand for the Labour leadership. The MP for Pontypridd and son of Labour historian Professor Dai Smith said he could be a “radical …
Labour’s National Executive Committee rule after a marathon session that Jeremy Corbyn will be automatically included on the ballot in the leadership contest. . Some unions argued that party rules …
Angela Eagle has presented her Labour leadership challenge, claiming it is a bid to “heal the party.” Jeremy Corbyn said he was “disappointed” but would fight the challenge. Labour’s ruling …
The beguiling prospect of a long, bitter and bruising Tory Leadership contest was ended when Andrea Leadsom pulled out after taking flak for both her questionable CV and her “motherhood” …
I KNOW THAT TONY BLAIR KNEW there were no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before Britain and the United States launched the invasion. I know because I …
Tony Blair gave a grudging apology to the families of those killed in the Iraq War and, following the publication of the Chilcot Report, accepted that pre-war intelligence had been …
Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the race to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister, saying he did not believe he could provide the leadership or unity needed …
Labour MPs are poised to mount a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership after three-quarters of the Parliamentary party backed a motion of no confidence in him. The two leading potential …
Jeremy Corbyn brushed aside a landslide motion of no confidence in his leadership and claimed it was business as usual. The Parliamentary Labour voted 172-40 against him after two-thirds of …
Jeremy Corbyn has packed his new shadow cabinet with close allies after a mass walkout sparked by post-EU referendum turmoil and the sacking of Hilary Benn.
Chris McLaughlin examines the battle for the heart and soul of the Labour party A senior Labour MP on his way to the ‘hustings’ at which the leadership candidates …
As the number of people arrested or sacked after the failed military coup reaches nearly 60,000, Murray Rowlands examines the background to the events in Turkey When is a coup …
So, the self-proclaimed “unity” candidate failed to unite sufficient support even with the ranks of Labour MPs for her bid to “save the Labour Party”. Angela Eagle’s abortive leadership challenge …
Ivor Gaber examines the BBC’s Referendum coverage and the false understanding of ‘balance’.
David Charter writes from Berlin on German fears after Brexit.
Chris Myant reports from Paris on the attack on workers’ rights that President Hollande is forcing through despite massive public opposition.
Martin Gostwick finds hope in Scotland’s majority knowing which way we want to go
The leadership crisis threatens the future of the Labour Party, argues Jim Mallory.
Kailash Chand fears for the future of a health service starved of funds by the economic fallout from the EU referendum.
Chris Myant continues his despatches from Paris with an examination of the boost given to the Front National by the Brexit vote
Reactionary populists are the victors of the EU refendum campaign, writes former Europe minister Denis MacShane.
After 37% of Lbaour voters supported Brexit, John Mills examines why, and looks at what the party’s options are now.
Britain’s decision to vote in favour of leaving the European Union has lifted a stone on a country which, underneath its comfortable, conservative surface, is wracked by division. The divide …
Negligently ignoring the fears of a working class at the sharp end of globalisation has come home to roost. The aftermath of the EU referendum has now revealed the fallacy …
The 17 million who voted for Brexit were not all racist, stupid or uneducated. Many voted against unfettered neo-liberalism and the extreme inequality that it produces. Recent analysis by both the …
Discussions about immigration are hardly out of the news and the election of Sadiq Khan as London Mayor,cited as the triumph of British multi-culturalism particularly in London. But, there is …
In Britain, people complacently assume that corruption is something that goes on everywhere else and it is a matter of slipping a few quid to greedy officials. In fact corruption …
1991-99 The First Gulf War, sparked by Saddam Hussein’s invasion of neighbouring Kuwait, came to an end in February 1991 with a cease-fire negotiated between the UN Coalition and Iraq. …
With the finishing line for the EU referendum in sight, Ian Hernon has collated opinions across the great divide
With Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry into the Iraq War due to publish its findings on July 6, Ian Hernon discusses where the finger of blame might point
The vote may not yet have been won but the argument certainly has been, contends Peter Droussiotis
John Holden reflects on a largely dreadful referendum campaign and suggests some next steps
The refugee crisis is putting Europe under increasing pressure. Chris Myant found tragedy and beauty side by side
Carl Rowlands talks to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell about his plans to turn objectives for a better, fairer Britain into reality.
A few weeks ago Mike Ashley made a confession to MPs at a business select committee hearing – a grilling he only had to face because of Unite’s relentless campaigning …
Laugh a minute Unfortunately, the Tories seem to have the best jokes at the moment. Forget David Cameron’s misquoting of Monty Python in his last PMQs, and instead focus on …
How does one begin to write a political commentary on the past month? My last column for Tribune was submitted days before the EU Referendum, so it would be an …
In May 1979 Maggie Thatcher stood outside 10 Downing Street and said: “Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there …
In a press briefing at the UN many years ago Douglas Hurd pointed out that British foreign policy was “the same as it has been since the days of Pitt …
Tired and emotional Referendum fatigue clearly infected the Labour Research Department. They reported: “There has just been a period of little or no useful debate, of little or no relevant …
The main topic of conversation in north London since the referendum has been how to get hold of another passport. A British one is now heavy with stigma; an alternative …
Like half the rest of the country, I can’t yet put a name to this feeling I wake up with every morning, the mixture of anxiety and despair I last …
The campaign against Corbyn is unprofessional, writes Jonathan Fenton-Harvey.
The coup against Jeremy Corbyn is a direct assault on democracy and has caused an existential crisis. It absolutely must be defeated. The irony of people who purport to be …
Everybody and his dog seems to be having a go, so I might as well join in. After much thought and consultation with colleagues, I have decided to stand for …
In a few weeks’ time Theresa May may well be leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. She was a Remainer but you’d never know it as she didn’t …
Its a lacklustre field, writes Ian Hernon, as 330 Tory MPs decide which two candidates 0.2% per cent of the population will vote on to choose our next PM
At the time of writing the result of the EU referendum is still unknown. The intensity of the debate between both sides has escalated following a personal and political tragedy …
