Memo to Rachel Reeves: oppose under-25s benefit cuts
Taking over the shadow work and pensions brief is one of the hardest jobs in terms of complex…
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We need a Secretary of State for Housing, in the Cabinet and with their own department
Kia and Simon have two kids, an 11 month baby and four year old; they all share one bedroom in a…
Top 10 moments in Black Labour History
1) Labour’s first black MPs 2) Nelson Mandela addresses Labour Party conference 3) Labour’s first black ministers 4) …
Labour women make strategy, not tea!
As Jacqui Smith pointed out the other day, Labour’s advances in gender equality are good, but they are…
Labour needs an urgent plan for reform – of the private sector
Much is made of reforming the public sector, a call that has rung out from politicians of many…
What David Cameron doesn’t want you to know about the Welsh Government
If you regularly watch David Cameron at the despatch box you’re probably getting used to him taking pot…
PMQs verdict: Miliband seized the agenda, Cameron reached for the lies and smears
PMQs returned today – an unappetising prospect at the best of times – but it did serve to…
5 Myths about Labour’s reshuffle
There are plenty of myths flying around today over what Ed Miliband’s reshuffle is all about – so…
This is a good week for Labour women – but the party can and must do more
I’m enormously proud of my Party – the Labour shadow cabinet now has 44% women compared to a…
How low can you go?
All governments profess a keenness to reduce the numbers of unemployed. All political parties have been seeking to…
