Diane Abbott: ‘What WhatsApp scandal says about how Labour sees its voters’
Andrew Gwynne MP and his WhatsApp discussion group has exploded into the news. The group traded racist, sexist…
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott: ‘Labour must do more to change our toxic migration debate’
The debate on migration and asylum in British mainstream politics has never been more toxic. Shadow Justice Secretary…
The government assault on refugee rights must not go unchallenged
It used to be said that Britain had a proud history in upholding the rights of refugees, particularly…
We need a change of political strategy to avoid more disasters like Hartlepool
If you’re in a hole, stop digging. The worst possible reaction to the disastrous defeat in Hartlepool is…
Labour needs to think about the merit of any legislation, not the “Red Wall”
Leader Keir Starmer has agreed at the last minute that the Labour Party should vote against the police,…
Commons abstentions are clashing with Labour’s commitment to human rights
Recent weeks have seen Labour MPs adopt positions on human rights issues in parliament that were surprising to…
British politicians must stop demonising desperate migrants
Boris Johnson’s immigration minister came back from a much-hyped summit with his French counterparts this week babbling about…
Clapping is not enough. We’ll fight NHS underfunding and outsourcing
We celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS last weekend. There was well-deserved acclaim and…
British politicians must act decisively to fight institutional racism here in the UK
America is currently engulfed in the worst civil unrest since the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968.…
The government cannot be allowed to bury the Windrush review recommendations
The Windrush Lessons Learned Review has been published this week – in the middle of a period unprecedented…
