Often overlooked pioneer: Margaret Bondfield, elected 100 years ago today
When, in December 1923, the first three Labour women MPs were sworn in they brought something new to…
Alison McGovern
Labour: Tory autumn statement will not make families better off
by Alison McGovern It’s already clear that the next election will be fought on the economy. Up and…
‘We must organise to stop the purges and fight the real enemy – the Tories’
Clause Four of the Labour Party constitution says that we are a ‘democratic socialist’ party. Our primary duty…
Frontbencher McGovern beats left-winger Whitley in Birkenhead selection
Frontbench Labour MP Alison McGovern has defeated her fellow MP Mick Whitley in the selection contest for Birkenhead,…
‘Thousands of messages of support’: Driscoll lobbies for ban’s reverse
Parliament returns from Whitsun recess today and the House of Lords will be discussing the government’s illegal migration…
Johnson inquiry saga drags on while Starmer pledges a cleaner politics
It’s Whitsun recess this week, so parliament is not sitting and things are generally pretty quiet. The big…
Our ambition is to create good jobs in the right places – by giving power away
Any Labour politician in the Wirral is aware that they stand on the shoulders of our most famous…
Poll suggests Scotland gains for Labour as English selection battles heat up
The political quote of the year for me thus far has been Humza Yousaf’s succinct assessment that the…
Mick Whitley: My hometown Birkenhead needs a backbench champion
It was one of the greatest privileges of my life to be elected to represent the people of…
Wirral West MP Margaret Greenwood to stand down at the next election
Margaret Greenwood has announced that she will stand down as as MP at the next election. Greenwood has…
