Lessons to be learned. Starmer draws parallels between Democrats and Labour
“The Democrats’ path to victory was paved by a broad coalition,” Keir Starmer has written in The Guardian. Arguing there…
House of Lords
MPs reject Labour-backed amendments to Brexit agriculture bill
The House of Commons has tonight voted down a range of Labour-supported agriculture bill amendments that had sought…
Harding breaks promise to stay neutral and backs Tory immigration plans
Baroness Dido Harding has voted with the Conservatives on a parliamentary vote on the government’s plans for immigration…
Labour must be clear: Britain’s corrupted House of Cronies needs an overhaul
“Boris Johnson has quietly shelved plans to create up to 20 new Tory peers including a string of…
Should the House of Lords be abolished? My role as a new Labour peer
For most of Labour’s history, our policy has been to abolish the House of Lords or have an…
Government “actively avoided” looking into Russian Brexit interference
Members of the security and intelligence committee have said that the government “actively avoided” looking into whether Russia…
Starmer: Covid and government inaction created “perfect storm” for councils
The coronavirus pandemic and government inaction have created the “perfect storm” for local authorities, Keir Starmer will say…
Get Brexit Done has been superseded by Get Brexit Right
Following MPs and peers’ effective scrutiny of legislation in the run-up to Brexit, and now that we are…
How Labour’s next leader should approach House of Lords reform
Everyone running to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party is committed to fundamental change of…
Why Labour should put more councillors in the upper chamber
The House of Lords is an almost all-appointed upper chamber, whose members are generally nominated by the two…
