TUC chief tells MPs Labour must “face down” business and hike taxes
Last night’s weekly meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) was addressed by TUC general secretary Paul Nowak.…
Abortion
What progressives in the UK can learn from the overturning of Roe -v- Wade
The predictable but terrifying moment came. Last week, the US Supreme Court published their long-awaited judgment overturning Roe…
MPs vote to extend same-sex marriage and abortion laws to Northern Ireland
Labour amendments proposing to make same-sex marriage and abortion legal in Northern Ireland were approved by the House…
MPs approve equal rights amendment to Northern Ireland bill
MPs have voted 207 to 117 in favour of an equal rights amendment that will require the government…
Diana Johnson interview: “We need a modern, fit-for-purpose abortion law”
Labour MP Diana Johnson will today introduce a ten-minute rule bill in the House of Commons that would…
Stella Creasy leads calls for vote on abortion decriminalisation across UK
Sajid Javid is today being urged by abortion reform campaigners led by Stella Creasy to be an “ally”…
Diane Abbott: Let’s make this a landmark year for women’s reproductive rights
“It has taken over 40 years to extend justice and equality to the women of Northern Ireland on…
Labour puts pressure on May to reform abortion law in Northern Ireland
Theresa May’s reluctance to welcome the result of the Irish referendum on abortion is no coincidence. After a landslide…
This is not a referendum on abortion – ‘Yes’ is a vote for women’s safety
Yesterday, nine Irish women will have travelled to England to terminate a pregnancy. Today millions of Irish voters…
Rupa Huq: Ealing’s abortion clinic safe zone is a great start – but we need a national solution
The way my blood pressure has risen at the actions of “protesters” congregating outside my local abortion facility…
