Undoing Failing Grayling’s probation privatisation is only a first step
Our criminal justice system has rarely been out of the news over the last few years – for…
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Labour stands in solidarity with our LGBT+ community
There has been a lot of progress over the last 30 years in the fight for equality. Stonewall…
Anti-LGBT bigotry is being normalised. We must not fail to fight it
Tomorrow is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. I will be celebrating the gains made by LGBT…
What does Momentum’s new focus on policy mean for the left?
Momentum has announced today that it will start campaigning for radical policies that go beyond the Labour Party’s…
Inside Young Labour’s 2019 political school
Last weekend, Labour’s youth wing held a ‘political school’ in Birmingham for party members under 27. Attendees were…
Air pollution: It’s time for politicians to stop passing the buck
With the local elections behind us and the metro mayor elections a year away, now seems an appropriate…
Jeremy Corbyn pushed for action on antisemitism – but was held back by bureaucracy
I recently tweeted – in defence of Laura Murray, recently appointed as Labour’s head of complaints, and her…
The UK must take the lead on multilateral nuclear disarmament
The crucial preparatory work ahead of the 2020 review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) drew to a…
‘The opportunity to serve – that is all we ask’: Tom Watson on the late John Smith
Below is the full text of Tom Watson’s memorial lecture marking the 25th anniversary of John Smith’s death.…
A letter to Labour members… who might not vote Labour
As a Labour MP, I am keenly aware that many party members and supporters feel disappointed and frustrated…
