‘The Keir I Know’
Michael Payne MP reflects on the Keir Starmer he has served under and what he has delivered in government.
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‘Continued support for the Global Health Fund will build a healthier and more secure world for us all’
Ending HIV transmissions in the UK requires global action - that’s why we must maintain our support for the Global Fund – Michael Payne MP.
‘Why we are backing Bridget Phillipson for deputy leader’
Bridget delivers. Bridget inspires. Bridget wins. That’s why we’re backing her to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
How Labour can learn from councillors – and be rebuilt from the ground up
As Labour under Keir Starmer begins to rebuild and address the huge challenges our country now faces, I am firmly of the belief that we must do so from the ground up – through local government. Amongst the myriad of lessons we must learn…
Michael Payne: Why I’m standing to represent local parties on Labour’s NEC
People cannot afford to wait for us any longer. The cost paid for the last decade is already beyond measure. Over four million children living in poverty, hate crime rates doubled, the environment slipping down the agenda, the gap between…
Why 1,200 Labour councillors are backing the ‘Alliance for Full Employment’
Our country is facing an unprecedented jobs crisis. The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that, by the end of this year, nearly one in eight of the UK’s workforce will be unemployed. Yet Boris Johnson – a man who is struggling to…
Michael Payne: Why I’m backing Keir Starmer to be the next Labour leader
72 years ago, the Labour Party gave birth to the NHS. The radical dream of universal healthcare free at the point of use became a reality because Clement Attlee’s Labour won power for a purpose: to transform our country after the ravages of…
Are Labour ‘establishment’ councils the problem?
In May 1973, Ted Heath was Prime Minister, Pink Floyd had recently released their album Dark Side of the Moon and VAT had just come into effect in the UK. This month also marked the first elections to the newly formed metropolitan borough…
The Tories are failing social care – so local councils are taking over
Our country is facing a social care crisis. In the last six months, more than 100 home-based and residential care providers have ceased trading, affecting more than 5,300 people. Meanwhile providers have handed back contracts to more than…
Winning against the odds
Everyone knew that Labour regaining control of Nottinghamshire County Council this year was a big ask. Labour had taken a drubbing four years before in 2009 and although results in the district council elections in 2011 and 2012 were strong…
We should learn from our victories not dwell on our “failures”
By Michael Payne The Labourite commentariat and twitterati have spent the last few days partaking in a mammoth post-match analysis of the local and devolved UK elections. Alex Salmond may have been named 'Man of the Match' on Thursday with…
Labour must mainstream the ‘Movement For Change’
By Michael Payne Having spent the last few months supporting David Miliband's campaign to be leader of the Labour Party I cannot say I was overjoyed with the final result, but it would be all to easy to be bitter and become tribal by…