The woman who forced Labour’s hand: inside Catherine West’s leadership ‘bid’
For around 72 hours in May, Catherine West was catapulted from backbench select committee member to prospective contender…
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No new money, no new ideas? Michael Gove unveils “levelling up” white paper
The ‘levelling up’ white paper is finally unveiled today. This lays the foundations for what is to become…
Organised criminals stole from under the Treasury’s nose. How was it so easy?
Below is the full text of the opposition day debate speech delivered by Rachel Reeves today on fraud…
What Labour wants to see from the government’s “levelling up” white paper
I joined our party because I wanted to tackle the inequalities that I see in my community. I…
Labour urges action after report shows Met officers ‘joked’ about raping women
Yvette Cooper has called for “abuse, racism, misogyny, bullying and disrespect” to be “rooted out” of the police…
Say no to the elections bill – and join us to demonstrate for democracy
On Saturday 5th February at noon, the Democracy Defence Coalition will hold a demonstration against the anti-democratic elections…
Savile attack is “ridiculous slur peddled by right-wing trolls”, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has slammed a Boris Johnson attack line against him as being a “ridiculous slur peddled by…
Starmer delivers pitch-perfect speech on parties – but Tory MPs allow PM to go on
The police are investigating 12 out of 16 gatherings that took place in government during lockdown, Sue Gray has…
Changes to how we measure inflation could support calls for a right to food
Inflation is at a near 30-year high. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), inflation hit 5.4%…
Labour welcomes U-turn on mandatory Covid vaccinations for NHS workers
Wes Streeting has welcomed an announcement from Sajid Javid that the government will no longer be pursuing its…
“End this farce”: Starmer urges Tory backbenchers to remove PM from office
Keir Starmer has called on Conservative MPs to “spare the country from a Prime Minister totally unworthy of…
