He has been re-elected leader of the British Labour party, despite a coup attempt, because he wants a fair society for everyone, says Tom O’Connor

Jeremy Corbyn has been re-elected as leader of the Labour Party in the UK.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Labour MPs in the UK to unite behind him if, as expected, he is returned as party leader with an even bigger mandate from grassroots members.

Jeremy Corbyn has received an apparent boost in his battle to remain the Labour leader in the UK after a British High Court ruling said new party members should be allowed to vote in the leadership election.

Britain’s Labour Party will appeal against a High Court ruling which said new party members should have the right to vote in its leadership election.

Angela Eagle fired her opening salvo at Jeremy Corbyn in a Labour leadership battle that has the potential to split the party and end in a bitter legal wrangle.

A prominent Labour Party legislator known for his work exposing child sex abuse in his district has been suspended by the party for allegedly sending sexually explicit texts to a teenage girl.

Jeremy Corbyn’s head of policy, Andrew Fisher, has been suspended from the Labour Party in Britain following complaints that he campaigned for a rival party in the general election.

Nigel Farage has become a “snarling, thin-skinned, aggressive” man who is turning Ukip into a “personality cult”, the party’s campaign chief has said in a stunning attack on his leader.

The Labour Party in Britain has suspended four members who held positions of authority at Rotherham Borough Council during the years in which hundreds of young people were subjected to sex abuse in the town.

The Greens are gathering in Dublin in the coming hours for the first time since their dismal General Election performance.

FOLLOWING fast on the recent Vodafone awards, Bernard Brogan (Dublin) and Lar Corbett (Tipperary) were last night again named as player-of-the-year in football and hurling for 2010, respectively, but this time by their peers, the members of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).

Former British home secretary Alan Johnson today ruled himself out as a contender for the Labour leadership, announcing he will back David Miliband in the upcoming contest to succeed Gordon Brown.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s attempts to strike a power-sharing deal with the Liberal Democrats were severely undermined today as a string of senior Labour figures spoke out against the move.

Negotiations between the UK political parties over the shape of the next government were reaching a heightened pitch today, with some sources expecting a conclusion before the end of the day.

A FURIOUS Environment minister John Gormley has scrambled to shut down discussion on his promise to resign from Cabinet and hand-over his ministry to backbencher Ciarán Cuffe.

A group representing the unemployed has today demanded that TDs and Senators to reject the Social Welfare Bill being debated today.

GREEN Party councillors will meet tonight to discuss their approach to NAMA.

THE Gaelic Players Association (GPA) confirmed last night that it has been holding informal talks with the GAA in recent days over ongoing issues concerning official recognition and government funding.

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have released a statement to confirm a meeting of the National Executive Committee of the players' body took place tonight, and that informal discussions with the GAA are ongoing.

The National Executive Committee of the INOU have refuted calls for cuts to social welfare payments in next Tuesday’s emergency Budget.

EAMON GILMORE was accused of imposing a dictatorship on Labour, as he pushed through a sweeping overhaul of its constitution.

A call to bring all Irish banks under state control will be debated at Labour’s national conference, which begins tonight.

LABOUR leader Eamon Gilmore’s drive to give TDs more power within the party and remodel its relationship with trade unions looked set to spark controversy last night.

The Green Party today denied it was facing a grassroots revolt after it lost its second local councillor within 24 hours.

South African president Thabo Mbeki has agreed to resign following orders from the ruling party.

South Africa’s ruling party has called on President Thabo Mbeki to resign and says he has agreed to the request.

The British Labour Party’s annual conference kicks off in Manchester today with a plea from one of Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s closest Cabinet allies for the party to unite and turn its fire on the Conservatives.

The Government has mishandled major public policy issues because it is distracted by the controversies surrounding the Taoiseach’s personal finances, it was claimed tonight.

BRITISH Labour Party general secretary Peter Watt resigned last night over revelations a party donor gave £400,000 (€560,000) without revealing his identity.

Labour's National Executive Committee have announced that their new party leader will be in place on October 5.

Fianna Fáil and the Green Party are holding exploratory talks today on the formation of a coalition Government.

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Green Party has today endorsed the recommendation of party leader Trevor Sargent to enter exploratory talks with Fianna Fáil about the formation of a new Government.

A leading trade union has expressed “outrage” that members will have to pledge support for Labour’s policies during the forthcoming ballot for the election of a new Deputy Leader, it was disclosed today.

Tony Blair is expected to announce he is standing down as Labour leader today after a decade in Downing Street, paving the way for Gordon Brown to succeed him as British Prime Minister.

South African Jacob Zuma will resume his duties as the deputy president of the ruling African National Congress following his acquittal on rape charges, the party said tonight.

Catholic bishops have ordered the pregnancy counselling service, CURA, to stop offering women a leaflet which names other Irish agencies prepared to give information on foreign abortions.

THE first cardinal rule for any party in politics is to choose a fundamental set of beliefs and principles. The second cardinal rule of politics is to break the first cardinal rule if, and when, necessary.

The National Executive Committee of the Labour Party has given its backing to party leader Pat Rabbitte's plans to enter an electoral pact with Fine Gael.

A SECRET dinner between two leading Labour politicians paved the way for Tony Blair's premiership.

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has been readmitted to the Labour Party just three years into his five-year suspension, a Labour Party official announced today.

The BBC has sacked two long-serving World Service journalists claiming a “total breakdown in trust” after the pair launched a series of unsuccessful employment tribunals against the broadcaster costing up to £1m (€1.5m).