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If you're a fan of the film Groundhog Day, you'll love PMQs. A cynical party leader finds himself reliving the same day over and over again when he visits the despatch box in the small town of Westminster to film a report about the Brexit…
Before the general election, the outlook looked gloomy for Labour in Yorkshire. Seats like Wakefield, Dewsbury and Halifax seemed bound to change hands, with expectations of a great migration of voters from Ukip to the Conservatives…
Nearly a decade into this deep austerity programme, its consequences can be seen all around us. A welfare system that’s pushed people to their limits. An NHS that’s on the brink. A stagnant economy that’s driving up household debt. We know…
This is the full text of Rachel Reeves' speech at Thursday's launch, hosted by the New Economics Foundation, of her new pamphlet 'The Everyday Economy'. Welcome everyone. Richard, thank you for inviting us to the Trampery this afternoon…
Throughout the last few years, Labour politicians have spearheaded the fight against loneliness. Before her death, Jo Cox set up a commission to tackle the subject as it was something she held close to her hear, even dedicating her maiden…
In June 2016, shrouded by the black cloud of grief and shock, thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square to remember Jo Cox. Holding placards and hands, we committed to Love Like Jo’. Many of you will have known and met Jo and…
Yvette Cooper and Hilary Benn won their elections for influential select committees uncontested, while Rachel Reeves and Lilian Greenwood were among the newly elected chairs. Reeves, the Leeds West MP and former economist, beat colleagues…
The start of the new financial year today is when the rich get richer and the poor get poorer under this government. Today marks the start of the “two-child policy” for new claimants of tax credits. That means that families with more than…
We need to tell the stories of women in our party, and their importance to the Labour movement, Rachel Reeves urged at a Labour women's network event in parliament last night. Reeves, the former shadow work and pensions secretary, became…
Philip Hammond has been humiliated, Labour said today, after the chancellor scrapped a key Budget tax rise just a week after it was announced. Hammond's credibility has been "shredded", said opposite number John McDonnell, in a lengthy a…
The gig economy and speedy growth of firms like Uber and Deliveroo have contributed to a rise in self-employment of 14 per cent over the last five years and 25 per cent over the last ten years. But the percentage of self-employed workers…
A growing number of Labour MPs have pledged to boycott any address to parliament by Donald Trump. Trump's proposed state visit and his "Muslim ban" have sparked protests across Britain and the US, with politicians from across the…
