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Today I will be speaking in Parliament on behalf of a woman called Catherine. She lives nearly 200 miles away, far from the Westminster bubble, and she doesn’t have time to take notice of polls or political pundits. But what happens in our…
Today Gordon Brown will give a speech to the 17th State Of The City Economy Conference in Glasgow where he will propose his plans for a stronger Scottish Parliament Brown, who was widely heralded as one of the strongest voices in the…
Ed Miliband will today give a speech at the Labour West's Midland Regional Conference in Coventry where he will say that the "Victorian" exploitation of workers on zero hours contracts will end under Labour - and he reserves a particular…
Ed Miliband spoke at the Senate House, University of London today - here's the full text of his speech: You know there is a saying which goes: “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Being Leader of the Opposition, particularly in the…
After a tumultuous week for Ed Miliband, the Labour leader will seek to get back on the front foot with a speech in Central London. When word of this speech originally appeared in the papers earlier this week it was talked of as an…
Mr Speaker, I rise to support the government motion concerning military action against ISIL in Iraq. It is right that the Prime Minister has brought this issue to the House and that he has committed that he will bring any future decisions…
If you were at Labour Party Conference in Manchester this week, you probably already know about this speech - even if you didn't see it. 91 year old Harry Smith disarmed delegates with his touching, personal and erudite defence of the NHS…
Thank you for that incredibly kind welcome. I want to start by talking about somebody who’s from Salford, just down the road from here and that’s Alan Henning, a British hostage taken by Isil. His wife, Barbara Henning, made an incredibly…
This morning, Ed Miliband gave a speech, following on from Johann Lamont and Alistair Darling, in which he responded to the results of the referendum. He clearly emphasised that although Scotland voted to remain part of the UK, this was the…
With the votes counted, and Scotland voting NO to independence, Alistair Darling - head of the Better Together campaign - gave this speech on the referendum outcome. He stressed that although Scotland had voted NO, this doesn't mean that…
Gordon Brown's speech this lunchtime has already been heaped with praise as ranking among his best - and it only finished an hour ago. If you have thirteen minutes to spare today, watch this: "When young men were injured in these wars, they…
Ed Miliband has just given a speech in Cumbernauld, to tell people in Scotland why they should vote to stay part of the Union in the referendum next week. Here's the full text: It is great to be here with Gregg McClymont, one of our most…
