‘Tribune – standing between the elite and the people’
Tribune MPs argue Labour must challenge a broken economic model and rebuild the economy to serve people, not powerful interests.
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‘How Labour’s new deal and industrial strategy help firms and help workers’
Labour’s New Deal for Working People is so important. It would be the biggest upgrade of workers’ rights in a generation.
Stronger unions mean stronger rights at work. I urge everyone to join today
As the government continues to push through its minimum service levels bill, representing a blatant attack on the right to strike, the Labour Party has used the opportunity to reinforce the close relationship we have with the unions…
The Tory anti-strike bill drives a coach and horses through fundamental rights
It is clear that, after a decade of public sector pay falling behind the cost of living and with a workforce struggling to cope with the impact that austerity has had on the services that they are trying to deliver, millions of workers feel…
We will legislate to protect gig economy workers and end the race to the bottom
A wonder of the modern age is that almost any item imaginable can be ordered to arrive at your doorstep the next day. But behind that remarkable shift lies a much darker tale for those delivering these parcels in the 'final mile'. To find…
Breaking strikes using agency workers is recklessly gambling with public safety
The government's move to replace skilled and safety-critical workers on strike, published today, is deliberately inflammatory. It is also a totally reckless threat to public safety. Tory ministers are acting as arsonists rather than…
HeartUnions week: Why Labour’s new deal for working people is so important
This year’s HeartUnions week, 14th-20th February 2022, is a chance to tell the story about why unions are vital for everyone at work, and encourage them to join a union. Labour understands how pivotal work is in people's lives – that's why…
The Taylor review recommendations still haven’t been implemented – why not?
It is now over 1,650 days, or four and a half years, since the Taylor review was published. That was when over 50 recommendations were made on how to begin to tackle the unfairness and exploitation involved in many gig economy jobs, yet…
Patient care, not private profit. How we want to amend the health and care bill
73 years ago, a Labour government created the National Health Service. Its introduction transformed lives, giving access to world-class healthcare for all, regardless of their ability to pay. If there’s one thing the Tories shouldn’t touch…
Labour must be prepared for when the shine wears off this government
There were plenty of warnings that Hartlepool would be a struggle if you cared to look for them. We scraped home with just over one third of the vote in two of the last three elections, we have been losing council seats there for some time…
Our test-and-trace system is a long way off “world-beating”, Prime Minister
As we have seen an easing of lockdown measures, a reduction in hospital admissions and the end of the government’s daily press conferences, we might have expected there to be a drop in coronavirus-related news. But the reality is very…
How zoos epitomise the government’s chaotic approach to Covid
You wouldn't normally consider zoos to be at the heart of political debate but their treatment epitomises the government's disordered approach to the Covid-19 epidemic. MPs are debating coronavirus restrictions in the House of Commons today…