Diane Abbott: Tories hosting an anti-corruption summit is like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop
Today, with considerable fanfare, David Cameron hosts the UK Anti-Corruption Summit. Like the professional public relations man he…
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott: Why Brexit puts at risk the aid which goes to the world’s poorest
Labour cares about international development both because our international work for development – fighting poverty and improving the…
Tories’ toxic approach to refugees shames Britain
The two-and-a-half mile stretch of the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Lesbos and the western shoreline of…
Trident is a relic of the past – and it needs debating properly
The renewal of Trident is a £100 billion question. Indeed, recent estimates place the cost much higher. The decision…
Now is the time to make the case for a progressive Europe
Last week, Jeremy Corbyn appointed Pat Glass as Labour’s new Shadow Europe Minister, who has been the co-chair of…
London needs radical action to tackle the housing crisis
Housing is not just about four walls. Housing is about public health, communities and families. We all know…
Let’s make London the world’s greenest capital city
This weekend I was pleased to make the shortlist for Labour’s candidate for London Mayor. Major challenges face London…
Cameron’s cynical immigration proposals will only benefit UKIP
David Cameron’s announcement of yet another immigrant “crackdown” is beyond cynical. In 2010 he made a pledge to…
Labour need to consider restoring the coalition’s disastrous cuts in legal aid
It is time for the Labour Party to consider restoring the coalition government’s disastrous cuts in legal aid. The…
We need unity against anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism and fascism
With the horrific shootings in Copenhagen, Chapel Hill (US) and France, now more than ever we need unity against anti-Semitism,…
