Labour Party Follow

Elected on a wave of revulsion with the Tories in 1997, New Labour today is in crisis. The party faces wipeout at the next election. Opinion polls predict it could lose 17 of its 44 MPs in London alone.

That Lord Mandelson was the darling of Labour conference this week is one sign of party’s decline.

The media trailed Gordon Brown’s Labour conference speech this week as being about the prime minister fighting for his political life.

Gordon Brown announced that he will cut public services and jobs at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Liverpool this week.

If A socialist prime minister was ever elected the establishment would do everything it could to prevent any real change. That was the sensible premise of A Very British Coup, the novel by Sunderland Labour MP Chris Mullin.

New Labour’s devastation in the European and county council elections has led some commentators to speculate whether the party is finished as a political force in Britain.

Ten ministers have gone from Gordon Brown’s corrupt government – so far.

Gordon Brown’s government is staggering towards its grave. This is clear even before the European and local election results are known. The resignations of James Purnell, Hazel Blears and John Hutton – all supporters of former premier Tony Blair – were designed to provoke a coup to topple Brown.

The Labour government is making noises about reforming parliament to try and offset the fury over the expenses scandal.

The row over MPs’ expenses just won’t go away.

Gordon Brown’s future as prime minister was again thrown into question last week as current and former cabinet ministers attacked him.

Alistair Darling is "Red All Over", wailed The Times. "Return Of Class War", screamed The Daily Telegraph.