Luckily, Brendan O’Carroll’s show is broadcast at around the time most people are safely unconscious For professional reasons—and very much not by choice—I’ve been subjected to a considerable amount of Mrs Brown’s Boys during its bafflingly long run on television. More than once, the experience has left me identifying with the character played by Malcolm…
Newcastle councillors have voted down a motion calling on the local authority to oppose the Government’s plan for mandatory digital ID. The controversial policy has been announced by Keir Starmer as part of a bid to tackle illegal immigration. The IDs will be compulsory for anyone wanting to work and will be app-based on smartphones. However, critics…
Exclusive: Proposals will bring ‘democratic revolution’ and transform ‘post-Labour left’ into formal political force, say organisers Your Party, the leftwing movement steered by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, has set out draft constitution plans including a leadership contest in the new year and new governing structures, the Guardian has learned. Organisers say the proposals will bring…
Few figures in modern British politics have sparked as much passion, debate, and division as Jeremy Corbyn. To some, he’s a man of principle — a lifelong campaigner who dared to challenge the status quo. To others, he’s a symbol of political naivety, whose idealism cost Labour a historic defeat. Yet love him or loathe…
Greater Manchester mayor and former Labour government minister Andy Burnham has declined to commit to seeing out his full mayoral term amid speculation he could mount a fresh bid to be Labour leader. Burnham, who has been mayor since 2017, told BBC Radio Manchester his “full intention” was to remain in his position until he is up…
Rayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by her Angela Rayner has stood down from the government after the prime minister’s ethics adviser found she had breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat. In a huge blow to Keir Starmer, Sir Laurie…
Carol Henshaw is appalled by Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. She spoke to Socialist Worker about why she quit Labour and her excitement to join the new Corbyn-Sultana project.Preston councillor Carol Henshaw became the fourth member of the Preston Independent group after leaving the Labour Party last week. Carol is appalled by Keir Starmer’s Labour. She…
It underlines the need to get involved to push for an open and democratic organisation There were huge cheers as Jeremy Corbyn took to the stage in Blackburn, Lancashire, on Saturday for a launch event of Your Party. The crowds filled the 1,500 capacity Grand Venue. They greeted the former Labour Party leader with a…
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