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On Thursday Britain will face one of the most definitive and important general elections for decades. Voter turnout and mobilisation is crucial and could tip the balance in favour of either Labour or the Tories in countless marginal…
This weekend I joined the Labour campaign trail in Exeter, where Labour incumbent Ben Bradshaw is defending a majority of 7,183. Historically, this has been a Conservative seat – when Labour won the seat in 1997 it was the first time it had…
The Labour Party general election manifesto is agreed at a special session, known as the Clause V meeting. This meeting is attended by representatives from across the labour movement including trade unions, local government, Scotland…
If there were ever a time to get out and support your local candidate, it’s now. For me, and many others my age, this is the most important general election of our lives so far. Regardless of whether your seat is safe Labour or not…
Last month I took the decision to go and visit a refugee camp in Northern Greece. Two things motivated me to do so, firstly my desire to support those in a desperate situation and secondly a sense of responsibility. The problems in Syria…
Jack Thorp and Andrew Dolan are Take Back Control Organisers in Bradford and London respectively. Last Tuesday saw the official launch of Take Back Control, a UK-wide series of events that will bring together Leave and Remain voters, make…
This is the statement of pledges published by Gillian Troughton, Labour's parliamentary candidate in Copeland, on the CLP website. I was out in South Copeland again this week on the campaign trail and I’ve spent much of the last 18 years of…
Jorge*, a member of Unite, describes his experiences as part of the BA cabin crew. As BA's mixed fleet cabin crew begin their 48-hour strike today over poverty pay, I want to explain the struggles I faced in this job. I started working for…
There has been a lot of noise about internal Momentum debates over the past few days, so it may seem odd that I am truly optimistic about the future of our movement. You may have, like me, heard about what has been going on in Momentum on…
When George Osborne forced £51,600 of debt onto student nurses in last year’s Autumn Statement, I became a political activist. In outrage, I posted on Facebook calling on my fellow student nurses to protest outside the Department of Health…
When I saw from my trusty Twitter feed that our party was seriously considering not standing a candidate against Zac Goldsmith, I thought my head was going to explode. Even though the case was being made by people I hugely respect, I felt…
Sadiq Khan was the first London mayoral candidate to put housing at the front and centre of the campaign. The bold pledges he made to tackle London’s housing crisis helped convince Londoners to vote him into City Hall with a clear mandate…
