Jeremy Corbyn’s dangerous foreign policy would be a disaster for Britain August 16, 2015 I assume that soon-to-be Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has more than a passing understanding of Lenin, if of little else. One of the Soviet revolutionary’s more piercing insights involves his belief that non-revolutionary members of the European left – or useful idiots, as he apocryphally put it – should be taken advantage of by genuine [...]
Gordon Brown speech: Former PM says Labour party must be credible and electable as leadership poll shows Corbyn as best and worst for Labour August 16, 2015 The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has weighed in on the Labour leadership battle for the first time following Tony Blair's warning against electing Jeremy Corbyn. Brown said the party must be credible and electable and can only deliver its principles in power, while speaking on "power for purpose" at an event at the South [...]
Jeremy Corbyn for business? Here’s what the Labour leader hopeful’s pledging – corporation tax clampdown, support for small business and entrepreneurs August 16, 2015 Labour leader hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled plans to freeze rates for small businesses, clamp down on corporate tax avoidance and invest in skilled workers amid a raft of policies designed to show his commitment to business as the leadership race hots up. “The current government seems to think being 'pro-business' means giving a green light [...]
Labour leadership contest: Yvette Cooper warns Labour party could split if Jeremy Corbyn wins August 14, 2015 Labour leadership hopefuls Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall stepped up their rhetoric against left-wing front-runner Jeremy Corbyn late last night. Speaking to the BBC, Cooper said that there was a “serious risk that the [Labour] party will split” if the far-left Islington North MP wins the leadership contest. And while Cooper insisted that she would not walk away [...]
Tony Blair to Labour supporters: Love me or hate me, don’t vote Jeremy Corbyn August 13, 2015 Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has ramped up his efforts to stop the Labour party from electing far-left candidate Jeremy Corbyn as its next leader. Writing in the Guardian today, Blair said: “The party is walking eyes shut, arms outstretched over the cliff’s edge to the jagged rocks below.” He added: “It doesn’t matter whether [...]
Labour leadership race: Over 600,000 apply to vote in last-minute surge expected to benefit Jeremy Corbyn August 12, 2015 610,000 people applied to vote in the Labour leadership election, with over a quarter of them rushing in during the last 24 hours before the deadline. Leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn, who recently extended his lead in the polls, is expected by Labour MPs to feel the benefit of this last-minute surge, the Financial Times reports. [...]
Labour leadership contest: City leader Martin Clarke says Jeremy Corbyn would be “disastrous” August 11, 2015 A prominent City dealmaker and Labour party supporter has said that a victory for leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn would do “irreparable damage.” Martin Clarke, chief financial officer of roadside recovery giant AA and a former executive at the private equity firm Permira, told City A.M. in an interview yesterday that electing Corbyn would sever Labour’s [...]
Punters put even more money on Jeremy Corbyn victory in Labour leadership contest August 11, 2015 Support for Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn has flooded the betting markets this morning, with Britain’s biggest bookies now saying the far-left candidate is on course to make gambling history. Ladbrokes, William Hill, Betway and Betfair have all put Corbyn in pole position off the back of a new opinion poll strongly favouring the Islington [...]
Landslide victory predicted for Labour leader candidate Jeremy Corbyn August 10, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn is set to ease to victory in the contest for Labour leadership, a new poll reveals. The hard-left Islington North MP can expect 53 per cent of the vote, 32 points ahead of his nearest rival. In second place was health secretary Andy Burnham, who was far behind at 21 per cent, according to [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s renationalisation agenda would be disastrous for consumers August 10, 2015 Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has called for a “public debate” about renationalisation, in particular of the railways but even of energy firms. As with others occupying the left wing of UK politics, his logic seems to be: “these industries were privatised, prices have gone up in these industries, ergo privatisation has caused high prices [...]