William Atkinson explores the ins and outs of Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to sack Rebecca Long-Bailey from the Shadow Cabinet.
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Keir Starmer asks Long-Bailey to step down over apparent endorsement of “anti-Semitic conspiracy theory”
On Monday, Labour leader Keir Starmer asked Shadow Education Secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, to step down, after she shared an article on Twitter that contained an “antisemitic conspiracy theory” relating to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Keir Starmer is the runaway favourite for the Labour leadership – but is he too safe?
Keir Starmer is a clear favourite to win the Labour leadership in April. At the time of writing this, he has 129 CLP nominations and the backing of Community, Usdaw and the UK’s second largest trade union, UNISON. In the most recent first round polling he beats runner-up Rebecca Long-Bailey by 46% to 32%, and Read More…
What do Oxford students think about the Labour leadership race?
The Labour leadership campaign is gearing up into full swing, so now seems the best time to talk to Oxford students about their thoughts on the remaining candidates in the race to lead the Labour party and what should emerge of the process more generally. All the Oxford students I spoke to seemed to agree Read More…