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The Rail Public Ownership Bill received royal assent on Thursday. If that was my friend Louise Haigh’s only achievement, it would make her one of the most consequential transport secretaries of modern times. But in just four and a half…
At the election in June, members old and new, campaigned with enthusiasm on a manifesto of hope and change. We know the difference these members made, day in day out, banging the drum for Labour, reminding our Labour supporters to go out…
“It’s not enough being talented, these days you need cash.” Steve Coogan’s observation is all too true in Britain’s film, television and theatre world. When Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader and shadow culture secretary, asked Tracy Brabin…
The Government plans to bring forward by 12 months the full implementation of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) to the 1 December 2015. This will herald the biggest disenfranchisement in our history and have major consequences for the…
When I first heard that Labour MP David Hamilton was standing down after 14 years as MP for Midlothian I went to find him. He was in the queue in the tea room. I told him that Parliament will be a poorer place without him and said he…
Today I asked Equalities Minister Jo Swinson in House of Commons whether she would vote with Labour on the 16th December on our proposal to require big companies to publish their gender pay gap. She refused to do so. Given that one of the…
Of all the decision politicians are required to make, none are more serious than those that commit our country to the use of military force.That is why Ed Miliband's principled and level-headed response to the crisis in Syria was exactly…
Given that trust in politics and politicians is at an all time low, how many people do you think would be interested in standing for Parliament? 1 in 100, 1 in 10? In exclusive polling carried out for me by Yougov it's nearly 1 in 4. Higher…
In the next few weeks I'll be spending time with people in a bingo hall in Nottinghamshire, a golf club in Bradford, a warehouse in Derby, a tenants and residents association in London and I'll be meeting with mums in a part of Manchester…
By Gloria de Piero The Don't Judge My Family campaign, launched this weekend in response to public outrage against Tory plans to reward marriage through the tax system, highlights the clear blue water between Labour's family friendly offer…
