Conference 2024: Rachel Reeves pledges “a Budget to rebuild Britain” and condemns Tory waste
Conference, thank you. This time last year, I stood on this stage and I made a commitment. I promised…
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Read Keir Starmer’s full speech on civil society pledging a “society of service”
Thank you for inviting me here today. And thank you to Pro Bono Economics, not just for organising…
Vaughan Gething campaign launch speech: ‘A first Black European leader would show we can all realise our potential’
This is a copy of Vaughan Gething’s speech as written for delivery at a campaign event this morning…
‘David Cameron’s return shows Labour must clean up politics for good’
There was a time in Britain when political power in the shape of the King had to be…
‘Poverty has many root causes – Labour must tackle them all’
Next year there will be an election and Labour stands poised to take power. Unlike the late 1990’s,…
‘How Labour can stop damaging divides between home and office workers’
The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to remote and hybrid work models, which offer flexibility, but also pose…
Labour MP Graham Stringer: Lockdowns “probably worse” than Covid itself
Labour MP Graham Stringer has said there was “a huge overreaction” to the pandemic, and that “the policy…
Reeves’ full 2023 conference speech: ‘Labour is ready to rebuild Britain’
Conference. It is a privilege to stand here, as your Shadow Chancellor. Today, I make this commitment to…
‘The Tories may well slash inheritance tax yet – but Labour has nothing to fear’
Inheritance tax: the great survivor of Conservative conference. Following months of briefings, speculation and a Telegraph campaign backed…
TUC chief tells MPs Labour must “face down” business and hike taxes
Last night’s weekly meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) was addressed by TUC general secretary Paul Nowak.…
