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As Corbyn prepares to step down as leader, Alvarez says Labour failed to ‘pull together’ Laura Alvarez, the wife of Jeremy Corbyn, has said she regrets Labour failed to “pull together” to win elections, condemning the media and his opponents in the party on his last day as leader of the party.In a rare public statement, Alvarez said it had been “incredibly hard” for...

Party HQ, under its general secretary, Jenny Formby, has rejected criticism for advertising senior posts in emails to staffAllies of Jeremy Corbyn have been accused of trying to cement their power at the top of the party after they announced plans to appoint new staff to senior posts before the next leader is elected.The party sent an email to staff last week advertising posts...

Lords reform and PR must be part of radical political reform, says leadership contender Labour must embrace radical political reform – including a proportional voting system – and ditch party tribalism to take on the Conservatives, leadership contender Clive Lewis argues.The Norwich South MP is pitching himself as the candidate to tackle what he calls the “crisis of democracy”. Continue reading...

Party leader has stressed benefits of immigration, but some fear policy could hurt Labour in Tory seatsLabour activists are urging Jeremy Corbyn to incorporate the radical pro-migration policy passed at the party’s conference into its manifesto this week as the Tories prepare to weaponise the issue in the election battle.Senior Labour figures are expected to meet on Monday to thrash out the details of...