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Peter Kyle has argued that "Tory neglect" has led to "dysfunction" becoming embedded in Northern Ireland after Stormont assembly members missed a deadline set by Westminster to restore devolved government. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris…
Colum Eastwood became leader of Northern Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in 2015 while serving as Stormont assembly member for his home seat of Foyle. In 2019, he took Foyle’s Westminster seat from Sinn Fein’s Elisha…
The Labour Party in Northern Ireland has called on the UK party to allow Labour candidates to stand in the region after a poll revealed that almost a third of Northern Irish voters support Labour contesting elections. The poll, completed by…
It's been quite the week for immoral, irresponsible and potentially illegal Tory policies – and it's only Tuesday morning. Yesterday evening, the government published its Northern Ireland protocol bill, which seeks to amend the protocol…
Labour's David Lammy has accused ministers of "tearing up" the Northern Ireland protocol and damaging Britain's reputation with the publication of the government's controversial Northern Ireland protocol bill. Liz Truss claimed that the…
Sunday Morning Yvette Cooper, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, reiterated the need for a "strong and united response" on Ukraine and "extremely strong, swift and severe" sanctions against Russia. On the Ukraine crisis: “We need a very strong…
Labour voted against the health and care bill, but it passed by 294 votes to 244. "We still believe this is a wrong bill, at the wrong time," Jonathan Ashworth told MPs. The vote last night followed the showdown over changes to the care…
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Louise Haigh to Labour Party annual conference in Brighton today. Thank you, conference. Thank you to everyone who has participated in today’s debate. And a…
Peace in Northern Ireland is fragile and cannot afford Boris Johnson's failure, Keir Starmer has declared. Writing exclusively for LabourList, he launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister's approach to the peace process, arguing that…
In the decade after the Good Friday agreement, I spent some of the most rewarding times of my career in Northern Ireland. My crucial task was to advise the Police Board of Northern Ireland as the Royal Ulster Constabulary was transformed…
In a BBC NI interview on Friday, Keir Starmer was asked the unenviable question of what his position would be in the event of a referendum on the future of Northern Ireland. It’s not a straight-forward question for the leader of the…
“We are heading for a summer of chaos and confusion,” Keir Starmer has warned. He used Prime Minister’s Questions to highlight that Covid case rates are high despite the successful vaccine rollout because the government allowed in the Delta…
