The opposition has trapped Johnson – and itself, to devastating effect
Putting aside the stress of organising seven events while trying to cover every major development and sending out…
Alison McGovern
The UK economy is going very wrong, and we can’t just treat the symptoms
Today I’m launching Making Ends Meet, a campaign to change our economy and not just to treat the…
How Labour should fight the European elections
When the European elections happen this May, we don’t know whether we will be electing MEPs for five…
TUC takes a stand against Theresa May’s Brexit deal in letter to MPs
Frances O’Grady has sent MPs a letter setting out the reasons for which trade unions will not be…
What I learnt from the Jo Cox Women in Leadership Programme
Listening to Malala Yousafzai’s tribute to Jo Cox at the vigil, we were reminded not to be angry…
David Davis, the EEA vote and Love Island
Is David Davis set to resign? That is “a question for the Prime Minister”, he said yesterday. His friend Iain…
Alison McGovern: No Brexit cherry picking – the UK is either in the single market or we’re not
Unemployment, said Harold Wilson, more than anything else, made me politically conscious. I am thinking about having his…
Alison McGovern: If you want to understand what the Brexiteers don’t, start with fish
As hardline Brexiteers stepped aboard a boat on the Thames to throw haddock into the river in protest,…
Labour’s message of hope for refugees lays bare the Tories’ selfish vision for Britain
Less than a three hour drive from the palaces of Westminster is the city of Calais. Within and…
Kill off “Lexit myths” on austerity and railways, Labour backbenchers tell Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn must kill off the perception he is “on the same side” as Boris Johnson and Michael…
