Labour calls for independent body to oversee future pandemic preparations
Everyone is talking about that interview. Before being broadcast in full on ITV last night, there was pressure…
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“By any measure, this is a Budget to be ashamed of” – McDonnell’s speech
Below is the full text of John McDonnell’s Budget speech. With limited time, let me cut to the…
Angela Rayner: “I want to be Deputy Prime Minister – that’s my aspiration”
“People say to me, do you get nervous? But the thing that lets me do my job so…
Labour launches ‘Bright Future’ taskforce as children head back to school
Labour has performed a U-turn on personal allowances. Rishi Sunak announced in his Budget last week that the…
We cannot shy away from the problems facing women in Northern Ireland
In 2017, women in Northern Ireland had one of the highest rate of murder by a partner in…
We want a transformative policy agenda supporting women and girls worldwide
From the moment we were appointed to our roles in the shadow development team, we have been clear…
Protection of jobs will only get us so far. Where is the plan for job creation?
Beneath the upbeat headline announcements from his Budget, Rishi Sunak’s short-termist decisions and inaction spell bad news for…
The UK needs a new democracy – and it must include electoral reform
For many years now, our democratic institutions have been failing those they claim to represent. Recently, the UK…
Labour must be confident in making the case for the Human Rights Act
Just a few months after Labour’s 1997 landslide general election victory, the new government published a white paper…
Better in than out: Carillion and Covid show outsourcing is not the answer
Three years ago last month, Carillion went into liquidation, buckling under the crippling weight of its £1.5bn debt…
