The betrayal of the Make Poverty History generation
15 years ago today, I stood in The Meadows of Edinburgh as over a quarter of a million…
International Development
Why the DfID and FCO merger is a mistake
The Department for International Development (DfID) was created under a Labour government in 1997 as an independent department…
Come together, right now: a review
The government has officially given up on its coronavirus tracing app in yet another embarrassing U-turn that anyone…
Exclusive: Labour will not “mirror” government plans to scrap DfID
Labour will not “mirror” new government plans put forward by Boris Johnson this week to scrap the Department…
Boris Johnson’s “world-beating” projects
Since 2015, the UK has been legally committed to spending 0.7% of gross national income on official development…
Scrapping DfID is shameful. We’ll fight for the UK’s life-saving aid
Tuesday was a truly awful day – the fourth anniversary of the murder of our dear friend, Jo…
Labour vows to “oppose retreat from global stage” as PM axes DfID
Labour has vowed to “oppose retreat from the global stage” as the Prime Minister announced that the government…
The UK must provide global leadership at the UN for the world’s refugees
As a leading contributor to the UN budget, and one of only five permanent members on the Security…
WATCH: In conversation with… Preet Kaur Gill MP
Join us at 6pm on Thursday 18th June for our “In conversation with…” online event featuring LabourList editor…
My priorities as Labour’s new Shadow International Development Secretary
It is a privilege to have been appointed to the role of Shadow International Development Secretary and to…
