News Sleaford vote shows we must listen to voters on EU and immigration, former shadow cabinet minster tells party Labour’s result in the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election was a “disaster”, a leading backbencher says today, as… Peter Edwards 21st December, 2016, 9:32 am
Comment Paul Blomfield: Tory chaos over Brexit will hit science and damage our economy Science doesn’t respect borders. It sounds obvious, but to cure more diseases and develop cutting edge technologies we… Paul Blomfield 19th December, 2016, 11:00 am
News Oath of loyalty will not help tackle terror, Abbott warns Plans to ask public servants take an oath of loyalty to British values will serve little purpose Diane… Emma Bean 18th December, 2016, 1:53 pm
Comment This is the battle of our times: Labour will fight against a Hard Brexit – Keir Starmer This is the speech given by Keir Starmer, shadow Brexit Secretary, at Bloomberg in London today. I would like… Keir Starmer 13th December, 2016, 12:57 pm
Comment Labour’s big players know we must debate immigration – but party must resist the lure of the right’s post-truth populism Immigration is a topic no one in Labour really relishes discussing. In this post-truth era, where facts no longer… Emma Bean 12th December, 2016, 5:00 pm
Comment Maya Goodfellow: Let’s restore some facts to the immigration debate – and then let Labour push back against prejudice Immigration is not to blame for this country’s problems. This should be the agenda Labour is setting on… Maya Goodfellow 11th December, 2016, 7:00 am
Comment Labour has made progress on NHS and Brexit but Sleaford slump shows we need answers on living standards and security Labour’s horrible defeat in Sleaford and North Hykeham underlined many of the problems we face but it also… Peter Edwards 9th December, 2016, 4:00 pm
Comment Two bad by-election defeats but only Labour has answers for voters worried about Brexit, immigration and austerity Today there is fresh concern that Labour faces a damaging squeeze on one side from UKIP, in Labour’s heartlands,… Jerry Hague 9th December, 2016, 2:01 pm
Comment Tory focus on immigration numbers shows something badly wrong – Labour should champion a vision to benefit everyone The Tory winning formula has done it again. Since declaring a pledge to reduce net migration down to… Thom Brooks 9th December, 2016, 11:37 am
News Yvette Cooper launches committee probe on immigration with pledge to hold town hall meetings across Britain Yvette Cooper is to lead a group of MPs on a tour of Britain to better understand the… Emma Bean 8th December, 2016, 12:13 pm