Round up of Burnham’s ministerial appointments
The following have been appointed to serve in Andy Burnham’s government: HM Treasury Rt Hon James Murray MP,…
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Joanne Anderson announced as Labour’s new Liverpool mayor candidate
Joanne Anderson has been announced, following a ballot of party members, as Labour’s new candidate for the Liverpool…
Anas Sarwar puts recovery plan for Scotland’s NHS at centre of election campaign
Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar has today launched his party’s election campaign ahead of Holyrood contests on May 6th…
Labour must champion our Northern mill towns if we are to regain power
As many of us here in Huddersfield, Batley and other mill towns of the North watch the government’s…
I started as a Liberty steelworker in 1978. Here’s why government must back us
I started working at Liberty Steel’s Stocksbridge site in 1978, following in the footsteps of my grandad. My…
Tough on crime: Bristol violence raises questions over police accountability
“In America, police officers are rarely held accountable for how they use force.” This is how the BBC’s…
Sunday shows: “We need more police out there on the streets,” says Labour
Sophy Ridge on Sunday Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Shadow Home Secretary, discussed Labour’s plan to tackle violent crime and…
Labour beat a popular wartime PM in 1945. We can draw lessons from that now
79 years ago, in my home City of Leeds, Herbert Morrison delivered a speech that is frequently overlooked…
Local leaders must replicate Burnham’s bus success to rebuild ex-strongholds
It’s been over three years in the making but yesterday saw Andy Burnham confirm that Greater Manchester will…
We must not have a repeat of the last year for the self-employed
This week has marked a year since the televised address announcing the first coronavirus lockdown, and today we…
Preston Tabois removed by NEC panel as Labour candidate for London Assembly
Preston Tabois, a Haringey Labour councillor and Unite the Union activist, has had the party’s endorsement for his…
