As a former Latin teacher, I’m used to people telling me my subject is obsolete. What use is a so-called dead language in the age of AI? But as the...

On the ground Youth investment – £88m for youth clubs, Scouts/Guides, after-school activities. Climbing walls, music, volunteering – and fewer bored teenagers loitering round the bus stop. Skills for Britain – £100m...

As a Labour councillor who arrived in the UK as part of a refugee family reunion, I have lived the promise of Britain as a beacon of hope, fairness, and...

It is perhaps an implicit acknowledgement of how little attention the campaigners for Brexit paid to the actual mechanics of leaving the EU, and how disastrous that lack of attention...

After the Breakthrough: Lessons from the Frontline in Aylesbury After making history in July 2024 by electing Laura Kyrke-Smith as Aylesbury’s first-ever female Labour MP, our CLP faced a monumental...

The tactical voting gambit – voter coalitions have changed for every party, but in all the wrong ways for Labour It is no secret that voters delivered Labour a stunning...

As the minister responsible for AI and digital government, I spend my days meeting the people building our future. The tech world is buzzing with innovation, but it’s no secret...

On warm weekend nights, when the last theatre crowds drift home and the London Eye glows over the river, my family should be settling down to sleep. Instead, we brace...

Scotland has a brilliant culture of enterprise. I see it every day in my constituency and, in my 27 years as a lawyer advising businesses, I saw countless brilliant companies...

When people say you can’t achieve something, I want you to think of my journey. I didn’t come from a political dynasty or have influential connections before entering politics. I grew up...