Comment ‘Far-right gains in Europe are worrying – but will have limited political impact’ Despite the drama in France, where President Macron has responded to Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement Nationale coming first… Richard Corbett 10th June, 2024, 9:32 am
Comment ‘Labour should follow the EU’s lead and tighten lobbying rules for MPs’ As Westminster continues to be hit by sleaze allegations, and Labour ponders what rules it should bring in… Richard Corbett 18th November, 2023, 9:00 am
Comment Starmer must do more than offer to tinker with Johnson’s flawed Brexit deal Just as opinion polls show that a large majority now consider Brexit to have been a mistake (53%… Richard Corbett 4th August, 2022, 5:10 pm
Comment Why the Brexit issue won’t simply go away Some seem to believe that Labour should now “move on” and ignore Brexit, hoping it won’t be an issue… Richard Corbett 19th January, 2021, 5:20 pm
Comment Message to Labour: don’t give Boris Johnson’s deal a ringing endorsement How Labour votes in the House of Commons on the post-Brexit trade deal matters. Not in terms of… Richard Corbett 24th December, 2020, 11:55 am
Comment We cannot let the Tories force a no-deal Brexit amid a pandemic While we are all focused on the pandemic and its consequences, Boris Johnson’s government is busy trying to… Richard Corbett 16th May, 2020, 10:00 am
Comment Why Labour was right to offer a fresh EU referendum in the 2019 election There have been many attempts to explain why Labour did so badly in the general election in December.… Richard Corbett 27th January, 2020, 1:20 pm
Comment Richard Corbett MEP: Why I’m backing Dr Rosena Allin-Khan for deputy leader There are many strong candidates in the Labour leadership and deputy leadership races. As leader of Labour’s MEPs,… Richard Corbett 10th January, 2020, 12:28 pm
Comment Our Brexit policy was not wrong – it didn’t go far enough As Labour digests its election defeat, it is right to take time to reflect and to analyse. Sadly,… Richard Corbett 16th December, 2019, 1:02 pm
Comment Don’t mistake the Lib Dems for a paragon of Remain virtue No party can claim to be a paragon of consistency on the ongoing Brexit saga with its twists… Richard Corbett 3rd November, 2019, 12:00 pm