How the Corbynite left hit self-destruct
Andy Beckett’s The Searchers charts the rise and fall of Tony Benn’s heirs, but fails to confront the obstinacy and…
ByJeremy Corbyn has been MP for Islington North since 1983, representing the Labour Party until he had the whip removed in 2020, after which he sat as an independent. He was leader of the Labour Party and leader of the opposition from 2015 to 2020. Corbyn was born in 1949 and was a trade union representative prior to becoming an MP; he chaired the Stop the War Coalition from 2011 to 2015.
Andy Beckett’s The Searchers charts the rise and fall of Tony Benn’s heirs, but fails to confront the obstinacy and…
ByParty insiders believe Starmer should have taken a more balanced approach in his early interviews.
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ByThe former leader caused a stir by refusing to condemn Hamas but his influence is much diminished.
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BySocialist MPs and affiliated trade unions will not stay quiet forever.
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ByTomiwa Owolade joins the New Statesman Podcast team to discuss the MP’s incendiary response to his piece.
The former shadow chancellor is now the only leading Corbynite with the Labour whip. Can he save the party’s left…
ByViews on how the former shadow home secretary should be treated are divided and do not fall along normal party…
ByThe shadow attorney-general on her Islington neighbour, Keir Starmer’s leadership style and why current gender legislation is “inhumane”.
ByYou might even get a few Tories voting for you to embarrass the Labour Party, just like the 2015 Labour…
ByDiscontent among the unions will not trouble the Labour leader too much.
ByHistory suggests the former Labour leader is in for a struggle if he decides to run in Islington North.
ByAfter 50 years as a politician, the Blairite veteran reflects on Jeremy Corbyn, urges Labour to tax wealth, and says…
ByThe leader has issued the left of his party with an ultimatum: back me or quit.
ByI am reprising my role as the Morning Star’s parliamentary reporter – and hoping there are no problems with my…
ByAs the Prime Minister dithers, his foes advance and Britain declines.
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