Exclusive: Momentum leadership backs two further motions for conference
Momentum’s national coordinating group has agreed two motions, in addition to the five backed by its members during…
Policing
How Labour should respond to the crisis in policing: ideas from a former officer
As a police officer in London, it didn’t matter which borough I was based in: there was always…
7 steps Labour mayors and PCCs can take to improve policing and tackle racism
It is over a year since the murder of George Floyd, which prompted reflections about policing and race…
Crime week? High vis chain gangs? The latest from the master of misdirection
Polls have narrowed. YouGov last week reported that the Conservative lead over Labour had fallen from 13 points…
Labour: Calling in army shows “extent to which police have been cut”
Labour has criticised the government for suggesting the army could be used to enforce Covid restrictions, pointing out…
David Lammy sets out Labour’s plan for criminal justice reform
David Lammy has set out Labour’s plans on criminal justice reform, voicing the party’s commitment to renationalising probation,…
Why I’m campaigning to change our racist drug laws – and I hope you’ll join me
The racial bias in the UK’s drug laws cannot be ignored and has only become worse with Covid-19.…
Latest data shows “decade-long failure to tackle knife crime”, says Labour
Labour has said that the latest statistics on knife crime reported by police forces across England and Wales…
London police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests “wrong”, says Labour
Diane Abbott has described the Metropolitan Police ban on all Extinction Rebellion protests in London as “wrong”, amid…
Louise Haigh: We can’t expect the police to fill gaps created by austerity
When Theresa May stood up at the Police Federation conference in 2010 and told rank and files officers…
