Labour Brexit Day 111: Labour stepping up the pressure on the government Labour has stepped up pressure on the Government to reveal more of its plans for Brexit. They've asked Brexit Minister David Davis 170 questions about their plans. The number is
Politics Brexit Day 62: Labour hopeful would insist on Article 50 vote in Parliament Owen Smith, the challenger to the Labour leadership, has said that he opposes invoking Article 50 without a vote in Parliment. He says he will try and stop Theresa May
Politics Brexit Day 26: Angela Eagle withdraws from Labour leadership race Angela Eagle has withdrawn from the Labour leadership race in favour of Owen Smith after receiving less nominations from MPs/MEPs (71 to 82). Prior to ballot, both she and Mr Smith had said that whoever gained the least support would withdraw, leaving the
Politics Brexit Day 20: Another runner enters the race for the Labour leadership Owen Smith, an ex-shadow cabinet minister, has also thrown his hat into the ring for the Labour leadership. As with Anglea Eagle, he'll need to get the support of 20% of the current Labour MPs, or 51 in total. The exact date for the
Politics Brexit Day 20: Jeremy Corbyn will be on the next Labour ballot paper Following a decision by the Labour National Executive Committee (NEC) Jeremy Corbyn will be on the next ballot paper for electing the leader of the Labour Party. There was some doubt on this point as it seemed as if the rule book suggested that
Politics Brexit Day 18: Angela Eagle to challenge for Labour leadership Angela Eagle, the former shadow Secretary of State, has announced that she will challenge Jeremy Corbyn for leadership of the Labour Party. She has the backing of the required 51 MPs to needed for a formal challenge (20% of the MPs). There is debate