Will Jeremy Corbyn agree to step aside in Islington North?
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Why tuition fees are the progressive option
Students paying for their own tuition is fairer for everyone. Karl Marx knew that.
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The writer at the centre of the Diane Abbott row
Tomiwa Owolade joins the New Statesman Podcast team to discuss the MP’s incendiary response to his piece.
John McDonnell’s last stand
The former shadow chancellor is now the only leading Corbynite with the Labour whip. Can he save the party’s left…
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Should Labour forgive Diane Abbott or forget her?
Views on how the former shadow home secretary should be treated are divided and do not fall along normal party…
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Emily Thornberry: Jeremy Corbyn’s treatment is “very sad”
The shadow attorney-general on her Islington neighbour, Keir Starmer’s leadership style and why current gender legislation is “inhumane”.
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How to run as an independent: an advice letter to Jeremy Corbyn
You might even get a few Tories voting for you to embarrass the Labour Party, just like the 2015 Labour…
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Keir Starmer shows his strength by banning Jeremy Corbyn’s candidacy
Discontent among the unions will not trouble the Labour leader too much.
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