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Betty Boothroyd, who was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons, has passed away at the age of 93. Keir Starmer has led tributes to the former Speaker, saying: "Betty Boothroyd was an incredible and inspirational woman…
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Labour MP Jon Cruddas to mark 50 years since an upsurge of strikes freed five dockers from Pentonville prison. Good evening everyone. It is good to be with you all for this anniversary…
Today marks thirty years since Betty Boothroyd was elected the first female Speaker of the House of Commons and the first from the opposition benches. She made a huge contribution to the work and character of parliament and is arguably one…
Labour Party Graphic Designers, a collective of designers supportive of the Labour Party, has offered party members a new Christmas gift idea by launching a charity calendar that will raise money for food banks. The Labour Movement Charity…
One of the great joys in life is spending time with remarkable people who inspire you and give you a new perspective on the world. Dame Margaret Beckett MP is such a person. I recently spoke with her to reflect on some of her greatest…
Austin Mitchell, the former journalist who served as Labour MP for Great Grimsby between 1977 and 2015, has passed away today at the age of 86. Keir Starmer has led tributes to the long-serving MP, saying: “Austin served his constituency of…
Lady Shirley Williams, a former Labour minister and member of the 'Gang of Four' rebel group that split off from Labour to start the Social Democratic Party in the 1980s, has died at the age of 90. The daughter of Vera Brittain and first…
79 years ago, in my home City of Leeds, Herbert Morrison delivered a speech that is frequently overlooked in the story of how Labour flipped the odds and won the 1945 general election. He understood that Labour had not only to build a…
Maureen Colquhoun, the former Labour MP, economist and first openly lesbian representative in the House of Commons, has passed away today at the age of 92. Serving as a Labour councillor in West Sussex between 1971 to 1974, Colquhoun stood…
The first anniversary of Labour's 2019 defeat sparked sharp comment from Labour politicians in northern England. The thrust of the argument was that without a targeted effort on 'traditional' northern voters, Labour cannot become a winning…
Exactly 100 years ago, trade union leader Mary Macarthur died on January 1st, 1921, aged just 40. Her early death robbed the British labour movement of the most charismatic female leader of her generation. Had she survived, she would almost…
Halloween for the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) is no longer a day of fictitious horror and ghost stories. It now marks the anniversary of the acceptance of an actual atrocity: the Tory government's refusal to order any kind of…
