Fire and rehire is wrong. MPs of all parties should back my bill to stop it
What surprised me, standing on the picket lines this week, was what had hurt people most. These workers…
Barry Gardiner
Focus, comrades! It’s the Tories we need to be attacking, not each other
Tonight will be like old times. The lobby correspondents gathering outside Committee Room 13. Ears pressed to the…
Earth Day: For real action, we need the climate and ecological emergency bill
We saw the government this week announce a new target to cut CO2 emissions by 78% by 2035.…
Illegal practices, proper pay, low prices. 3 unfashionable questions about fashion
Question 1. How do you get a Tory government to ignore illegal practices in the fashion industry? Answer.…
Government must step up. Boulder Barry-ers alone cannot protect our seas
No doubt there are some people in parliament who can think of no better place to have Barry…
The Tory trade bill threatens parliamentary sovereignty
Two and half years on from its first appearance, the government is bringing back the trade bill to…
Heating our homes – a word in the business chairperson’s ear
What a pleasure to read the pitches from all three candidates vying for our votes to become chair…
Why Boris Johnson’s plan for ‘free ports’ isn’t a good idea
I suspect that Liz Truss must be one of the new cabinet ministers most feared by civil servants.…
Barry Gardiner: Trump’s trade deal must protect the NHS from US healthcare firms
This is the full statement published by Barry Gardiner, shadow secretary of state for international trade, after Donald…
Barry Gardiner: We are principled free traders – but the worrying secrecy surrounding TTIP must not be repeated
Secrecy is an inevitable part of government. But it is a part of government that must always be…
