Josh Simons to stand down as MP to allow Burnham return to Parliament Makerfield MP Josh Simons has announced he will resign to allow Andy Burnham to contest a by-election in… Daniel Green 14th May, 2026, 5:21 pm
News Minimum service levels bill passes third reading unamended by 315 votes to 246 The government’s minimum service levels bill has passed its third reading unamended, with MPs voting in favour of… Katie Neame 30th January, 2023, 11:22 pm
Comment Local elections and the next manifesto – NEC and joint policy committee reports Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) met in the party’s new headquarters at 160 Blackfriars Road, further from… Ann Black 30th January, 2023, 4:34 pm
News Firefighters to take industrial action following “decisive” strike ballot result The Fire Brigades Union has announced that firefighters will take strike action following a ballot that saw 88% vote… Morgan Jones 30th January, 2023, 4:24 pm
News “Very serious questions” for Sunak over Zahawi tax affair, Thomas-Symonds says Nick Thomas-Symonds has declared that Rishi Sunak has “very serious questions” to answer about what he knew about… Morgan Jones 30th January, 2023, 1:59 pm
Daily email The minimum service levels bill returns to parliament amid a torrent of criticism The government’s minimum service levels bill is due to go through its remaining stages in the House of… Katie Neame 30th January, 2023, 10:30 am
Comment The Tory anti-strike bill drives a coach and horses through fundamental rights It is clear that, after a decade of public sector pay falling behind the cost of living and… Justin Madders 30th January, 2023, 8:30 am
News Exclusive: International unions send TUC solidarity letters over Tory anti-strike bill The TUC has received a series of letters of solidarity from unions around the world criticising the UK… Katie Neame 30th January, 2023, 12:01 am
Comment Holocaust Memorial Day: Together, we can make a world free of genocide Holocaust Memorial Day has been a National Day of Commemoration for 22 years. We use the occasion to… Margaret Hodge 27th January, 2023, 3:45 pm
Comment Only the Labour Party can be trusted to ensure the NHS is fit for the future 13 years of Conservative mismanagement have left the NHS without the doctors and nurses it needs, and patients… Wes Streeting MP 27th January, 2023, 3:00 pm
News Reeves declares Tories have ‘no plan for now or the future’ following Hunt speech Rachel Reeves has argued that the Tories “have no plan for now, and no plan for the future”… Katie Neame 27th January, 2023, 12:43 pm