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There are very many members of the Labour Party who are unafraid to call out bad behaviour in our own ranks – it is the right thing to do, but we can often get vilified for that. Emily Thornberry started her thoughtful contribution on Iran…
Diane Abbott has confirmed that Labour remains committed to a work visa system over any other immigration policy, despite party conference voting for a motion in favour of maintaining and extending free movement. Questioned on BBC Radio 4's…
Putting aside the stress of organising seven events while trying to cover every major development and sending out a morning email, I came out of Labour conference inspired. Yes, the atmosphere was a little flat and the terrible weather…
Labour conference 2019 may have got off to a turbulent start, but it also featured many new policy announcements from frontbenchers and lots of radical policy motions passed. Below are lists for both. The policies announced by Labour…
On its final day, Labour conference has approved a radical policy motion advocating the extension of free movement, the closure of all detention centres and the awarding of equal voting rights to all UK residents. The party position on…
The Supreme Court has announced its ruling that Boris Johnson’s lengthy prorogation of parliament was “unlawful, void and of no effect”. The Commons will sit again from 11.30am today, and Labour and other opposition parties are set to use…
I awoke feeling nostalgic about the heady days of my conference youth, when this diary was complaining about trivial procedure, not policy. Trudging through the rain to the hall, I longed for some referencing back: the more confusing the…
Below is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour conference 2019 speech. Conference, thank you, thank you for that wonderful welcome. This is an extraordinary and precarious moment in our country’s history. The Prime Minister has been found…
Below is the full text of Rebecca Long-Bailey’s Labour conference 2019 speech. Uma, isn’t she amazing! I want to thank her, youth strikers for climate justice and our trade union movement, Extinction Rebellion and our climate activists for…
Having resolutely snoozed my alarm, I missed all the morning events on Monday. Strolling down to the hall for the generous ten o’clock start the conference arrangements committee (CAC) had allowed us, I was ready for the first properly…
