Conference morning roundup: Rule change passes ahead of Reeves’ speech
Good morning. It’s the 2nd full day of Labour Party conference here in Liverpool, and the proceedings will…
David Lammy
Climate activists demand Labour halts Rosebank and scraps fossil fuel subsidies
Almost 100 climate activists, experts and campaigners from around the world have written to Labour leader Keir Starmer,…
Does the Labour Party know its own stance on HS2?
Birmingham Blues Good morning. Birmingham council’s bankruptcy is back in the headlines, with the government (specifically, Levelling Up…
Does Keir Starmer hate tree huggers, or does someone else hate Ed Miliband?
Good morning. The Times reported yesterday that Ed Miliband recently gave a presentation to the Shadow Cabinet on…
Labour says ‘we’ve moved on’ from Brexit despite Lammy’s EU focus
Good morning, and a very happy Brexit day to you. Today marks seven years since the UK voted to…
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.…
£28bn rowback: Should Labour put climate or electability first?
And so the great Labour policy rowback continues. One of Labour’s most radical – and expensive – policies…
Lammy: Ministers ‘dragging their feet on big decisions’ with defence policy refresh
David Lammy has accused ministers of “dragging their feet on the big decisions” following the publication of the…
Labour’s leadership needs to take party members with them on foreign policy
After she is hauled before MPs to explain a botched operation that’s gone viral, Spy Chief M, also known…
“We will reconnect Britain” – Lammy’s foreign policy speech to Chatham House
Below is the full text of Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s speech to Chatham House this afternoon. Thank…
