Abortion decriminalisation vote: ‘Let’s protect women from Victorian laws’
This Victorian law, passed by a Parliament of men, is increasingly used against women needing healthcare and has a potential penalty of life in prison.
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‘Global Britain’ must mean investing in Israeli-Palestinian peace-building
My fellow Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair Catherine McKinnell has today secured a parliamentary debate on UK support for an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace. This debate could not come at a better time. The US House of…
We need to talk more about tackling Britain’s regional inequalities
Inequality is shaping up to be one of the key issues of the coming General Election. The public are more concerned about it than they have been for years, and we on the left – seizing this renewed public interest with both hands – have…
Building safer and more resilient communities
Despite the lowest crime for decades, many perceive that crime remains too high. Despite many child safety improvements, parents remain worried.Overall alcohol consumption is down, but many feel that drinking is out of control, particularly…
We must do more to protect victims of human trafficking
After a string of shocking cases, human trafficking is back in the news. Quite right too – we should all be concerned that people are being owned, abused and exploited within our communities. Now is the time to act and the Labour Party…
Thousands of victims of child sexual abuse are being let down
This morning Google and Microsoft agreed to take action to clamp down on search terms related to child abuse. This is an important step, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Police have a responsibility to investigate reported abuse…
It’s time to end the spare gun subsidy
In the UK, over 700,000 people have gun licenses for nearly two million guns. The overwhelming majority of shooters are law-abiding and conscious of public safety. However, in the past five years 43 women have been killed by guns in the UK…