Five left NEC members urge leadership to speak out over deportation flight
The five local party representatives on Labour’s ruling body who were recently elected with the support of Momentum…
Immigration
Frontbencher calls deportation of criminals “grey area” but backs call to cancel flight
Lucy Powell has described the deportation of migrants with criminal records as a “very grey area” but backed…
The government is failing victims of both the Windrush scandal and Grenfell fire
Harold Wilson famously said: “A week is a long time in politics.” This rings true now more than…
Starmer slams “inhuman” plan to use disused ferries as asylum centres
Keir Starmer has slammed proposals currently being considered by Downing Street and the Home Office to establish floating…
Labour attacks “shameful broken promise” by Tories on NHS immigration surcharge
Labour has attacked the government over a “shameful broken promise” after it was revealed that the Tories have…
“Moments of crisis shine a penetrating light” – Thomas-Symonds’ full speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds’ at Labour’s online…
We must stand with Commonwealth veterans facing the Tory hostile environment
The authors of this article have all served in our nation’s military. Between us, we have decades of…
British politicians must stop demonising desperate migrants
Boris Johnson’s immigration minister came back from a much-hyped summit with his French counterparts this week babbling about…
How the struggles of MPs’ caseworkers have intensified during the pandemic
MPs have a team of people who support them in their work – usually no more than four…
Labour slams government for “falling woefully short” on action against racism
Nick Thomas-Symonds has said that the the Black Lives Matter movement highlighted the need “not just to recognise”…
