With speculation growing about a Labour leadership contest in 2026, only a decisive break with the current direction – on the economy, foreign policy and migrants – can avert disaster and offer a credible alternative, writes DIANE ABBOTT
The latest gossip from north of the border
MAURICE GLASMAN, the flamboyant Labour peer, was among friends in Glasgow on Monday night, where he was addressing a meeting organised by Radical Options for Scotland and Europe (Rose).
Life at home in Stoke Newington was, however, a little more testing, he said.
“I’m an academic, I’m Jewish and I’m from north London. Our social life is effectively over.”
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