Emily Thornberry ‘sorry and surprised’ not to be given cabinet role by Starmer
Former shadow attorney general says she wishes cabinet well and nothing can detract from party’s ‘historic victory’
February 2024
Brief letters
Eurovision should have a Palestinian entrant
Brief letters: Bridging cultural divides | William Mitchell murals | Grapefruit and blood pressure medication | Early cinema visit | Birthdays
December 2023
Scale of bullying and harassment of women in City ‘shocks and alarms’ MPs
Cross-party Treasury committee says its private hearings suggest there has been no improvement in 20 years
June 2022
Boris Johnson says ‘nothing and no one’ will stop him continuing as PM – video
The prime minister was responding to a question by the Labour MP Angela Eagle who pressed him on the results of Monday's vote, in which 41% of Tory MPs expressed no confidence in him
April 2022
From ‘Legs-it’ to ‘calm down, dear’: six times UK MPs have faced sexism
After Angela Rayner was subject of sexist article, we look at other instances of misogyny in politics
June 2020
Theresa May says UK's new national security adviser has 'no proven expertise'
Former prime minister adds to outcry over David Frost’s appointment
June 2019
LGBT classes: we aren't getting back in the closet, MP says
Angela Eagle challenges those protesting against LGBT equality teaching during Commons debate
June 2017
Former Blair aide says Labour lost an ‘easily winnable’ fight
Speechwriter warns that Corbyn’s performance does not disguise a third loss in a row
April 2017
Sharp rise in rejected claims for disability benefit
Labour raises alarm over number of people being turned down for personal independence payments
December 2016
2016 in review
‘Get that lie off your bus’: the year’s best slapdowns
2016: what happened next?
The fate of the MPs who plotted a coup against Corbyn
October 2016
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Benn and Cooper elected to chair Brexit and home affairs committees respectively - Politics live
Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and Philip Hammond giving evidence to the Treasury committee
Angela Eagle received hundreds of homophobic messages from Labour members
Party inquiry also finds that brick thrown through office window was probably related to leadership challenge to Jeremy Corbyn
Good and brave Labour MPs need to be defended
Nick Cohen
Such is Corbyn’s grip on the Labour party that his supporters can pick off opponents with impunity
September 2016
Jeremy Corbyn critics will not be silenced despite unity calls
Wes Streeting, Angela Eagle and Hilary Benn among those speaking out against leader just a day after his re-election
August 2016
Rival supporters stake their claims in Labour leadership fight
Violent words in politics must be condemned – but so must violent policies
Angela Eagle: Jeremy Corbyn's failure to tackle bigotry has tarnished Labour
Angela Eagle was target of homophobic abuse, claim Labour members
July 2016
Saturday interview
Angela Eagle: ‘There’s no point being sore’
Despite a death threat, her office being vandalised, receiving more abuse on social media than ever, and being asked to stand aside for a man in Labour’s leadership challenge, Angela Eagle says she is still optimistic