Syria: is ‘70,000 troops’ the new ’45 minutes’?
David Cameron may have been at his most diplomatic to persuade MPs to back airstrikes on Syria, but his claims over the scale of Syrian opposition ground forces have raised doubts.
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David Cameron may have been at his most diplomatic to persuade MPs to back airstrikes on Syria, but his claims over the scale of Syrian opposition ground forces have raised doubts.
I watched one Labour MP get up as Jeremy Corbyn spoke, shake his head and leave the chamber.
Former child protection officer Peter McKelvie has resigned from his role as an adviser to the Goddard child abuse inquiry.
It was a confident and relaxed performance, better than many expected. But probably a bit tougher than some might have expected.
Labour party policy on issues like Britain’s membership of the EU and nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly hard to pin down.
Labour’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn sets out his priorities and responds to criticism for not singing the national anthem in an interview with Jon Snow.
The new Labour leader was greeted with silence when he arrived to address Labour MPs: 93 per cent of them didn’t vote for him and the silence conveyed the warmth.
Labour’s new shadow cabinet has been announced. Who is on the frontbench alongside Jeremy Corbyn and who is advising him behind the scenes?
Jeremy Corbyn’s first shadow cabinet as Labour leader is already facing criticism for its failure to place female MPs in the most prominent positions.
Labour says more than 15,000 people have joined the party in the 24 hours since Jeremy Corbyn was elected its leader.
It’s the size that matters. What political scientists knew, but the media didn’t bother knowing, is that the Labour Party’s membership changed under Ed Miliband.
A brothel keeper whose prosecution was allegedly dropped after she threatened to “expose” allegations of paedophilia against Sir Edward Heath has denied any involvement with the former prime minister.
The country’s biggest trade union chooses the left-winger over Andy Burnham. Mr Corbyn is also being backed by Conservative supporters who say he will make Labour unelectable.
A former army intelligence officer says he alerted MI5 to abuse at Kincora boys’ home, but was told to stop digging. It is not the first time MI5 has been accused of covering up child abuse.
As the IPCC announces it is looking into claims detectives covered up child abuse by politicians and police officers, MI5 faces questions over what it knew and whether it tried to suppress evidence.