Labour in government
A revealing episode: How Britain’s radicals lined up behind Ken Livingstone
By Julie Hyland and Chris Marsden, January 6, 2004
On January 9 a specially appointed five-person panel of Labour’s National Executive Committee will review an application by London Mayor Ken Livingstone to rejoin the Labour Party.
Britain: Labour Party leadership paves way for the return of Ken Livingstone
By Julie Hyland, December 20, 2003
London’s mayor Ken Livingstone could be readmitted to Labour Party membership within months under a deal struck between the former MP and party officials.
Britain: Labour Party suspends MP George Galloway for antiwar stance
By Julie Hyland, May 21, 2003
On May 6 Labour Party General Secretary David Triesman announced that he had suspended George Galloway from the party due to remarks the Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) had made opposing the war ag...
Britain: Significant losses for Labour in local elections
By Chris Marsden, May 3, 2003
Most of Britain went to the polls on Thursday, May 1, with the exception of London, as elections to the Scottish parliament, Welsh Assembly and English local authorities took place.
Britain: Labour’s Cook and Mowlam rally round the flag
By Julie Hyland, April 2, 2003
An article by former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, in which he appeared to call for the immediate withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, was greeted with condemnation across the official parties that...
Britain: Blair suffers second parliamentary rebellion over war vs. Iraq
By the Editorial Board, March 20, 2003
Britain’s parliament gathered Tuesday, March 18 to debate and vote on the impending war against Iraq. The Labour government again suffered a major rebellion, larger than that which occurred last...
Britain: Labour government delays directors’ liability as work deaths rise
By Neil Hodge, February 26, 2003
Despite assurances that the Labour Party is committed to safety at work, more than 50 people each month are killed in work-related accidents in the UK. In fact, the government of Prime Minister Tony B...
Britain: SEP supporter addresses Bradford anti-war meeting
By our correspondent, January 29, 2003
Nearly 200 people packed a lecture theatre at Bradford University on January 23 for a meeting to protest US plans to attack Iraq.
Britain: Labour conference votes for war
By Julie Hyland, October 5, 2002
For those wondering just how it is that Prime Minister Tony Blair came to be regarded as something of a colossus in British politics, this week’s Labour Party conference provided the answer. Bla...
Britain: "Left" union leader pledges loyalty to Blair
By Julie Hyland, August 10, 2002
The first act of Derek Simpson, the newly elected general secretary of the Amicus trade union, was to pledge his loyalty to Prime Minister Tony Blair and his government.
Britain: Rail union slashes funding to Labour Party
By Julie Hyland, July 6, 2002
Last week Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announced that he was resigning his membership of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) after 47 years. His decision was made after the RMT cut its ...
Britain: local government elections reveal political disaffection and stagnation
By Julie Hyland, May 4, 2002
Elections in 5,800 local authority seats in England were held on May 2. Covering as they did 32 London boroughs, 36 Metropolitan authorities, 88 district councils and 18 unitary authorities, some 22 m...
