Fuel duty cut and NI changes expected – but will Sunak be forced to go further?
“They didn’t even turn up.” As Labour’s transport spokesperson Louise Haigh highlighted, the opposition day motion calling on…
Louise Haigh
Labour motion demanding action against P&O passes as Tories abstain
MPs have passed a Labour motion calling on the government to take action against P&O Ferries’ parent company…
Labour slams “scandalous” P&O Ferries decision to sack 800 staff over Zoom
Labour has slammed the decision by P&O Ferries to sack all of its sailing staff with immediate effect…
Pressure builds on Boris Johnson as Tory MPs send letters of no confidence
Labour voted against the health and care bill, but it passed by 294 votes to 244. “We still…
“The collective hope of a shared future” – Louise Haigh’s conference speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Louise Haigh to Labour…
Were Keir Starmer’s comments on the future of Northern Ireland wrong?
In a BBC NI interview on Friday, Keir Starmer was asked the unenviable question of what his position…
Riots in Northern Ireland show we need social justice to secure lasting peace
I was born in Northern Ireland in 2000 to parents from either side of the traditional sectarian divide.…
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…
Tougher Covid rules, radical federalism, an education programme and union win
It is worth taking a moment to pause and reflect on the latest death toll. 1,564 was the…
Why Labour is launching the Good Friday Agreement education programme
When we think of Labour’s achievements in power, we think of the National Health Service, the Open University,…
