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This week marks the publication of A Woman’s Work, the memoirs of my wonderful colleague Harriet Harman. I can’t think of a more apt title for her book. Harriet is a politician who has devoted decades to the service of not just the Labour…
The national executive committee (NEC) equalities, disputes and organisational committee meetings took place on 17 January. The NEC discussed the following: Women’s conference Labour Party conference in September agreed to give…
Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump mean the voice of the Fabians is needed more than ever before, said its new chair Kate Green. The MP for Stretford and Urmston, and former shadow minister for women and equalities, said politics in…
Labour has today launched a mentoring scheme to help women into senior political roles in honour of the late MP Jo Cox, ahead of the by-election in her constituency of Batley and Spen this Thursday. The Jo Cox Women in Leadership Programme…
Jeremy Corbyn today said Labour has changed the terms of the political debate but told activists "there is more to be done". Giving the closing statement at Labour Women's Conference in Liverpool, he said Labour needs to campaign to tackle…
Former deputy leader Harriet Harman gave a speech this afternoon at Labour Women's Conference and criticised Theresa May, saying she's "a woman but she is no sister". Labour Women's Conference is an annual event on Saturday before the rest…
This is the full text of the speech given by Angela Rayner, shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, at Labour Women's Conference today. Thank you, Harriet for that wonderful introduction. Conference, it is an honour to be here…
Owen Smith was met with jeers from Labour members last night when he mounted a defence of his political style amid claims he had made "sexist" comments. The leadership challenger said it was "mortifying" to be described as sexist as he was…
It has become clear that aside from embracing austerity and ensuring the gap between the haves and the have nots grows, the main objective for this Conservative Government is to secure its future for generations to come. It is doing so, not…
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith have both committed to ten “groundbreaking” promises to improve the poor representation of women across the Labour party. Both leadership candidates have pledged their support to the #leadforwomen campaign…
When Hillary Clinton made her nomination speech I found myself glued to the screen, watching a defining moment for the feminist movement across the globe. Of course there have been female leaders all across the globe, from Israel to Chile…
Jeremy Corbyn has called on the party's top official to bring forward the result of the leadership contest by 24 hours in order to avoid a controversial clash with Labour Women's Conference. He has asked Iain McNicol, the general secretary…
