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A new deal for Port Talbot's steel workers has been agreed between the government, Tata Steel and trade unions – which the Business Secretary said will give "hope" for Wales' steelmaking industry.
Back in December, the Labour Party published a list of what it then viewed as "non-battleground" seats in the coming general election. The much-discussed list was seized upon by the Liberal Democrats in some areas to claim that Labour had…
I was lucky to be part of the launch of the 'Target Tour' with Luke Pollard and Rosena Allin-Khan when they came to the far South West this week. In places like Cornwall, with wages lower than the rest of the country and a huge crisis in…
My lasting impression from canvassing in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election is that people across the political spectrum are ready for a Labour government. When Neil Parish’s excuse was that he had Googled John Deere and naked women had…
We all know there is a housing crisis in Cornwall. We accept that basic fact as a starting point, but what does it mean for everyday folk – and, more importantly, what can we do about it? My family and I were evicted from our secure…
Our housing market is broken. It's in our rural and coastal communities where the problem is most severe: house prices are surging and they are out of reach for people on average and low incomes. Tenants are being turfed out of their homes…
Holiday hunger is a national disgrace. It shames our country that kids cannot get a decent meal. This is the grim reality of Tory Britain: pernicious benefit cuts, universal credit, zero hours contracts and precarious employment, foodbanks…
Yesterday, as Storm Emma covered the country in snow, I was on a delayed and diverted train from London back to Plymouth, wondering yet again "will I make it past Dawlish?". The stretch of Devon railway famously washed away by storms in…
A tech advisor to Sadiq Khan has emerged the winner from a big battle between trade unions in the Labour selection in Plymouth Moor View. Charlotte Holloway, a member of Khan’s Smart London board, emerged ahead of a popular local councillor…
Labour activists are engaged in an intense selection battle in a south-west seat for the right to take on a former aide to David Cameron. A mix of trade unionists and former parliamentary candidates feature on the shortlist for Camborne and…
No matter the nature of the deal made between Theresa May’s beleaguered Tory party and the extremist, bigoted DUP, it looks set to damage the Conservatives' modernisation mission. No matter how the deal unfolds, no matter the prime…
After spending time on Labour’s campaign trail in Exeter, I visited the very marginal Plymouth Sutton and Devonport this week. This is, however, a constituency where Labour is looking to make gains. Conservative incumbent Oliver Colvile…
