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John McDonnell looks set to use his first Labour conference speech as shadow chancellor to push for a “Robin Hood” tax on stock market trading.

Corbyn had faced criticism for appointing McDonnell, a critic of Bank of England independence, as his economic spokesman.

Labour councillor Anayat Mohammed, who represents Spring Gardens and Utley ward, was among the group present at Westminster earlier this month when Jeremy Corbyn faced David Cameron.

Labour’s new shadow equalities minister has rounded on her new boss – calling Jeremy Corbyn’s actions “offensive and hurtful” just days after she was appointed.

Welsh Labour has escaped the fate of the Scottish party and finding out why that’s been the case is the reason she’s made meeting Carwyn Jones an early priority.

The chair of the Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) group, Joan Ryan MP, reportedly issued an invitation to Corbyn to address a reception to be held at the party’s annual conference next week, against the backdrop of concern from the Jewish community in the United Kingdom over...

Mr David said: “I am pleased to be playing a full and leading role in both scrutinising and opposing Government policy, while helping to develop Labour’s policies in key areas”.

Jeremy Corbyn, who was elected as new leader of labour party on 12 September, is expected to reveal the plan of renationalising the railways.

Shadow cabinet minister Chris Bryant was among Labour MPs to dash Mr Farron’s defection hopes yesterday, saying he “wouldn’t jump shop for all the tea in China (and India)”.

Many of those, such as housing and the NHS, have been debated many times before.

After thanking those who voted for him, he said: “I thought at my first PMQs, I would do it in a slightly different way”. This was the debate he had, successfully, in the last election against Corbyn’s predecessor, Ed Miliband.

Although they did not rake in thousands, organisers of The Affordable Art Fair, which was held in Bristol over the weekend, said the pictures were one of the main attractions.

While Labour have said they now want to strip Government support for businesses and the Tories focus on giving tax cuts to giant corporations, we want to focus on entrepreneurs and small business seeking to grow. Labour’s foreign affairs spokesman Hilary Benn said on Sunday...

The Islington North MP had earlier vowed to create a less theatrical PMQs than has been previously exhibited and he started this process by using questions submitted to him by members of the public to quiz Mr Cameron, rather than his own.

He also called for “solidarity” with workers around the world, blaming a “free market philosophy” for workplace tragedies in China.