Accept the referendum result, fight for a fair Brexit and try to halt austerity – John McDonnell’s speech to conference
This is the full text of the speech given by shadow Chancellor John McDonnell at Labour conference today.…
Worker’s Rights
McCluskey: Let’s make Brexit the moment to break with neo-liberal economics
This is the full text of the speech given by Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite. Sisters and…
TUC boss: Britain needs a united Labour Party that looks beyond its membership
Labour risks looking like it cannot provide an effective Opposition, the head of the Trades Union Congress warned…
Chuka Umunna: Any reversal of workers’ rights during Brexit would be a betrayal of the British people
European Union employment laws protect British workers from the consequences of Tory governments. It’s that simple. If you…
Spiralling number of rogue minimum wage firms reveals reality of insecure work, warns Unite
The list of rogue employers failing to pay the minimum wage is just “the tip of the iceberg”,…
Owen Smith: I’ll deliver the biggest increase in living standards in a generation
Owen Smith will today pledge to increase the minimum wage to the real living wage if he were elected…
Owen Smith pledges to strengthen collective bargaining as he reveals workplace manifesto
Owen Smith today said he wants to make workplace rights in Britain “the envy of the world”, as he…
Owen Smith heads to Orgreave with pledge to appoint minister for workers
Owen Smith will today pledge to introduce a Cabinet-level minister for labour to tackle inequality. The leadership challenger…
Praise for Theresa May’s plans to put workers on boards forgets the Tories’ shameful curbs on unions
Theresa May wants to have worker representation on boards, but without undoing the onerous trade union restrictions, the…
Campaign round-up: Polls close to dead heat with 24 hours to go
Message of the day Jeremy Corbyn received a standing ovation at Unison conference after saying the EU was…
