‘Working for an MP shouldn’t mean falling through the cracks of employment law’
If you tour the Houses of Parliament, you will hear a great deal about the building itself, its…
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‘Putting our values into action: Labour should make social security work for everyone who needs it’
Whatever your political persuasion, politics at its best is about values. I came into politics to do everything…
‘Mor-gone but not forgotten’
Morgan McSweeney resigned on Sunday afternoon. By that point, his going felt like an inevitability. Exclusive polling conducted for us by…
‘Treasury ‘Green Book’ reform is a game-changer for left-behind coastal towns’
There is a truth my constituents in East Thanet know all too well: our coastal towns have too…
‘Spirit of ’45 – social housing at scale’
There is a current and growing emergency facing the number of children in temporary accommodation.Almost two-thirds of the…
‘Labour values: Power, principles and the red lines Labour must not cross’
This week we held the first of our ‘In Conversation’ events – which we will be holding monthly…
‘Can Labour win back young people on the environment?’
Labour’s strength lies in its breadth and depth. Its traditions and networks keep it connected to the country…
‘The narrative must outweigh the negative’
I would like nothing more than to focus on all the good things Labour is doing. The Employment…
‘Rural road safety is not a remote issue – it is about protecting lives’
One of the great joys of being a rural MP is spending a lot of time on the…
Ben Cooper column: ‘Stop protecting golf courses, start building homes’
Look closely at a map of any city in England, and you will see vast tracts of well-maintained…
