Ex-Autoglass boss to donate £5m to Labour in bid to smash Tories at election June 5, 2023 The former Autoglass chief Gary Lubner is set to donate £5m to Labour to bolster its coffers ahead of the next election battle. The South African-born businessman told the Financial Times he had wanted to help Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer get the party into power “for a long time”. He said: “This is the [...]
Diane Abbott has Labour whip suspended after ‘offensive’ remarks April 23, 2023 Diane Abbott has had the Labour Party whip suspended following remarks suggesting Irish, Jewish and Traveller people are not subject to racism “all their lives”. Abbott made the claims in response to an article on the issue of racism in Britain today and has apologised “for any anguish caused”. The chief whip has removed the [...]
Just a third of Brits say Starmer has done well on economic trust April 4, 2023 Just a third of Britons believe Sir Keir Starmer has done well at convincing people Labour can be trusted with the economy, a poll by YouGov has revealed. It comes as Labour leader Sir Keir comes to the end of his third year leading the opposition, which he marked by telling the Times newspaper he [...]
Keir Starmer’s ban on Jeremy Corbyn has all but guaranteed he’ll win again March 29, 2023 Jeremy Corbyn being banned as a candidate for Labour at the next election is the best campaign footing he could have asked for – as an independent. He won the leadership against the odds in 2015 as an outsider within the party. Now he will be an outcast from Labour, but in reality, he’s still [...]
Brexit is ‘only thing’ that divided Corbyn and Starmer in shadow cabinet, Diane Abbott says February 16, 2023 Jeremy Corbyn “in his heart of hearts is a Brexiter”, one of his longest-standing allies has said, backing up a suspicion critics held during the EU referendum. Diane Abbott, who served as his shadow home secretary, said on Wednesday that Mr Corbyn is “anti-EU” and saw it as “a conspiracy of business people”. He followed [...]
Keir Starmer confirms Jeremy Corbyn will NOT stand for Labour at next election February 15, 2023 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as a candidate for the party at the next general election. It came as the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) announced they were concluding their monitoring of the party following an investigation into antisemitism. The former leader had the party whip suspended [...]
Corbyn gears up to create his own political party following Starmer inertia January 10, 2022 Ex Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is gearing up to create his own political party, according to inside reports.
Bring in music and poetry so more people will embrace socialism, says Jeremy Corbyn September 26, 2021 If Labour brought in more music and poetry, more people would be tempted to embrace socialism, according to Jeremy Corbyn. The former Labour leader told an event at The World Transformed conference, which is running alongside the Labour Party conference in Brighton this weekend, that political meetings did not need to be boring and “held [...]
AUKUS pact is ‘crazy beyond belief’ as it triggers new cold war, says Jeremy Corbyn September 26, 2021 Britain should stay out of a defence pact that he fears could see the country drawn into a new cold war with China, according to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Speaking at an event at The World Transformed conference, which is running alongside the Labour Party conference in Brighton this weekend, Corbyn said the idea [...]
Piers Corbyn arrested over leaflets comparing UK’s vaccine programme to Auschwitz February 4, 2021 Piers Corbyn, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s brother, has been arrested for handing out leaflets comparing the nation’s Covid vaccination programme to Auschwitz. The Metropolitan Police told London newspaper Jewish News: “Officers investigating reports of malicious material in the form of a leaflet being circulated in south London in late January have made two arrests. [...]