Labour: Reduced lockdown business support is “short-changing the North”
Labour has criticised the government for “short-changing businesses and communities across the North” as the vast majority of…
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John Mann: Winning the next election demands a direct appeal to Leave voters in the midlands and north
Like much of the north and the midlands, the Bassetlaw constituency I represent voted overwhelming to leave the…
Joe Anderson: Chancellor’s cash an insult to the north after years of austerity
“It’s a wicked and cynical business offering superficially simple solutions to complex challenges,” Philip Hammond told the Conservative party conference…
Tory leopards have not changed their spots, warns McCluskey, as Unite unveils Labour poster campaign
Britain’s biggest trade union will today mount a major push for Labour votes across some of the biggest…
John McDonnell: We face huge challenges in Brexit, Trump and climate change but together we can build a fairer economy
“That’s your bloody GDP. Not ours” That’s how one member of the audience responded to a respected economist’s…
Labour needs a clear line on immigration or we could lose some of our best MPs to the Tories and UKIP at the next election
The Brexit vote shone a light on the dark recesses of the disconnect between a London Labour party…
We shouldn’t dismiss manufacturing – but the real key to unlocking the North is devolution
Seven years ago, roughly, I was on the phone to my friend Jenny. My predecessor had announced his…
The next Labour leader must realise that manufacturing is not the answer to the North’s economic woes
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith will lock horns again tonight in the latest Labour leadership hustings in Gateshead,…
The promises arriving on Platform 7 are five years too late
When Patrick McLoughlin, the Tory Secretary of State for Transport, arrived at Lime Street this morning to herald…
A message from the North – we can’t afford another 5 years of a Tory Government
Today we saw George Osborne and the Tory-led Government show their last hand before the coming general election.…
