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Is Andy Burnham really the best bet to see off Jeremy Corbyn?
Lord Falconer thinks Andy Burnham has the best chance of seeing off Jeremy Corbyn’s challenge to be Labour leader. But Burnham’s pitch to voters is no clearer than his female rivals’.
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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns that Labour will be powerless to help the poorest in society unless it can win the next election.
Labour leadership hopefully Liz Kendall urges supporters to “back anyone” but rival Jeremy Corbyn.
Labour extends the deadline for people to register to vote in its leadership election after the party’s website crashed.
The veteran Labour MP and leader hopeful has a massive lead in the latest poll – suggesting that he could win the leadership outright on first preference votes
The government announces a crackdown on illegal workers employed in the UK as the Calais migrant crisis continues.
Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham has warned of a 1980s-style split in the party over provocative language used by supporters of rival candidate Jeremy Corbyn.
Lord Falconer thinks Andy Burnham has the best chance of seeing off Jeremy Corbyn’s challenge to be Labour leader. But Burnham’s pitch to voters is no clearer than his female rivals’.
Andy Burnham has a big decision to take over tonight’s welfare reform bill.
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Home Secretary Theresa May has ruled out the use of water cannon by police in England and Wales. She told MPs she would not authorise the use of water cannon because of the “capacity to cause harm”.
Harriet Harman’s decision to use her acting leadership role to steer the party’s direction has been shocking and enthusing Labour MPs depending on where they are in the party.
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.
Campaigners are demanding a Hillsborough-style public inquiry into Orgreave after the police watchdog said it it would not investigate alleged misconduct by officers.
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Labour is facing one of the greatest crises in its history, according to the man who oversaw the writing of the party’s manifesto.