On the question of a second referendum, Labour’s easiest answer is yet more careful, deniable ambiguity
Corbyn is willing to bend his principles. But he and his advisers will cling more closely to their strategy of being all things to all sides.
Labour’s reaction to Salzburg: full statement
If the test is Starmer’s Twitter feed, there’s nothing at all as of 11am. There was no Labour spokesman on “Today” either.
Tick tock tick tock – time for a second EU referendum is running out
But here’s how Labour could attempt a risky manoeuvre next week – by promising a second poll while being powerless to deliver one.
Where’s Ed Miliband?
Just asking.
Why this week is crunch time for the Labour anti-semitism scandal
Four factors are bringing the debate to a head – but there is precious little sign that the forces of decency will defeat their Corbynite opponents.
Field resigns the Labour whip over anti-Semitism – full statement
“The leadership is doing nothing substantive to address this erosion of our core values. It saddens me to say that we are increasingly seen as a racist party.”
Corbyn has demolished the firewall between his ‘personal views’ and antisemitism
The Labour leader’s newly-revealed comments have crossed a line. The question is what will Labour MPs – and voters – do about it?
Momentum has lost control of the monster it created – only Corbyn has the power to purge his movement of anti-semitism
Momentum’s leaders taught supporters to reject any criticism, and encouraged a siege mentality. Now they are under attack by their own grassroots.
Anti-semitism may be widespread, but it must never be allowed to become normal
The excuses have become dully predictable – we cannot allow this hatred itself to become a dully predictable party of everyday life, too.
The case of Margaret Hodge reveals a troubling double-standard as to what Labour finds unacceptable
After glacial progress in dealing with vile racists, Corbyn’s team seem remarkably swift to move against someone accused of criticising the leader.
Heathrow and CETA votes suggest Labour’s divisions are deepening, and discipline is breaking down
The Opposition Chief Whip is reported to have “physically intimidated” MPs, but was “ignored” nonetheless.
Labour’s red-on-red infighting over Brexit is intensifying
This week was meant to be all about Tory rebellions and blue-on-blue conflict. Instead, the Opposition’s civil war has intensified.
I went to LabourLive, and all I got was a £15 t-shirt (and free ice cream)
ConservativeHome’s Executive Editor reports on his day out at the unpopular celebration of all things Jeremy Corbyn.
A new play explores life after Brexit, when the old parties are swept aside and an irresistible popular movement is born
Michael McManus uses the theatre to explore the potential for an anti-immigrant party to break away not from the Tories, but from Labour.
Corbyn trolls his own pro-EU backbenchers over the EEA, while seeking to pick his battles on the Withdrawal Bill
The Opposition is still pursuing its strategy of deliberate ambiguity – while committing to a policy it knows to be “bollocks”.