Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey to publish ‘accessible’ poetry collection
Contributions by Russell Brand and Maxine Peake feature in Poetry for the Many, which aims to help readers shake off the idea that verse is only for ‘posh people’
September 2021
Keir Starmer in crucial vote on Sunday as left opposes plan to fight antisemitism
Delegates at the Labour conference are being balloted on a new independent complaints process to tackle racism
Labour must use this conference to go further in rooting out antisemitism
Marie van der Zyl
Many Jews who felt unwelcome at past party gatherings look to the new leadership to turn the page on a painful period
Always Red by Len McCluskey review – bluster of a righteous brother
Len McCluskey is shifting the blame for Labour’s woes
McCluskey accuses Starmer of reneging on pledge to reinstate Corbyn
August 2021
Unite likely to be calmer but more distant with Labour after Graham win
Home working a key battleground in Unite leadership race
June 2021
Does the left now stand a chance in the Unite leadership election?
Sienna Rodgers
Four candidates for Unite leader through to members’ ballot
May 2021
The UK’s richest union is fighting in the courts, but not for the low paid
Nick Cohen
While Covid threatens the jobs of millions, Unite is focused on factional divisions
April 2021
Unite conference centre is a sensible investment
Letters: Len McCluskey, the general secretary of Unite, on the union’s construction project in Birmingham
January 2021
Unite union apparently doubles expenditure on hotel project to £74m
Leaked accounts come days before meeting to discuss claims project costs have spiralled out of control
Unite calls special meeting over alleged overspend on £50m building project
Union denies wrongdoing after contracts for Birmingham complex given to firms investigated for bribery
Starmer supporter plans bid for leadership of Unite union
Gerard Coyne hopes to replace the union’s current leader, Len McCluskey, when he steps down next year
December 2020
We have realised too late the abstract and concrete realities of Brexit can't be reconciled
Zoe Williams
Two contexts have existed in parallel: one about respect for the process, and the other about practicalities, says the Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
November 2020
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
UK politics: Starmer faces revolt as 27 Labour MPs condemn decision not to restore whip to Corbyn – as it happened
Labour MPs sign statement from Socialist Campaign group calling decision on Jeremy Corbyn ‘wrong and damaging’
October 2020
Corbyn-supporting MPs discussed quitting Labour, Ian Lavery says
Exclusive: ex-party chair says fear of Starmer ‘purge’ may lead to MPs sitting as independents
Labour, antisemitism, and Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension
Letters: Reaction from readers to the decision to suspend Labour’s former leader from the party, in the wake of the EHRC antisemitism report
Keir Starmer had his response ready. Then came Corbyn's post
Faultlines within party exposed by the conclusions of the EHRC report into antisemitism