Another fantastic step for the politics of Northern Ireland took place today. The Labour Party has formally organised at last. (Belfast Telegraph: Labour Party to become official party in Northern Ireland) Congratulations to all those who have campaigned and argued for this over the years, finally overcoming the resistance there has been in the party. Now the Labour URL, labour.org.uk, is finally ...

by Diane Abbott, from the Morning Star. This leadership contest is a pivotal moment for the Labour Party. For the first time in 13 years, Labour has been given the opportunity to revamp the party from the top down. It is an offer we must grab with both hands. Not since the 2007 deputy leadership contest

Labour party heavyweights rallied round Prime Minister Gordon Brown today as the party's ruling executive rejected calls by dissident members for a leadership contest.

Left leader breaks cover to advocate party within a party John McDonnell recently tried to get elected as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.  He could not, however, get enough of his fellow Labour MPs to support him to even force a contest.  So now he has decided that if he can't lead the Labour Party, nobody should be allowed to and he is going to ...

More Labour MPs are expected to call for a party leadership contest after a junior minister was sacked for doing so.

Sometimes, it's just no fun picking the lesser of two evils. So instead of the boredom of the Leader-of-the-Labour-Party-Group-in-the-Scottish-Parliament contest, how about a wee focus on the Deputy-Leader-of-the-Labour-Party-Group-in-the-Scottish-Parliament contest? Tom Harris MP, whose blog seems to be getting plaudits from everyone under the sun (aside from "the bloody miserable" as he cal...

I know that some readers of this blog are bemused by the level of attention that we are giving to the Labour leadership contest. However, the current round of elections in the Labour Party will be hugely influential for the whole labour movement. The Labour Party is critical for three reasons: Defeating the Con-Dem government means replacing

Every Labour Party supporter (past and present) should read this story on the Daily Telegraph website. I don't forgive Ian McCartney, MP for Makerfield for ever accepting the title of Labour Party chair - a post which does not exist except by diktat of the Leader of the Labour Party. But assuming the DT story is accurate, McCartney worked out for himself following a decision of the House of C...

A Labour Party assistant whip has called for a leadership contest, it emerged today.

I think socialists in different political parties should show each other solidarity, I am a Green Party member but I have long seen John as a comrade, its been a pleasure to work with him.  We should all welcome a contest in the Labour Party but a system where you need 33 MPs before you