Is the Ukraine crisis a defining moment for Labour foreign policy?
As Keir Starmer and Labour have pummelled Boris Johnson over the seemingly endless succession of lockdown parties in…
Ukraine
But our Covid lockdown rules were stupid, government appears to tell us
But the rules that we created were stupid! Once again, this is the bottom line of the excuses…
International unity against Russian aggression is crucial and must continue
The Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders in Kyiv is a powerful testimony to the human costs of Russian…
Douglas Alexander calls for stronger sanctions against Russia
With escalating tensions between Russia and the Ukraine, in particular following the shooting down of flight MH17, shadow…
“Not simply a tragedy but a crime” – Miliband speaks out over MH17 on US trip
Ed Miliband is giving a seminar at the Centre for American Progress this afternoon with Senior Democrats (although of course…
How Putin shows the same ‘maskirovka’ as his own soldiers
Yesterday in the European Parliament the EU Commissioner at the heart of the Ukraine crisis told MEPs that the…
A more isolationist Britain would end up repeating the mistakes of Rwanda 20 years ago
20 years ago this week, a genocide began in Rwanda that killed over 800,000 people. It took only…
PMQs Verdict: Miliband still hasn’t answered the “Putin Question” – but neither has Cameron
There was plenty of unity on show in the Commons today. The Labour benches were resolutely behind Ed…
Ukraine: time for a constructive and realistic initiative by Labour
The mounting crisis in Ukraine and the ignorance that underlies much of western governments’ response to it (including…
If Miliband wants to be PM, he’ll need to answer the “Putin question”
Sometimes in politics you’re really fortunate with events and timing, and sometimes you work incredibly hard to achieve…
