Sudden focus on the DUP shows how Westminster politicians have neglected Northern Ireland for far too long
The result of the June 8 threw a Northern Irish party into the forefront of British politics – as…
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Labour forged the Good Friday Agreement – now it has a duty to defend it amid Brexit
It has been some two decades since a Labour government in Westminster, in partnership with Dublin, the SDLP…
Hard Brexit border confusion could harm the Good Friday Agreement, SDLP warns
Hard Brexit could be “fundamentally damaging” to the Good Friday Agreement, the leader of Labour’s sister party in Northern…
The lure of PR conceals many myths – instead the left must learn to escape its comfort zone
The answer to all of labour’s woes is proportional representation (PR). Politicians and commentators are scrambling to claim…
As the LGBT community gathers for Belfast Pride, the fight for marriage equality in Northern Ireland continues
Today I will be at Brighton Pride with LGBT Labour, marching for rights and recognition, celebrating the great…
Labour will not stand Stormont candidates, despite pressure from activists
Labour will not stand candidates in May’s Northern Ireland Assembly election, in the face of growing calls from…
Why it’s time to stand Labour candidates in Northern Ireland
In August this year I stood in a packed school hall to listen to Jeremy Corbyn address West…
Colum Eastwood elected new SDLP leader
Northern Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) elected Colum Eastwood as its new leader this weekend. The…
“We ruled it out” – Ivan Lewis says move to set up a Northern Irish Labour Party is unlikely
The UK Labour Party appear to have put the brakes on a proposed move to start running joint…
Irish Labour vote for UK/Irish ‘hybrid’ party in Northern Ireland
The Irish Labour Party has voted in favour of reforming the way the party organises in Northern Ireland,…
