Labour frontbench undergoes mini-reshuffle after death of Jack Dromey
Labour has unveiled a number of changes to the opposition frontbench since the last full reshuffle, with Stephen…
Luke Pollard
Our housing market is broken: let’s put first homes first, second homes second
Our housing market is broken. It’s in our rural and coastal communities where the problem is most severe:…
The Tory U-turn on sewage was weak: Labour’s clean water plan is needed
The government is mired in muck. Not just political corruption, sleaze and scandal, but – due to some…
COP26: World leaders pledge to stop and reverse deforestation by 2030
The main COP26 news of the day is a commitment on deforestation. Over 100 countries, including leaders Joe…
Why has dumping a sewage amendment created a stink? Is the reaction justified?
MPs rejected an amendment last week that would have legally required water companies to reduce the amount of…
Luke Pollard takes “step back” from shadow cabinet role until conference
Keir Starmer has announced that Luke Pollard, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,…
Starmer: “Biggest threat we now face is not climate denial but climate delay”
Keir Starmer has declared that the “biggest threat we now face is not climate denial but climate delay”…
Floods are a climate emergency wake-up call that must shock us into action
Extreme weather happening more often is an urgent sign that all is not well with our planet. We…
Help Labour ensure the countryside regains its voice in Westminster
Labour’s recent campaign in Batley and Spen showed us exactly what happens when we stay focused on our…
Labour launches policy review as data shows £255m cut to rural communities
Labour has launched its rural England policy review and outlined its plan to become “the party of the…
