Morgan Jones

Last week the parliamentary watchdog recommended that the Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle be suspended from the commons for five days over breaches of parliament's harassment rules. In February of last year, Coyle made racist…

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published a report on the government's minimum service levels bill which warns that the bill could put all striking workers at risk of losing their unfair dismissals protection. In the…

Labour has released figures suggesting that the government's new illegal migration bill would cause a spike in the use of hotels to house people awaiting asylum decisions. The party estimates that this could cost as much as £25bn over the…

Labour has selected candidates in three more seats. Two of the seats are currently held by Conservative MPs but are considered winnable for Labour. Heywood and Middleton is currently represented by Chris Clarkson, who defeated the Labour…

There was only one topic of debate at today's PMQs: the government's new illegal migration bill. Keir Starmer started off the session by accusing the bill's provisions of "driving a coach and horses through our world leading modern slavery…

Today is International Women's Day. At the TUC women's conference today, Rachel Reeves will announce the Labour is to launch a review of the gender pay gap. The Shadow Chancellor will say, "Barbara Castle’s Equal Pay Act in 1970 was…

Yvette Cooper has said the government's illegal migration bill "isn't a solution" and is a "con that risks making the chaos worse". The Shadow Home Secretary was responding to a statement by Suella Braverman in the commons this afternoon…

Mike Gapes, who served as the Labour MP for Ilford South between 1992 and 2019 before joining Change UK in February of 2019, has rejoined the Labour Party. Writing in the Times, Gapes announced his return to the party, saying he was "more…

Rachel Reeves is to speak today at the conference of the manufacturers' body MakeUK. The Shadow Chancellor is to reveal that in government Labour would conduct a business tax review. “When I meet business leaders, as well as a determination…

Parliament's joint committee on human rights (JCHR) has criticised the government's minimum service bill for failing to meet "human rights obligations". In a report released by the cross-party committee of MPs and Lords, the bill, which…

The government has announced plans to introduce new legislation to tackle small boats crossing the channel. The plans as reported are draconian, and would see people arriving to the UK in small boats swiftly removed and be subsequently…

Keir Starmer stuck close to his talking points on growth in this week's Prime Minister's Questions. The Labour leader began by hitting Sunak with the claim that, should current trends continue, the average family in Britain will be poorer…