Excl: Labour NEC agrees relaxed trigger ballot process for pregnant MPs
Labour’s ruling body has agreed that pregnant MPs will only be subject to the trigger ballot process at…
Maternity leave
Luciana is extraordinarily hardworking — targeting her isn’t right, says Brabin
Tracy Brabin has become the latest frontbencher to hit out at potential reselections, describing them as “unnecessary” and…
CLP calls for Berger “apology” to Corbyn after Momentum seizes control
Corbynista activists in Luciana Berger’s Liverpool constituency have demanded the backbencher “get on board quite quickly” after seizing…
David Lammy: Labour must champion the father’s position in the family and the mother’s position in the workplace
It’s about time that government policy reflected the realities of family life and the workplace in the 21st…
Nick Brown, metro mayors and tackling abuse – Alice Perry’s latest NEC report
Report from October’s NEC equalities, disputes and organisational committee meetings: Improving diversity of political representation The equalities committee and…
Harriet Harman and Kate Green: we cannot leave it to the Tories or UKIP to uphold women’s rights
Labour women MPs have been speaking out about the need for women’s voices to be heard in the referendum…
Why we should loudly support Rachel Reeves’ right to maternity leave
The reactionary howls that greeted Rachel Reeves’ maternity leave plans remind us that, in some quarters, although we have…
Rachel Reeves slams “dinosaur” Rosindell for maternity leave comments
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves has hit back comments from Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who questioned whether…
Tory MP says Rachel Reeves isn’t eligible to be a Cabinet minister because she’s pregnant
A Tory MP has attacked Rachel Reeves, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, for planning to take maternity leave…
When families succeed Britain succeeds
As someone who has tried and failed in the past to persuade their husband to take additional paternity…