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Andy Burnham quits Labour front bench and backs 'soft' Brexit
Burnham will concentrate on his campaign to become the first elected Greater Manchester mayor.
It is not racist to say low-skilled immigration to UK should drop says Yvette Cooper
Former shadow home secretary also called on the government to take child refugees from Calais.
Momentum membership nears 20,000 after Jeremy Corbyn's re-election as Labour leader
Group tells IBTimes UK more than 1,200 have signed up since the Dispatches investigation was aired.
Jeremy Corbyn 'relaxed' about immigration ahead of keynote Labour conference speech
The Labour leader will try to unite his party at its Liverpool conference in his keynote address.
Jewish Labour leader cheered for plea to stamp out anti-Semitism
Mike Katz said he 'wept' after Labour's governing body failed to adopt tougher anti-racism rules.
From Corbyn to Trump: Welcome to the politics of nostalgia
Rather than confronting issues with fresh ideas, movements are fearfully retreating to the halcyon past.
Some kids are smarter than others – so why are grammar schools controversial?
If we have sport or music schools, why shouldn't we have schools for academically gifted children?
Peace never achieved by dropping bombs from 30,000ft, Emily Thornberry tells Labour conference
Thornberry also says a Labour government would 'revive' multilateral nuclear disarmament talks.
Labour 'moderate' MPs hold defiant fringe rally
Angela Eagle MP announced she was backing a second referendum on what Brexit should look like.
Labour launches Women in Leadership programme in memory of Jo Cox
The party plans to train 600 future women leaders in a mentoring programme.
Labour peer resigns over Corbyn's 'lukewarm' approach to anti-Semitism
Labour peer says pressure group Momentum has the party 'by the throat'.
Labour Party Conference 2016: agenda highlights
The Labour Party Conference will run in Liverpool from 25-28 September
Wikileaks offers £20,000 for leaks on Labour officials who tried to stop Jeremy Corbyn
The group said it wanted information on top officials who tried to 'tilt the scales' against Corbyn.
There is still life in Labour
There's still lots of life in Labour, and it is working, but only in part.
Owen Smith congratulates Corbyn as unions reaffirm their backing for Labour leader
Smith said it was 'time for all of us to work to take Labour back to power'.
Four good things about Owen Smith's failed campaign for the Labour leadership
Smith's effort to dethrone Jeremy Corbyn flopped, but here's where the Welsh MP made his mark.
Labour Grandee Lord Blunkett warns chances of peace are 'miniscule'
Outcome is a concern for all those who hold democracy dear, Lord Blunkett wrote.
Yvette Cooper tells Jeremy Corbyn to tackle Labour trolls if reselected as leader
Cooper's words come as Andy Burnham warns that Labour's differences are 'irreconcilable'.
Owen Smith admits to 'long and bruising' Labour leadership campaign in open letter to members
Smith said Labour was at a crossroads between reunification or "satisfying ourselves with ongoing division."
Jeremy Corbyn gives most Jeremy Corbyn answer possible when asked to name favourite biscuit
The MumsNet biscuit question has become a political right of passage.
Labour's two tribes must find common ground – or the party won't survive
To win power again, Labour's liberal faction must compromise with working class supporters over immigration.
Jeremy Corbyn praises 'verve and spirit' of Israel and backs 'reasonable' boycotts
Corbyn and Owen Smith took part in the Jewish Labour leadership hustings last night.
Women shouldn't vote for Jeremy Corbyn — him and his cronies are no feminists
He should listen to feminists about how Labour can rid the party of horrendous institutionalised sexism.
'You're a f****** a*******': Snarling row between John McDonnell and Alastair Campbell after Question Time
Labour shadow chancellor and former communications chief clashed after cameras stopped rolling.
Owen Smith: Labour faces division and destruction if Jeremy Corbyn wins
'Don't write me off until the final whistle,' Smith tells IBTimes UK with a week to go.
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith trade barbs as Labour leadership election heats up
Smith claims Corbyn is 'delusional', while the Labour leader's team claim Smith is running 'Project Smear'.
Shami Chakrabarti urged to defy Jeremy Corbyn over Snooper's Charter as she enters Lords
Human rights campaigner Chakrabarti will be introduced to Lords as a Labour peer today.
Labour MP's office bricked: Staff left 'distressed' after Wakefield attack
Former shadow cabinet minister says there is 'no excuse for violence and intimidation' in our democracy.
Labour's Emily Thornberry is just the latest victim of the political pub quiz
David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have all fallen foul of the journalistic method.
Labour Party 'purge': Trade union chief Draper has suspension lifted
Corbyn-supporting general secretary spoke to IBTimes UK after he learned of the U-turn.