In current material sent to members who have rejoined Labour to vote in this leadership election, a timeline flags up some of the high points in the party’s past 100 years. IS THERE NO END TO HIS VIRTUE SIGNALLING? The Hull East MP was resp... Labour's student wing in Scotland has deleted a tweet in which it used the acronym ACAB (all cops are bastards). The grammar school sixth form that Sultana attended was allowed to continue in the Blair years, to the dismay of many party members, but it would also have had a place in Jeremy Corbyn’s socialist utopia. But Labour MP Zarah Sultana put a whole new and important spin on the duke’s gift. Photograph: Joel Goodman/Rex T he first …

Newly elected MP Zarah Sultana is keen to make a name for herself. All of this all contrasts sharply with my sons’ primary education in rickety prefab classrooms under a Tory government that left more than a third of 11-year-olds without adequate literacy and numeracy skills. The Tory MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire has hit back over a Facebook advert distributed by Labour. After my indignation at her comments died down, I realised it was handy that Sultana had offered this interpretation of recent political history, as she is roughly the same age as my daughter, whose entire compulsory education took place under a Labour government. The advert incorrectly states that L... On Tuesday Labour released an attack video that evoked class war tropes, painting Boris Johnson as a fox hunting, grouse shooting toff. Let’s hope the candidates who make it on to the shortlist are imaginative and brave enough to realise this. Zarah Sultana’s maiden speech reframed the successes of the Blair-Brown era to appeal to Corbynites. Exclusive: She also said students who attend 'Zionist conferences and … Labour must stop trashing the proud record achieved by Blair and Brown and instead try to build on it, Tue 4 Feb 2020 06.45 GMT Hull's MPs: Diana Johnson, Emma Hardy and Karl Turner There's a strong whiff of hypocrisy on Humberside as Hull Labour Party a... Another hard left bunch of Labour-affiliated students have tweeted and subsequently deleted an anti-police message. Neil Coyle Labour's Neil Coyle waded into the BBC Proms row on Tuesday night with a couple of late night foul-mouthed tweets. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. The idea of a quasi-market – parental choice, league tables, diversity and competition – has been the predominant education philosophy for more than 30 years and it is time for a rethink of how it works in practice, as there are still too many losers as well as winners. Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, who is backing Lisa Nandy’s leadership bid, tells HuffPost UK Zarah Sultana’s comments are “utter nonsense” and “a gift to the Conservatives”. Scottish Labour Studen... Ex-Labour MP Gloria De Piero has expressed regret that she did not back Theresa May's Brexit deal last year. The hard left Corbynista made a splash with her maiden, Like what we do?

SO MUCH FOR LABOUR'S NEW-FOUND 'PATRIOTISM', Zarah Sultana pictured at a Long-Bailey campaign gathering. But what exactly does Labour’s current education programme offer? The first stage of the Labour leadership election is drawing to a close and it is hard to dredge up enthusiasm for a contest marked by low energy, too many elephants in the room, and ambivalence – not least towards the last Labour government. T... Labour frontbencher Karl Turner has quickly deleted a tweet in which he used the hashtag #ToriesKilledYourGranny. The hard left Corbynista made a splash with her maiden speech last month and has been on the campaign trail with continuity Corbyn candidates Long-Bailey and Burgon.

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WATCH PEOPLE TOPICS WE ARE JOIN US WATCH PEOPLE TOPICS WE ARE JOIN US ... UK Politics Zarah Sultana MP February 24, 2020 Zarah Sultana, andy, Julian, cov, CV, cv1, john, psa. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. “Vote for us because we were terrible in power” is hardly a ringing slogan. Don't send Zarah any free gifts, she's well ungrateful! The need to appeal to Corbynite members means the Blair-Brown era is at best framed as an equivalent success story to the Corbyn years, or at worst a continuation of Thatcherite policies, as the Labour MP for Coventry South, Zarah Sultana, explained in her maiden speech.

26-year-old Zarah Sultana who was elected as the MP for Coventry South at last months general election caused a stir in her first address in Westminster. Last modified on Tue 4 Feb 2020 10.38 GMT. Politics rarely makes a clean break from the past.

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