The old world is dying… Labour must consider constitutional reform
Parliament’s prorogation last night was the climax of a long, chaotic week in British politics. Since the return…
Constitutional reform
John Denham: Labour faces an English question that simply won’t go away
Launching the first full academic study of how an English Parliament might work, the Director of the Constitution…
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…
Cooper hits out at Cameron for “trying to flood the House of Lords” with Tories
Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper has today accused David Cameron of “vandalising democracy” for pursuing constitutional changes solely…
Miliband announces plans to scrap the Lords – and introduce an elected Senate of Nations and Regions
In a speech to Labour’s North West regional conference in Manchester, Ed Miliband will announce that a Labour…
Chuka Umunna calls for the Lords to be scrapped and replaced with a Senate
In a flurry of interviews and announcements this morning (including Miliband announcing plans for a £8 an hour…
Cameron to make Tory party donor a peer
The Times (£) have reported that next month, David Cameron will make a donor to the Tory party…
We’re building a replacement for the disastrous Gagging Law
As part of Labour’s commitment to repeal the Government’s Lobbying Act, today I launched a wide-ranging review looking…
Labour must reclaim its rightful place as the champion of elected mayors
After the electoral massacre of the AV referendum last year, constitutional reform may seem like the last thing…
