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Keir Starmer has highlighted today that new government policy announced by Boris Johnson "breaks the goal of successive Prime Ministers and cross-party efforts to reduce our nuclear stockpile". In his response to the integrated review of…
Labour will describe its commitment to NATO as "unshakeable" and its support for the UK's nuclear deterrent as "non-negotiable" while setting out its core principles on defence and security in a speech on Friday. Addressing the Royal United…
For all the emotion at the heart of the debate on patriotism and national identity, it is usually helpful to start with the facts. Studies by Sunder Katwala’s British Future think tank consistently show that the vast majority of Britons are…
Despite the ongoing challenges of a global pandemic, this week the Labour Party has remembered those who faced an even greater threat. Keir Starmer represented our party at the cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday and, across the country, Labour…
Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey set out his approach to the policy brief and plan to win back the trust of the armed forces in an exclusive interview with LabourList broadcast live on Tuesday evening. The online event saw the…
Join us at 6pm on Tuesday, November 10th, for our latest “In conversation with…” online event featuring LabourList editor Sienna Rodgers and Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Defence John Healey. If readers have suggestions for…
Labour has voted against the controversial overseas operations bill as MPs in the Commons passed the legislation by a majority of 85, with 345 voting in favour of the bill and 260 against. Addressing MPs during the debate this evening…
This week I have withdrawn my amendments from the committee stage of the overseas operations bill, the government-proposed legislation that puts time limits on the criminal responsibility of British service persons. At the start of this…
Keir Starmer has made huge strides in the mission to introduce himself to the country this week. Following his quasi-conference speech, the usual Prime Minister’s Questions session saw the opposition leader highlight the internal…
John Healey has declared that a government bill relating to British troops serving overseas "creates the risk that the very gravest crimes including torture and other war crimes go unpunished" – but Labour did not vote against it tonight…
Keir Starmer has launched a new Labour Friends of the Forces engagement programme on Armed Forces Day, declaring that he is "proud of my country and proud of those who serve it". The Labour leader will reboot the scheme – originally founded…
Labour is calling on the government to ban evictions for those who fall behind on their rent payments due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has seen a total of 1,543 positive tests in the UK so far. John Healey, Shadow Housing Secretary, has…
