Labour Archives - Legal Cheek

Labour would stop BPTC ‘racket’ run by ‘profiteers’

Let Inns offer the vocational course, says shadow attorney-general Baroness Chakrabarti

Nov 26 2018 10:52am
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Labour conference round-up: Party says it will open law centres and raises concerns over digitisation of justice

Legal aid is a ‘pillar of the welfare state’, says shadow justice minister

Sep 26 2018 4:32pm
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Labour law lead could back illegal strike

Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon won’t say whether he backs unlawful action

Sep 12 2017 11:54am
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Election survey: Law students overwhelmingly back Labour

Latest Legal Cheek poll reveals even lawyers are giving the Conservatives the cold shoulder

Jun 8 2017 10:34am
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Doughty Street silk Keir Starmer is the ‘right person’ to get us a Brexit deal, says The Independent

Newspaper backs Labour MP over Tory David Davis

Jun 5 2017 11:43am
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Snap election series: Moving from City law to politics means working longer hours for less money

But magic circle solicitor turned Labour MP hopeful Bilal Mahmood says it’s his calling

Jun 1 2017 1:31pm
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Legal aid in, tuition fees out: Labour’s leaked manifesto

Jeremy Corbyn promises the world

May 11 2017 1:29pm
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Law students and rookie lawyers set to vote Lib Dem on 8 June

Legal Cheek snap election survey reveals Labour are out of favour

Apr 18 2017 5:12pm
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Law student undergrads are more Tory than law student postgrads

But a Legal Cheek survey reveals practising lawyers would vote Liberal Democrats if an election was called tomorrow

Mar 24 2017 9:11am
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Shami Chakrabarti accused of hypocrisy for sending son to £18,000-a-year private school

Woman tipped to become next shadow attorney general appears to fly in face of Labour’s stance on selective education

Oct 3 2016 12:15pm
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Journal

Legal Cheek talks Julian Assange and Labour Party legal challenges with one of the country’s top law commentators

A conversation with Carl Gardner

Aug 11 2016 5:06pm
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‘Is you on crack or somethin’?’ Judge Foskett could topple Corbyn on Thursday after hearing

Ali G’s one-time agent brings case which could see Labour leader required to get nominations to stand in election

Jul 27 2016 9:50am
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Now Corbyn’s talking about a legal challenge

Lawyers disagree on the internal procedures for electing Labour’s next leader

Jul 11 2016 2:47pm
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Andy Burnham bids to battle Corbyn by being friend to legal aid lawyers

Leadership election manifesto of former health secretary calls for a review of recent cuts

Aug 4 2015 9:33am
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