Migrants in the UK deserve rights. Let us vote
Many Labour members were shocked when a spokesperson confirmed this week that the party would not be seeking…
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The world’s first ultra-low emission zone is coming to London
Air pollution in London is a silent killer. Thousands of Londoners die prematurely every year as a direct…
Theresa May has set a trap for Labour – but she could fall into it herself
Theresa May’s latest statement, unusually, felt like a step forward. The Prime Minister who could never bring herself…
Labour is at war with itself. What’s needed? The soft left
The ground beneath us keeps moving so fast, we can’t keep up. It won’t stop. This fluidity is…
We must move away from short prison sentences – they don’t work
It is no secret that our prison system is currently failing. The prison population has grown significantly over…
How will Labour do in May 2019 local elections based on recent by-elections?
I’ve been reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections on a regular basis for LabourList. With the main local election campaign…
Why Blue Labour is still relevant under Corbyn
Sabrina Huck argued in a LabourList piece last week that the Corbyn movement is failing to develop a…
I followed the whip on Brexit in good faith. But our frontbenchers didn’t
As a backbencher, I face no consequences for my position in the party if I break the whip.…
Shelly Asquith’s TU-esday round-up: Brexit risks, fake minimum wage, transport strikes
Six million was the number of signatures the Chartists declared had signed their petition. As ‘Revoke Article 50’…
The room where it happened: how we agreed Labour’s Brexit conference policy
One Sunday evening last September, I went into a meeting room in Liverpool to help composite the highest…
