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Members and leaders are at odds over the two biggest issues of the day. And an ambitious motion on a Green New Deal could make waves in Brighton too.
Labour’s grassroots members and its leadership look set to clash at its Conference in Brighton. But don’t bet on the members getting Corbyn to back Remain.
Voters have less faith in the Labour leader’s suitability to lead than they did after his 2017 successes.
With the two big parties in turmoil, some politicians are striking out alone.
The MP has been suspended again but will the party leadership readmit him if a snap election is on the cards?
A former member of the Social Mobility Commission on Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to drop social mobility as a policy goal in favour of social justice.
European vote sees electorate again dividing into Leave and Remain, as the Labour leader remained on the fence.
There are lots of options for Brexit supporters, but that won’t make it an easy choice.
There are more parties than ever running for the European parliament in the UK – but that isn’t necessarily a good thing.
The Labour leader doesn’t really want another referendum, he wants an election – and striking a deal with the prime minister makes one less likely.
After a full day with her top team, the prime minister says she wants to thrash out a deal that both she and the opposition can live with.
The Labour leader has cautiously backed a fresh vote – and that’s all parliament needs to get the debate going.
The shadow foreign secretary’s attack on departing Labour MPs is out of step with public feeling.
Quitting Labour and Conservative MPs need to decide where to position themselves if they want to keep their seats. Even then, it’s going to be a slog.
Here’s what needs to happen if the UK’s newest political formation wants to stand in elections as a party.
It doesn’t matter that this new formation doesn’t have a policy. The very act of striking out alone is a powerful message about the broken system that has landed the UK in this mess.
The media has a role to play in explaining what Brexit really means to ordinary people, but it’s getting lost in the politics – and time’s running out.
A group of MPs has cited Brexit, anti-semitism and Corbynism more broadly as motivations to leave.
The Labour split may cause electoral problems, but it could also prompt fresh thinking.
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