This is a finance bill for the corporations, not the people – McDonnell’s speech
Below is the full text of John McDonnell’s House of Commons speech today at the second reading of…
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If we don’t turn up, we don’t win: memo from Labour’s newest councillor
I’m Labour’s newest councillor after winning the Alston ward contest on Longridge Town Council unopposed on Monday. Until…
Dodds calls for “completely independent inquiry” into Greensill Capital affair
The government is facing an urgent parliamentary question on the Greensill Capital scandal this afternoon. Specifically, Labour has…
Why we need the new cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission
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Labour’s missing link? A framework for our chosen strategic direction
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Will Labour back Covid passports? Debate grows as restrictions are lifted
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Riots in Northern Ireland show we need social justice to secure lasting peace
I was born in Northern Ireland in 2000 to parents from either side of the traditional sectarian divide.…
Labour must decide what kind of social care service it stands for
Graham fell down the stairs at home one Christmas Day and spent eight months in hospital with brain…
Sunak’s texts make the “complex and confusing” Greensill story a lot clearer
“I have pushed the team to explore an alternative with the Bank that might work,” Rishi Sunak texted…
