Shadow cabinet minister backs Brown’s “centre-left” response to banking crisis
Shadow cabinet minister Jon Trickett today mounted a defence of the last Labour government’s actions during the depths…
Alison McGovern
Gordon Brown: Tories have resorted to “post-truth politics” in era of Brexit
Britain needs an “alternative voice” in the era of “post-truth politics”, Gordon Brown said today. The former prime…
Labour launches women’s training scheme in honour of brilliant MP Jo Cox
Labour has today launched a mentoring scheme to help women into senior political roles in honour of the late…
We need to take in more Syrian refugees amid the “greatest crime of the century” – Alison McGovern inspired by Jo Cox
Labour MP Alison McGovern has paid a moving tribute to Jo Cox during a House of Commons debate on…
Alison McGovern: It’s not just our country that has been built by migrants and their children: our Labour movement has too
Even if some of us have been disturbed by Theresa May and Amber Rudd’s horror show headlines this…
We shouldn’t dismiss manufacturing – but the real key to unlocking the North is devolution
Seven years ago, roughly, I was on the phone to my friend Jenny. My predecessor had announced his…
Alison McGovern: We may have a Brexit hangover but now is the time to listen to Labour’s local leaders
Politics and government are different activities and while the corridors of power are buzzing with the former, the…
“She saw a world of neighbours and believed every life counted equally” – MPs pay tribute to Jo Cox
White and red roses were placed on the seat of the House of Commons where Jo Cox would…
Cooper describes her “shock” at Jo Cox’s murder as MPs reflect on tone of politics
Senior Labour figures including Yvette Cooper have expressed tributes to Jo Cox while many have added concerns about the safety…
Our Labour family is broken with grief but Jo’s life was a demonstration against despair – Alison McGovern’s tribute to her friend
The last time Jo and I were in the chamber of the House of Commons together we…
