Keep it comradely: what does ‘comrade’ mean, who uses the term and why?
At Labour conference this year, John Bercow – the Monday Club member turned long-serving Tory MP turned Speaker…
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Starmer on PM: “Government corruption – there is no other word for it”
Below is the full text of Keir Starmer’s speech today on parliamentary standards. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We…
Want to keep winning in London? Sadiq should drop the Silvertown Tunnel plan
Here’s a question for Sadiq: do you want to win the next mayoral election, or at least ensure…
MP lobbying scandal: Starmer calls on Johnson to “answer, apologise and act”
Keir Starmer has called on Boris Johnson to “answer for his mistakes, apologise to the country and take…
Sleaze and by-elections: Labour rules out standing aside in North Shropshire
A whirlwind 24 hours saw the government spend political capital to defend a particular Conservative who had been caught bang…
Labour’s support for the nuclear energy financing bill is significant and welcome
The focus for environmental and climate policy this week has rightly been the COP26 talks in Glasgow, where…
The U-turn over Paterson isn’t nearly enough to restore trust in the system
Owen Paterson was elected as the Conservative MP for North Shropshire in 1997. He served as Shadow Secretary…
From cronyism to corruption: Labour steps up criticism after Paterson vote
“I am sick of people skirting around calling this out for what it is: corruption,” Keir Starmer has…
After a smoke and mirrors Budget, how can Labour’s own agenda cut through?
Behind the ‘smoke and mirrors’ of Rishi Sunak’s budget was the stark fact that the Chancellor has raised…
PMQs: Boris Johnson prescribes dose of amnesia in defence of Tory MP
Parliament this week welcomed back Rob Roberts MP, suspended earlier this year after an independent panel found he…
