My experience of local government will make me a better MP
Today is the start of Week Eight in my new role as a Labour MP. The first question…
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Rowenna Davis: Why I’m standing to be a Labour London Assembly candidate
A 16-year-old was stabbed outside East Croydon station last week. Reportedly, it took 40 seconds to end his…
Red on the outside, green on the inside – the new shadow Defra team approach
The general election was tough on the shadow environment, food and rural affairs team. I lost five of…
Why Labour MPs should turn to Labour councils for inspiration
Around the country, Labour’s elected local representatives are working day in, day out, to push back against austerity…
Why LabourList and LGA Labour are hosting local government week
Welcome to local government week on LabourList. The party has just suffered another devastating defeat in a general election,…
Welcome to local government week on LabourList
Welcome to local government week on LabourList – a chance for us to showcase, discuss and debate the…
We asked Labour members why their party lost. Here’s what they said
Last week saw reports of a couple of internal takes on why Labour lost the general election. In…
We must celebrate Fair Work Wales – the revolution you may have missed
If you’re reading this from outside of Wales, you may not have heard – but the Welsh world…
MP selections, devolution and Welsh independence – Cardiff leadership hustings
Devolution predictably took up a lot of time in the debate in Wales today with all of the…
Why the Unite parliamentary staff branch has written to leadership candidates
We’re in a period of extreme political change. In just the last couple of months, there has been…
