‘National minimum wage 25 years on: Here’s how we made history in office’
“Success has many authors, failure is an orphan”, often comes to mind when I’m asked about the minimum…
Margaret Beckett
30 years ago today, Betty Boothroyd was elected House of Commons Speaker
Today marks thirty years since Betty Boothroyd was elected the first female Speaker of the House of Commons…
Sunday shows: Jonathan Ashworth brands Rishi Sunak “Mr Tax”
Sophy Ridge on Sunday Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth accused Rishi Sunak of “playing games” and…
Margaret Beckett: “If you want to be at the table, you have to be in politics”
One of the great joys in life is spending time with remarkable people who inspire you and give…
“We withdrew in the hope of pressing a reset button,” say new left NEC reps
Labour left national executive committee members have said they took the decision to withdraw from the meeting on…
NEC chair, party unity, 2021 elections and transparency – Alice Perry’s NEC report
Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) away day took place on November 24th. The morning was set aside for…
Labour’s ruling body descends into infighting over NEC chair role
Labour criticised rumoured plans of a public sector pay freeze last week, but was not keen to consider…
Margaret Beckett elected as NEC chair after left stage digital walkout
Margaret Beckett has been elected as Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) chair at the first meeting of the…
Labour left furious at plan to block Corbyn ally from becoming NEC chair
The internal row between the party leadership and the Labour left deepened today as members of the ruling…
Labour needs an inquiry to understand why it failed
When Labour lost the 2015 general election, Margaret Beckett was asked by the national executive committee (NEC) to…
