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Earlier this month I had the tremendous privilege of visiting our UK service personnel stationed in Cyprus. As well as seeing our soldiers’ valuable contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission on the island, I also met with crews at RAF…
Since the Brexit vote and the surprise election of Donald Trump, there has been increasing criticism of so-called identity politics from figures across the British left, including journalists, trade unionist and politicians, and Labour…
The international community has a responsibility to intervene to protect innocent citizens from genocide and war crimes, Gordon Brown will say today, as he joins with Labour and Tory MPs to launch a report which was begun by Jo Cox. Brown…
Labour has demanded an inquiry over claims the Trident nuclear deterrent "failed" in a test off the coast of the US shortly before Theresa May became prime minister. The weapon experienced a serious malfunction, which was "covered up" by…
Increasingly, we live in an uncertain world. In many parts of the globe there is conflict, instability and tension and it is therefore essential that Labour understands that the defence and protection of the British people must be the…
In confronting the two great foreign policy challenges facing the UK, Labour needs to draw inspiration from the great Labour prime ministers of the past, and adopt a classically social democratic approach which will reassure our core…
Jeremy Corbyn tonight tried to move on from an apparent split with a shadow cabinet colleague over the role of British troops in a Nato mission in Estonia. Corbyn spoke to Nia Griffith today in what was described as a "friendly" meeting…
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to hold talks with his shadow defence secretary following an apparent row over his stance on the use of British troops in Estonia. Corbyn said he would speak to Nia Griffith after reports suggested they were at odds…
In the next few days, the government will have to decide whether the UK stays in Europol, a major plank of our security arrangements with the EU. This was one of the many issues that Labour MEPs discussed this week in the European…
Labour will continue to back the renewal of Trident and push harder for a multilateral disarmament programme, according to Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith. The news comes as something of a surprise, with unilateralist Griffith…
Only Jeremy Corbyn could get himself into such an illogical position when it comes to protecting our national security. Last November the Government announced its intention to recruit and train over 1,900 extra staff for the intelligence…
Clive Lewis MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, speaking at Labour Party Conference 2016, said: Conference, as a lifelong party activist it's a great honour not just to address you for the first time, but to do so as Shadow Defence…
