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…
Equalities
Delegates pass electoral reform motions including House of Lords abolition
Delegates at Labour’s annual conference have passed motions backing the introduction of proportional representation for general elections and…
“Labour will deliver a fairer future” – Anneliese Dodds’ speech to conference
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the Labour Party conference by party chair Anneliese…
Labour slams Tory equalities brief ‘overhaul’ as “gratuitous provocation”
Labour’s Marsha de Cordova has accused the Conservatives of “gratuitous provocation” after government minister Liz Truss declared that…
Marsha de Cordova criticises government inaction on workplace racism
Labour’s Marsha de Cordova has criticised government inaction on workplace racism at a TUC Congress fringe event and…
Labour launches equalities survey in line with democracy review recommendation
The Labour Party launched a new equalities survey today, with the aim of gathering information about the diversity…
Updated – Full list of Labour MPs who quit and then came back to the frontbench
Updated at 8.45am Wednesday after fresh wave of appointments. Sir Keir Starmer – shadow Brexit Secretary. Nia Griffith…
Pregnant women are “priced out of justice” by unfair tribunal fees, Angela Rayner says
Angela Rayner has demanded the Government publish its review into employment tribunal fees as a new report has…
We must do more to make sure all our members have an equal footing
As a member of Labour’s NEC I’ve consistently campaigned to ensure Labour practises what it preaches on equality.…
It’s not enough to put equality into your speech, you need to put it in your legislation too
Equality formed a prominent part of Cameron’s speech yesterday. I waited with bated breath for the end of…
