A Labour government would force big firms to make their employees part-owners in a move which could be worth up to £500 a year for almost 11 million staff, John McDonnell will say today.

A senior Labour official has had to apologise after he appeared to make an anti-Catholic joke from the stage at the party's annual conference.

Labour MPs have accused two senior union chiefs of trying to downplay the party's anti-Semitism problems.

Jeremy Corbyn has said comments by Britain’s former chief rabbi comparing him with the controversial ex-Tory MP Enoch Powell were "hurtful".

Labour has ruled out supporting a second independence referendum in Scotland - just days after Jeremy Corbyn suggested he might allow one.

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has dismissed as "for the birds" rumours that Downing Street is eyeing a November general election in a bid to shore up Theresa May's premiership.

A former cabinet minister has ditched her support for Theresa May’s Chequers plan following the European Union’s public rejection of it last week.

The row over anti-Semitism in Labour could cost the party more than half a million votes at the next general election, according to a new poll.

Workers would be allocated a third of the seats on their companies’ boards under a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Number 10 advisers have begun planning for another snap election in November after Brexit talks with the European Union reached a bitter standoff, it has been reported.

Calls for Labour MPs to face "open selections" before every general election have been blocked by the party's ruling body.

Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to support holding another referendum on Brexit if Labour members vote for it at the party’s conference.

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A senior Labour frontbencher has been criticised after she praised a Militant-led council for setting an illegal budget in the 1980s.

A government taskforce designed to help alleged victims of the Windrush scandal is set to begin refusing applications of those deemed ineligible for citizenship. 

John McDonnell has warned that a second referendum on Brexit could give an "opportunity to Ukip or the far right".

Labour would create a separate Cabinet post to focus on women's and equality issues were it to lead the next government, the party has said.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on the Government and EU leaders to end “the political games” on Brexit after Theresa May demanded respect from Brussels.

Theresa May has ramped up the rhetoric on Brexit - but ultimately nothing has changed.

Theresa May made a statement on EU negotiations in Downing Street today after Donald Tusk issued a withering blow to her Brexit plan.

Dominic Raab has branded EU chief Donald Tusk “unstatesmanlike” after he dramatically rejected Theresa May’s latest Brexit offer.

Ukip leader Gerard Batten challenged a heckler during his party conference speech after they shouted that Britain did not need any more immigration.

Theresa May has accused EU leaders of failing to show her "respect" as she demanded they do more to help break the Brexit deadlock.

Just a quarter of Britons think Jeremy Corbyn is doing a good job as Labour leader, according to a new poll released on the eve of his fourth party conference in the top job.