
Six of the seven probable challengers are female, and all will be keen to connect with traditional party supporters The battle to succeed Jeremy Corbyn and shape the future direction of the Lab...
Our polls were good at identifying the correct challenger in key seats. But voters needed more than a common enemy In the end, fears of a Corbyn government and disdain for Jo Swinson’s electio...
Corbyn inspired America’s left in 2017. This defeat could hurt radical candidates British voters’ ruthless rejection of Jeremy Corbyn and his radical socialist project reads like a cautionar...
We must now ensure that the working class, in all its diversity, is the driving force within our party We are living in highly volatile times. Two-and-a-half years ago, in the first general ele...
‘I am proud that we won the arguments,’ says Labour leader in his account of party’s election failure Jeremy Corbyn: We won the argument, but I regret we didn’t convert that into a majori...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/14/corbyn-takes-share-responsibility-defeat
Labour can’t be defensive about where it went wrong. We need honest self-criticism, says the MP for Birmingham Yardley The blame game isn’t particularly dignified and is self-indulgent. The...
To represent the country, we must see it as it really is and protect and preserve what matters in towns and cities, north and south, Leave and Remain We are all shattered. Thursday’s result m...
Boris Johnson aide wrote to data watchdog in 2017 complaining electoral system was ‘wide open to abuse’ Boris Johnson’s adviser Dominic Cummings would have challenged the EU referendum res...
The prime minister’s ideology may be hard to pin down, but when he talks about healing a divided country, it’s probably hot air Boris Johnson has long been a familiar face in British politi...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/14/boris-johnson-one-nation-tory-or-raging-populist
The prime minister basks in his election victory, and looks to an explosive future •You can buy your own print of this cartoon Continue reading...
Even at the height of Thatcherism, those in their 20s could take some comfort from what the future might hold I thought it was tough being young under Margaret Thatcher, but being middle aged un...
Organisations protecting the vulnerable such as Shelter, Refuge, the Trussell Trust and the Biscuit Fund welcomed contributions Charities helping the most vulnerable in society have reported an...
Move is being considered by EU officials in face of Johnson not seeking extension beyond 11 months EU leaders would take the initiative and request an extension to the transition period, keepin...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/14/eu-brexit-transition-period-boris-johnson
Scottish constituency reflects on SNP resurgence and ongoing battle for independence East Dunbartonshire is where Miss Jean Brodie would have lived in her prime had Muriel Spark been a Glaswegi...
With Brexit now a certainty, we can still champion the values we share with millions of other Europeans “History to the defeated / May say Alas but cannot help or pardon.” WH Auden’s line...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/14/eu-membership-european-england-brexit
We didn’t need Russian bots to spread misinformation: real people retweeting false claims did enough damage It was boomers, not bots, who won it for the Tories. For the whole election campaig...
Deserted by a broken system, communities are doing things for themselves. This is where the party should find a new home The danger now is that people jump to the quick fix, apportion blame and...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/14/labour-remake-itself-resurgent-communities
Labour said to have ‘dug its own grave’ with Corbyn as leader as social change mantra failed to cut through “I feel excellent,” said David Cliffe as he strode across Peterborough’s Ca...
Updates and reaction as Tories seal historic victory and Johnson says Brexit is now the ‘unarguable decision of the British people’ Read Andrew Sparrow’s election briefing ‘Let the heali...
Labour insiders point to lack of strategic focus, leadership confusion, and say Corbyn had all but given up by the final week As Jeremy Corbyn sped through Stroud in Labour’s battlebus on Mon...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/13/inside-labours-campaign-behind
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John Harris and John Domokos finish their election road trip with a rain-sodden journey to Milton Keynes alongside enthusiastic young Labour activists, followed by a repeat visit to Stoke-on-Tren...
Swinson lost her seat and has quit as leader but says she does not regret pro-remain strategy Latest election news – live updates Jo Swinson has apologised to the Liberal Democrats for a dis...
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Government shuts down parliament for total of weeks as Brexit deadline nears Brexit: John Bercow to step down as Speaker by 31 October – live news Prorogation is a formal mechanism to end a ...