Labour is rebuilding trust with our veterans and armed forces personnel
Despite the ongoing challenges of a global pandemic, this week the Labour Party has remembered those who faced…
Armed Forces
Armistice Day: Important for all communities, and a reminder for Labour
This year’s Remembrance Sunday ceremonies were not conducted in the way we all would have wished. Whilst there…
Labour votes against controversial overseas operations bill – but it passes Commons
Labour has voted against the controversial overseas operations bill as MPs in the Commons passed the legislation by…
Why I’m withdrawing my amendments to the overseas operations bill
This week I have withdrawn my amendments from the committee stage of the overseas operations bill, the government-proposed…
We must stand with Commonwealth veterans facing the Tory hostile environment
The authors of this article have all served in our nation’s military. Between us, we have decades of…
Immortalise the sacrifice of those lost – and never forget Victory over Japan Day
Today marks 75 years since the surrender of Japan and the effective end of the Second World War.…
The armed forces are delivering for us. The government must deliver for them
After a well-known private company failed to deliver on a promise of 13,000 security staff for the 2012…
Williamson’s woes show why Corbyn must not allow Tories to “weaponise” defence
The fact that Labour did very well in the last election needs no repeating. It is now on…
Corbyn’s Labour could defeat a Tory government on defence spending for the first time in our party’s history
In opposition Labour has often found defence spending a difficult issue. This isn’t because of an ideological drive…
Ruth Smeeth: Today the chancellor must give Armed Forces the funds they deserve
Today is Budget day. And, if reports are to be believed, then the Tories might be preparing to…
