by Chris Rogers | 27 Sep 2016 | Politics
First thing’s first. Tomorrow’s keynote conference speech is not, to quote the hackneyed phrase, the most important of Jeremy Corbyn’s life. In retaining the Labour leadership with nearly 62 percent of the vote, Mr Corbyn pretty much guaranteed his leadership until he...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Sep 2016 | Economy, European Union, Politics
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has committed Labour to maintaining the UK’s access to the EU Single Market in a keynote speech to the Party’s annual conference in Liverpool. In a wide-ranging speech setting out Labour’s economic priorities, Mr McDonnell said, “We...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Aug 2016 | Politics
With ballots in the Labour Party leadership contest going out this week, the accusations have begun of a purge of members to try and influence the outcome of the race – even gaining its own hashtag, #labourpurge2. This is a repeat of last summer when many of the...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Aug 2016 | Health, Local Government
Labour’s most experienced healthcare politician has been chosen as mayoral candidate for the area that is leading radical NHS change. Sounds perfect. Or is it? Andy Burnham served as Health Secretary for just under a year, and resumed the shadow brief for...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jul 2016 | Politics
Yesterday’s polls are the stuff of nightmares for Labour, with the party registering its worst rating since 2009 when an unpopular Brown-led Labour government was in office. Now, it’s well known that party leadership elections never appeal to voters, which goes some...
