92% of net savings to Treasury since 2010 shouldered by women, says Whittome
92% of net savings to the Treasury via tax and social security changes since 2010 have been shouldered…
International Women’s Day
Labour launches ‘Bright Future’ taskforce as children head back to school
Labour has performed a U-turn on personal allowances. Rishi Sunak announced in his Budget last week that the…
We cannot shy away from the problems facing women in Northern Ireland
In 2017, women in Northern Ireland had one of the highest rate of murder by a partner in…
We want a transformative policy agenda supporting women and girls worldwide
From the moment we were appointed to our roles in the shadow development team, we have been clear…
“The East End has always been a bedrock of diversity, resilience and resistance” – Apsana Begum’s maiden speech
Thank you madam deputy speaker, for calling me to make my maiden speech in this important debate. I…
PMQs: Boris Johnson’s record on women comes under scrutiny
Prime Minister’s Questions today came at an interesting time, to say the least. Not only is this the…
Labour can tackle both the gender pay gap and the gender power gap
For a long time, I did not talk about my background. And it was in no small part…
The scandal of statutory sick pay – and the women tacking action
GMB Union broke the scandal of statutory sick pay amid the Covid-19 outbreak this week. We were able…
Why I’m feeling optimistic about women’s empowerment across the globe
As the women’s suffrage movement grew on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1900s, a popular expression…
On International Women’s Day, let’s choose a different kind of leader
“Send nudes” “F*** off c***” “Lisa Nandy flashing her legs tonight. Anything to get attention” This is just…
