Jeremy Corbyn

Janan Ganesh: Liberals have themselves to blame for the ignominious Joe Biden spectacle

Had the Democrats chosen a better candidate than Hillary Clinton in 2016, Donald Trump still be filming The Apprentice

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 16:47

Jeremy Corbyn interview: ‘Before Boris Johnson became leader he could be quite funny’

Jeremy Corbyn on running against his old party Labour as an independent, the 'brutality' of party leadership and his friendship with Michael D Higgins

Fri Jun 14 2024 - 15:00

Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn may have more in common than either would like to let on

British media have pawed the ground for personality narratives in this election

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 16:17

UK election: Jeremy Corbyn to stand as independent while more Tory MPs join ‘chicken run’

Both Labour and Conservative parties still to finalise their full running slates in advance of polling day on July 4th

Fri May 24 2024 - 19:51

Sinn Féin in government would not be certainty for delivering more for workers, says Mick Lynch

UK Labour and SF both have good policies ‘on paper’ but would still be subject to pressures when in power, union leader tells Dublin event

Sat May 11 2024 - 17:03

Oisín McKenna on his intoxicating debut novel: ‘I thought of it as writing in a big key, the way a pop song might be’

The Drogheda native, who is based in London, is excited but reticent about being launched into the hot-new-author category on the back of his book, Evenings and Weekends

Tue May 07 2024 - 05:00

Eight Years’ Hard Labour: Succession meets Are You Being Served in this deliciously catty podcast

Podcast review: David Aaronovitch brings voice, snark and excellent storytelling to the tale of the UK Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 05:15

Israel’s bombing of Gaza knocks shine off Starmer’s leadership of Labour

Britain’s presumed leader-in-waiting is trying to hold off a party rebellion over his reluctance to call for a ceasefire

Fri Nov 03 2023 - 16:05

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will ‘have a think’ about standing to be mayor of London

‘I want to see change in our society. I’m not disappearing … I’m more active than I have ever been at any other time in my life’

Sat Aug 05 2023 - 16:21

Unveiling of plaque recognises how living in London shaped Michael Collins as an Irish revolutionary

Memorial in Islington marks site where Collins was sworn into the Irish Republican Brotherhood

Mon Jul 17 2023 - 20:56

‘She has mentally broken me’: Court hears campaign of harassment by Cork woman

Sinn Féin TD and businesswoman harassed by Sonya Egan (42) over sustained period

Thu May 19 2022 - 17:23

‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial begins as footballers’ wives go into battle

Rebekah Vardy suing Coleen Rooney over accusations she leaked stories to UK media

Mon May 09 2022 - 20:39

Johnson under renewed pressure after ‘tough night’ for Tories in local elections

Keir Starmer hails ‘big turning point’ for Labour as Lib Dems also make comeback

Fri May 06 2022 - 06:59

UK court approves extradition of Julian Assange to US

Priti Patel will decide whether to send Wikileaks founder to face espionage charges

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 15:27

Backbenchers’ silence is telling as Johnson tests their forbearance

Analysis: biggest blow to prime minister came when former Conservative chief whip Mark Harper called on him to go

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 12:06

Spain’s coalition government splits over sending of lethal aid to Ukraine

Podemos calls for diplomatic response to crisis as Sánchez moves to send weapons

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 18:41

Ukraine crisis is drawing Britain reluctantly back towards Europe

London Letter: EU’s response to Russian invasion has made Johnson look slow-footed

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 20:12

Face masks and Facebook among €236,000 spent on Dublin Bay South byelection

Bacik helped to victory by social media manager from Corbyn’s Labour Party

Thu Feb 24 2022 - 18:17

UK Labour Party could live to regret Starmer's cautious managerialism

London Letter: Lack of definition and drift from core principles flaw in Labour fabric

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 01:00

UK government must outline conditions required for border poll, says Corbyn

Former Labour leader says it is an ‘outrage’ nobody has been prosecuted in relation to Bloody Sunday

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 20:33

Tributes paid to MP and ‘proud Irishman’ Jack Dromey after death aged 73

Former trade unionist who was married to Harriet Harman MP died in Birmingham

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 20:33

Labour’s stand on the cost of living crisis may be more crucial to it than Starmer’s speeches

London Letter: the Labour leader drove home his rejection of the left-wingers who helped make him leader by praising Blair

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 01:00

UK in 2021: Johnson in freefall and annus horribilis for the royals

Few would bet on the PM remaining in office another year or the royal family making up

Fri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00

Starmer allies defend Labour reshuffle that blindsided Rayner

Figures on left of party criticise tilt ‘to right’ but Nandy dismisses characterisation

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 18:54

British MP Peter Kyle appointed as Labour’s shadow secretary for NI

Removal of Louise Haigh from role not related to comments on Irish unity, MP says

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 12:49

Newton Emerson: Rent control unlikely to defy laws of economics

Experience shows constraining rent reduces supply and drives up market rates

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 01:00

Biden’s strongest weapon is Donald Trump

While failing to deliver on promises for US, incumbent president still beats predecessor

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 16:28

Row over pandemic bonuses for public sector staff rumbles on

Inside Politics: Scheme likely to disappoint those who qualify, enraging those who don’t

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 09:25

Starmer’s conference speech marks break with Labour’s left

Party leader heckled repeatedly but Sir Keir also received 17 standing ovations

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 18:59

Starmer moves to change Labour system for selecting leader

Proposal to abolish one-member, one-vote arrangement draws angry response from left

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 18:23

Julian Assange loses court battle to stop US expanding extradition appeal

Judges say expert’s report was misleading at original extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder

Wed Aug 11 2021 - 16:42

John Bercow denies peerage talks as he defects to Labour Party

Former Commons speaker calls Tories under Johnson ‘reactionary, populist, nationalistic’

Sun Jun 20 2021 - 13:18

Together: Sharon Horgan digs deep in a pained performance opposite James McAvoy

TV review: This BBC drama is rooted in the hopes, fears and claustrophobia of coronavirus

Thu Jun 17 2021 - 22:30

Ed Miliband: ‘You go from people hanging on your every word to people not giving a damn’

The former Labour leader is back on the front bench – ‘the zeitgeist is different now’

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 06:00