The government must support the North’s decimated hospitality sector
As the Northern Powerhouse Conference gets underway today, coronavirus will be front and centre for much of the…
Coronavirus
“We will stand up for Wales,” says Drakeford as he warns of tough times ahead
Labour’s Mark Drakeford is expected to declare he will “stand up for Wales” while warning the Welsh people…
Trade unions, mayors, MPs and councillors demand 80% Covid wage support
Trade union general secretaries, mayors including Sadiq Khan, Labour MPs and councillors have come together to release a…
Our plans as new UNISON reps on Young Labour’s national committee
As new UNISON representatives on the Young Labour national committee, we are delighted to be serving at a…
“Child poverty is a pandemic of its own” – Kate Green’s free school meals speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the House of Commons by Shadow Education Secretary…
PMQs: “Stop dividing communities,” Starmer tells Johnson
The Prime Minister confirmed today that Greater Manchester would receive £60m in Covid support, after ministers walked out…
“We can’t defeat this virus on the cheap” – Ashworth on South Yorkshire restrictions
Below is the full text of Jonathan Ashworth’s House of Commons response to the South Yorkshire coronavirus restrictions.…
Why Andy Burnham is right to say this fight is not over
The coronavirus crisis has always been intensely political, but it has only recently become intensely party political. With…
WATCH: Government “weirdly obsessed” with Andy Burnham, says Lisa Nandy
Labour’s Lisa Nandy has remarked that the government is “weirdly obsessed” with Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham after…
“This isn’t a game. This is about people’s lives” – Ashworth’s response to Hancock
Below is the full speech delivered by Jonathan Ashworth tonight in response to Matt Hancock’s House of Commons…
