Ivan Lewis: Manchester does not need or want forced academy status for its schools
George Osborne’s Budget announcement that all primary and secondary schools will be forced to become academies by…
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Luciana Berger: People with mental health problems deserve better than “I’m sorry, I haven’t a clue”
One of the roles of an Opposition Member of Parliament is to hold Government ministers to account. We…
We must learn the lessons of the Scotland referendum and preserve a Labour voice in the EU vote
The referendum campaign is finally underway. No – you’re not the only one to ask. I also thought…
Time for a reality check on the EU: Alistair Darling’s speech as the referendum campaign is launched
This is the speech given by ex-Chancellor Alistair Darling to coincide with the formal launch of the…
Ed Wallis: Labour’s renewal must see the end of “message discipline” and political chicanery
We are living in a political age where events unfold without any regard for the conventional rulebook.…
Kezia Dugdale: Scottish Labour will use new powers to fight austerity – why won’t the SNP?
If the SNP win the Scottish election, they will form the most powerful Scottish Government we have ever…
Diane Abbott: Why Brexit puts at risk the aid which goes to the world’s poorest
Labour cares about international development both because our international work for development – fighting poverty and improving the…
Corbyn goes to the Ministry of Truth to deliver his “warts and all” verdict on the EU
“There’s nothing half-hearted about anything I do!” The line that won Jeremy Corbyn the biggest round of applause…
Europe needs to change… but I am voting to stay: Corbyn’s full speech on the EU
The people of this country face a historic choice on 23rd June whether to remain part of the…
Unison: We will fight to remain in an imperfect Europe – and build a better union
The EU isn’t a perfect institution. If you were designing it from scratch today you certainly wouldn’t construct it…
