One of the UK’s largest unions, GMB, is to cut the affiliation funding it provides to the Labour party from £1.2 million to £150,000 per year.
Ed Miliband decided to not support the government’s call for military action against Syria this past Thursday, a bold move for a leader that has been under fire from all sides. His position on Syria has the merit of offering British voters a clear Labour approach to foreign policy that is distinct from the coalition’s and from New Labour’s
The Tories currently lead Labour by 8% in the 18-24 youth vote according to the latest opinion polls by YouGov
It appears the spectre of Falkirk will not go away for Ed Miliband. Despite claiming he has acted decisively by suspending the selection process, Miliband has failed to publish the Labour report about the vote-rigging allegations.
In a letter to Labour Party General Secretary Iain McNicol, Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey has said that he has lost trust in Labour HQ and its investigations – and calls for an independent inquiry.