City regions don’t work. Let’s devolve power to our towns
Labour’s conference gave the party a clear aim: to win over towns. This was backed up by an emotional…
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Ged Killen: We need a new devolution law to create a federal UK
In her speech to the SNP conference, Nicola Sturgeon pointed to a UK government driven to chaos by…
Lisa Nandy: The key to reuniting our two Englands? Towns with power
Glance at a map and the pattern becomes clear. From Cambridge to Manchester, cities overwhelmingly voted Remain while…
Steve Lapsley: Why I’m standing for Labour’s NCC
It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for me as a Labour member. I joined the party back…
Gareth Thomas: Thames Water is failing. Here’s my plan for a People’s Water
Thames Water should be converted into a mutual – The People’s Water – operating in the private sector…
Mike Gapes: No, Labour MPs aren’t going to vote for May’s Brexit deal
In my 26 years in parliament I have never known a more uncertain, unpredictable period. As MPs returned…
Utøya survivors: “We cannot afford to be indifferent to right-wing extremism”
Ahead of Tulip Siddiq MP’s screening of ‘Utøya: July 22’ in parliament, LabourList is honoured to publish this…
Councils are key to mental health. When local government sneezes, the NHS catches a cold
Over the last ten years, we’ve seen inspirational work done on a national level to help combat the…
Andy Slaughter: My constituent’s food allergy death calls for urgent action from the government
In March 2017, eight months after the death of his daughter, I met Nadim Ednan-Laperouse at my constituency…
Melanie Onn: It’s time to end no-fault evictions – now the leading cause of homelessness
The dramatic rise in the use of Section 21 evictions – where tenants are evicted through no fault…
