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Labour has called on the government to implement five urgent changes to the social security system that will "provide immediate support to people" during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a call that follows the launch of an inquiry into the…
In response to the coronavirus epidemic, Labour figures are calling on the government to provide urgent financial assistance to people and universal basic income (UBI) has been one of the options touted. The general idea of a universal…
The chances of Labour moving towards the adoption of a universal basic income policy look more likely than ever, as John McDonnell has confirmed that he will push for a pilot scheme to be included in the new manifesto. Asked about UBI in an…
Wes Streeting told parliamentary colleagues in London this week that, according to advice he received from London Labour on Wednesday, parliamentary candidates for retirement or defector seats in the city will not be selected until after…
Jonathan Reynolds, in his LabourList article on Modern Monetary Theory, is right to say that this subject would attract only a small audience, but a small audience is often the most well-informed. It's therefore vital to correct the facts…
Apparently striving to undermine trust in her word further still, Theresa May has decided not to request a long Article 50 extension from the EU but merely a short one. We don’t yet know the exact wording of her letter to Donald Tusk, but…
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. Just days after the government suffered a historic defeat on its Brexit deal - the largest defeat of any government in modern history, let us not hesitate…
Our Labour family has been holding a debate in the days since the autumn budget was delivered. Understandably, we have been discussing how we as a party should respond to the decision by the Chancellor to bring forward the raising of income…
It’s been a historic month in the world of drug policy. Canada became the first G7 country to vote to legalise and regulate cannabis; the Home Secretary announced a landmark review of medical cannabis legislation here in the UK; and…
The UK is led by a weak government and a diminished Prime Minister. It is no secret that Theresa May only remains in place because enough Conservative MPs fear a leadership contest would saddle them with an extreme right-winger who would…
Figures from across the labour movement have joined together to condemn Donald Trump after he shared a far-right video on social media. I hope our Government will condemn far-right retweets by Donald Trump. They are abhorrent, dangerous and…
Labour must not view those who vote Tories as the enemy, shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has warned. Describing Tory voters as “friends and neighbours and relatives” to the Labour movement, Ashworth was clear in making the…
