Margaret Hodge: Where are all the women in local government?
I wrote for LabourList just before May’s local elections about the shocking lack of women in local government.…
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Small businesses are crucial for life after Brexit – but the Tories are failing us
On 29 June the Queen’s Speech marked the opening of parliament under Theresa May’s new government. With a…
Drop in university applications of 25,000 shows impact of fees, says Rayner
University applications have dropped by 4% on last year, showing the “worrying impact” the Tories have had on…
Labour wants to work with Europe, says Corbyn ahead of key Brussels meeting
Labour is a government in waiting, keen to work with the EU to help build a different Europe,…
Protect workers’ rights — or we’ll vote against repeal bill, says Keir Starmer
Change tack on parliamentary scrutiny and workers’ rights, or Labour will vote against your great repeal bill, Keir…
Select committees: Cooper and Benn keep positions as Greenwood and Reeves win
Yvette Cooper and Hilary Benn won their elections for influential select committees uncontested, while Rachel Reeves and Lilian…
Open letter: BAME councillor deselection
This is an open letter to the Labour party’s national executive committee in response to the deselection of…
PMQs: Thornberry in full flight as she hammers Green on Brexit deal or no deal
“Are ministers just making it up as they go along, or is it still the government’s clear policy…
It’s unacceptable that four weeks after Grenfell we don’t know how many blocks are unsafe, says Healey ahead of debate
A month after the Grenfell fire, the government has yet to confirm how many other tower blocks across…
Lucy Powell: We can’t afford not to tackle Britain’s social mobility problem
Social mobility — and the lack thereof for the many — is the defining issue of our time,…
