Cautious Starmer highlights risks being taken by Johnson on Covid and Brexit
“We are heading for a summer of chaos and confusion,” Keir Starmer has warned. He used Prime Minister’s Questions to…
Brexit
The Conservatives are abandoning British farmers – but Labour is listening
Despite promising to ‘get Brexit done to support British farmers’, the government has recently signed a trade deal…
Why we need the new cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission
On January 1st this year, we saw the biggest change in our country’s trading relationships for decades when…
£37bn on test and trace, yet “no clear evidence” to judge its effectiveness
£37bn has been allocated to test and trace in England, yet there is no clear evidence that the…
Labour steps up pressure over impact of Brexit deal on UK businesses
Labour is stepping up pressure on the government by exploring and highlighting the impact of Boris Johnson’s Brexit…
How our radical thinking has helped us to build a better Wales
The last five years have been unlike any other government term in the history of devolution or in…
Constitutional reform is not sexy, but it’s key to building a progressive agenda
John Spellar MP recently wrote a piece for LabourList complaining about “constitution-mongering”. It began with the claim that…
Local Labour leaders should beware the false promise of free ports
The government has received up to 40 bids for ‘free port’ status from across the UK, including several…
The genocide amendment offers MPs the chance to define what the UK stands for
When a landslide majority government faces a rebellion that would potentially derail its post-Brexit legislative agenda, it is…
Instead of running from the Union Jack, Labour should embrace it
If we are ever going to eradicate child poverty (again), remove the need for food banks, reduce inequality,…
