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Britain secretly abandoned its opposition to the death penalty to hand over information linked to the prosecution of a 9/11 suspect when Lord Blunkett was home secretary, The Times has learnt. Despite public criticism of capital punishment, Britain offered “mutual … Continue reading
Jeremy Corbyn’s attempt to make a fresh start in relations with Britain’s Jews is faltering as he faces new accusations of letting antisemites in his party “off the hook”. Labour’s refusal to adopt in full the definition of antisemitism set … Continue reading
Labour MP Keith Vaz bullied clerks who sought to uphold the rules and process of the Commons, Newsnight has learned. One clerk claims Mr Vaz, who in 2016 quit as the head of a select committee after a tabloid reported … Continue reading
Left-wing Labour activists disrupted a minute’s silence held in honour of Tessa Jowell during an ill-tempered party meeting, according to reports. A female heckler was said to have shouted that Baroness Jowell, who died this month, aged 70, from brain … Continue reading
Labour suspends party members in ‘antisemitic’ Facebook group Jeremy Corbyn was active in closed group Palestine Live but says he did not see offensive posts and left in 2015 Labour has suspended several party members who posted in a closed … Continue reading
Labour members could select council leaders and have a greater say over local policy under proposals by Momentum. The pro-Corbyn network has produced a document to guide supporters during Labour’s year-long democracy review, which began in November. It said this … Continue reading
Labour’s malcontents should join the Tories Philip Collins If 50 MPs were to cross the floor there’d be no need for a new party and the country’s fortunes could be transformed Politics, said the conservative philosopher Michael Oakeshott, is more … Continue reading
Budget Council, Council Meeting Wednesday, 28th February, 2018 2.00 p.m. Attendance details Agenda frontsheet PDF 155 KB Agenda reports pack PDF 5 MB Webcast link, will start working when meeting starts and then be available for viewing at readers own … Continue reading
A senior Labour MP has accused an ally of Jeremy Corbyn of “unacceptable” intimidating behaviour in a dispute over an internal party election. Lucy Powell, the former shadow education secretary, was among those who objected to the treatment of Katrina … Continue reading
A row has broken out at Labour’s National Policy Forum (NPF) gathering after a vote to elect a new chair was cancelled. The winner of the election, expected to have been Ann Black, would have joined the eight-strong group of … Continue reading
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