‘Defence spending alone will not keep Britain secure’
National security in the 21st century depends as much on climate resilience at home as it does on security abroad.
Alex Sobel MP
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‘ After these Local Elections there can be no doubt: Labour’s future lies in electoral reform’
First Past the Post is the biggest example of the Status Quo in UK politics.
‘Ukraine is Europe’s frontier – and Labour must stay resolute in its defence’
Defending Ukraine is to defend all of Europe. We must protect Ukraine, to protect the whole of Europe from this Russian madness.
‘AI superintelligence regulation is what we owe voters of this generation and those to come’
AI superintelligence regulation is what we owe British citizens now and to safeguard future generations writes Alex Sobel MP.
This Holocaust Memorial Day, we honour ordinary people doing the extraordinary
The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is ordinary people. Ordinary is often used as shorthand for people who are neither rich, nor famous. But most people do extraordinary things at some point in their life, and that is especially…
End the internal fights. Let’s focus on best practice
In May 2021, Labour will fight its first campaign since ‘that’ election one year ago. For most of us that means gearing up for elections to local authorities, metro mayors, the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament. Covid-19 means that we…
Johnson’s deal is even worse than May’s. Labour must unite against it
Saturday sittings in the House of Commons fell out of fashion in the 1730s thanks to Sir Robert Walpole, who wanted to “secure at least one day’s hunting a week”. This Saturday, Boris Johnson and his shambles of a government will put their…
Labour’s public vote position is the only realistic option
Labour’s endorsement of a public vote on any Brexit deal with a commitment to campaign to stay within the EU is hugely significant. It is time for Labour to show what a public vote would look like and how we build a broad coalition for both…
Labour must prepare for the premiership of Boris Johnson – with a Remain position
June 23rd 2016, almost three years ago to the day, was a watershed moment in British Politics. Since then, our party has been on a journey. We had to interpret the result of a binary question put to the nation without detail and, in making…
I followed the whip on Brexit in good faith. But our frontbenchers didn’t
As a backbencher, I face no consequences for my position in the party if I break the whip. My select committee place isn’t at risk, nor my chairpersonship of my all-party groups. But if you’re bound by the collective responsibility of being…
Jeremy agrees: we must have a confirmatory vote on any deal
The country is tired of Brexit, and so are we. Our national politics has become saturated with process and horse-trading, while our public services have been run into the ground and the planet is boiling. MPs have a duty to find a solution…
May’s deal is the worst of all worlds. We must again reject it decisively
This is a crucial week for the country, the economy and for the Labour Party. Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement has huge implications for the Brexit outcome and for the jobs, industries and businesses of the UK. Just as importantly, it has…