GMB members will be urged to back Keir Starmer as well as Lisa Nandy in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn, PoliticsHome can reveal.

John Bercow has attacked the Government for not awarding him a peerage as he "categorically" denied fresh allegations of bullying.

Keir Starmer has halted his Labour leadership campaigning after an accident left his mother-in-law critically ill in hospital.

Labour should stop trying to "save" working class voters from themselves, Rebecca Long-Bailey has declared.

John Bercow has been formally accused of bullying by the man who served as his most senior official.

Ministers are facing renewed calls to overhaul the honours system as new figures revealed that a quarter of all New Year's gongs were handed out to people living in London.

Lisa Nandy has become the second Labour leadership contender to make it through the contest's final round after winning the backing of another key group.

Lisa Nandy has accused the last Labour government of being "as tight as the Tories" as she praised Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the party.

The House of Commons must "decide what it’s made of" and force Boris Johnson to reinstate protections for the most vulnerable child refugees, Lord Dubs has declared.

Labour leadership frontrunner Sir Keir Starmer should "stand side" to make way for a woman, the party's chairman has declared.

While Jess Phillips has seen her path to the nomination for Labour leader shut off, the way ahead has opened up for the two other second-tier candidates.

Labour MPs would have to face automatic reselection before every general election if Rebecca Long-Bailey becomes leader.

Lisa Nandy has received a massive boost in her campaign for the Labour leadership after winning the endorsement of the powerful GMB union.

Jess Phillips has become the latest candidate to drop out of the Labour leadership race.

Tory MPs from the North East have vowed to attend the Durham Miners Gala this year after its organiser said he would “rather be found dead in a ditch” than invite them.

Labour party chairman Ian Lavery has come under fire after issuing an impassioned defence of the party's disastrous election campaign.

British business leaders have urged Boris Johnson to spell out his plans for post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union.

Boris Johnson has been urged to do more for voters in the North East of England as a new poll found that they feel more "marginalised" than the rest of the country.

Sir Keir Starmer has become the first Labour leadership hopeful to make it onto the final ballot paper after winning the backing of another major union.

A Parliamentary watchdog has been urged to block a peerage for top Labour aide Karie Murphy until an inquiry into the party's handling of anti-semitism has concluded.

Boris Johnson has vowed that the UK's immigration system will put "people before passports" after Brexit.

Plans by Jeremy Corbyn to given John Bercow a peerage could be blocked unless he becomes a member of the Labour Party, it has emerged.

Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse has confirmed that she is readying a bid to become the party's next leader.

Lisa Nandy has called for Labour leadership candidates to be given longer than 40 seconds to answer questions at hustings debates.