‘Jack Charlton and Labour’s rural tradition’
As the Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington, I represent communities that helped build both the Labour…
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Labour Hunger Campaign: We must do more to tackle food poverty
Last week, a teacher came to the food bank where I volunteer. Distressed that she couldn’t feed herself…
It’s hard but I must forgive Labour members who voted for other parties
I’m not an established name in the Labour Party like Andrew Adonis, nor am I a sitting MEP…
An apology and retraction from Emily Thornberry is needed
Emily Thornberry recently made the latest in a series of awkward interventions in the debate about Israel and…
The EHRC should treat all parties equally and investigate Tory racism
I’m in favour of radical reforms to Labour’s disciplinary procedures so that we can more swiftly kick out…
Labour’s new message must be ‘Building a Better Britain Without Brexit’
The European election results were grim for the Labour Party, and they come after local election results that…
“We could’ve done a deal,” anonymous government official writes
I worked in the government, which gave me a close-up view of the talks held with Labour about…
EHRC launches investigation into Labour antisemitism claims
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced today that it is launching an investigation into “whether The…
Labour’s priority should be helping to build a European socialist left
As soon as European parliament election results rolled in on our TV screens on Sunday night, Labour Party…
Labour must say what we mean and mean what we say
For Labour supporters living in Birmingham, there was at least a bit of good news as the otherwise…
European elections 2019: Supporters of another referendum, beware
The European parliament results have shown a significant rejection of both Labour and Conservatives, which has been interpreted…
