Why I introduced the Assisted Dying Bill
My main reason for introducing the Assisted Dying Bill is simple. It’s a straightforward question of choice and…
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It will take heart and head to win again
When I joined the Labour Party in 1979, age 17, I had no idea that for the next…
We have the money to make Labour a movement – we can’t lose this moment
Jessie J may have tried to argue it’s not about the money, money, money, but anyone facing a…
Leadership matters
This week has really shown up the petty squabbling in the Labour leadership contest for what it is…
Will Chuka Umunna be the next Shadow Chancellor?
From being touted as leader of the resistance against Jeremy Corbyn, Chuka Umunna is now being tipped as…
Dissolution Dishonour: it’s time to abolish the House of Lords
The Prime Minister’s behaviour since his unexpected election victory shames our democracy. His dodgy dissolution honours list is…
Put on your tin hats – we must stand with Corbyn against media attacks
Every day seems to bring a new media-generated hoo-ha about what Jeremy Corbyn may or may not have said.…
Forget left or right, it’s national identity Labour just doesn’t get
Patriotism and the left are uneasy bedfellows. For the party of devolution, it seems odd that this should…
The Government isn’t taking EU refugee crisis seriously
The EU has a refugee crisis that is only growing. Germany estimates it may receive 800,000 by the…
We’re strangling our Party with structures, processes and bureaucracy
During this leadership campaign I have been clear that the Labour Party needs to change – but that’s not just about…
