A “kamikaze” plot to unseat Jeremy Corbyn as the democratically elected Labour leader has entered a summer of choreographed discontent by right-wing MPs prepared to adopt the discredited Trotskyist theory …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Britain is heading for a knife-edge referendum result which is unlikely to close the question of membership of the European Union.
A new, enhanced form of the famous “divi” scheme under which all customer-members receive a proportion of profits through discounts will be introduced
A Labour government that would be more radical than Clement Attlee’s but more economically responsible than the last administrations which gave free rein to bankers, the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell …
A decision is imminent on whether criminal investigations into Tory general election expenses in key target seats will be allowed to proceed.
Greece has been forced to face a fresh round of austerity cuts in order to secure international debt aid to pay off previous help from the International Monetary Fund and …
An attempt by the far right to take the presidency of Austria was seen off by the narrowest of margins when the former Green Party leader beat the anti-immigration Freedom …
The prospect of an organised leadership challenge against Jeremy Corbyn has receded following better-than-forecast local election results.
Austria’s social democrat Chancellor Werner Faymann has unexpectedly resigned following his party’s heavy losses in last month’s presidential election.
Political protests on the streets of Brazil were growing amid moves to proceed with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
Of course the economy is important. So is the health service, education, our trade figures, immigration and many of the other issues debated in the run up to the European …
A glimmer of hope for the British steel industry emerged with indications that Tata might retain its Port Talbot plant amid improving prospects for the UK business.
Labour leaders are braced for historically poor local election results in the first national test under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.
Greece is heading for another knife-edged crunch with international creditors which could threaten its economic survival and raise fresh questions over the stability of the eurozone.
Supporters of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff have pledged a campaign of “democratic resistance” if next month’s vote on her impeachment leads to her removal from office.
American President Barack Obama intervened in the UK referendum on European Union membership with a hint at punitive action if Brexit wins the day, saying that Britain would have to …
Key jobs in a “Northern Powerhouse” department are being moved south to London where it will cost more than six times the cost of office space.
Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn have begun preparations for a defensive stand-off against an expected right-wing coup after the local and devolved elections next month.
Hundreds of thousands of workers, from teachers to the building industry, have been affected by a stealth tax which was not announced in George Osborne’s Budet
Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn have warned that any parliamentary-led attempt to oust him from the Labour leadership will fail in the face of another successful mass campaign in the country.
