This Brexit deal is a long way from perfect – but Labour is right to vote for it
At last, the EU future relationship bill has been published. It’s decision time for Labour – and MPs’…
Liam Byrne MP
On Black Country Day, the government must step up to save our manufacturing
There’s an old truth in Westminster that the better a Budget lands on budget day, the faster it…
Labour’s West Midlands recovery plan is bold and ambitious
In another world, we would be spending today on the doorsteps of the West Midlands. We would be…
Let’s make the West Midlands a region of sanctuary for refugees
Nobody ever forgets their first visit to a refugee camp. You leave searching your soul for answers to…
How to deliver 21st-century municipal socialism for the West Midlands
If you were ever in any doubt about the plight and fight of workers trapped in what the…
Liam Byrne: Why I want to be mayor of the West Midlands
There was a moment in early February when I was out with a homeless charity one night in…
Liam Byrne: Rolling back the state will never deliver equality
How do we mend capitalism and end populism? The populism that is fuelled by surging inequality around the…
Liam Byrne: It’s time to give Britain a digital bill of rights
The digital revolution is the key to unlocking the potential of Brexit Britain’s future. If we get things…
Liam Byrne: Teletext Tories unqualified to lead Brexit Britain through digital era
It was over 50 years ago that Harold Wilson laid bare a great political truth: the Tories don’t…
Liam Byrne: Crisis in schools and hospitals shows why this Budget must bin austerity
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on November 22. Are…
