Mr Corbyn goes to Progress… Is this a telling-off or a truce?
It is the one place you thought you would never find him. Yes, Jeremy Corbyn, the veteran left-winger…
Alison McGovern
Why Alison McGovern and Tristram Hunt are wrong on English devolution
Alison McGovern and Tristram Hunt are both wrong. Our English Challenge won’t be met by dreaming up more…
Say No to an English Parliament, Alison McGovern tells party
Alison McGovern will today call on Labour colleagues to reject proposals for an English parliament and argue the…
The budget gives an opportunity to rectify women’s state pension inequality
I would make a plea to the Chancellor to implement fair state pension transitional arrangements for women born…
Cameron is appeasing his hardline Tory backbenchers rather than fighting for British industries
Imagine what people in Middlesborough must think. The British steel industry en masse – three unions side by…
Alison McGovern quits policy review group over leadership dispute
Alison McGovern has resigned from a policy review group over disagreements with the leadership. McGovern, who is chair…
What’s the best way to tackle in-work poverty?
Alison McGovern MP chaired this week’s meeting of Labour for the Common Good group in Parliament – this is…
Alison McGovern announced as new Progress chair
Wirral South MP Alison McGovern is the new chair of Progress, it has been announced. The role is…
Families are changing and politics must follow
By Liz Kendall MP and Alison McGovern MP Family life is changing. Whilst women still provide most of the…
Who might be on the move in Labour’s mini-reshuffle?
As anticipated, Jim Murphy announced his resignation from the Shadow Cabinet this weekend as he focuses on his…
