Labour chair Bridget Phillipson has accused Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch of using violence against women and girls for “political point-scoring”, arguing that women’s...
Local Government Minister Jim McMahon has announced a new £10 million regional Co-operative Development Programme designed to help mayors and strategic authorities establish more...
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set out how a £210 million regeneration package will support councils and communities to bring empty high street buildings...
Labour MP Tony Vaughan has backed Angela Rayner’s criticism of proposals that could make many migrant care workers wait 15 years to qualify for...
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has said young disabled people will be placed “at the front of the queue” as the government expands...
Energy Minister Martin McCluskey has told a Labour Party Conference fringe that the shift to clean power is as important for small businesses as...
Labour MP Tris Osborne has welcomed Andy Burnham’s pledge to work towards stopping small boat crossings altogether. The Prime Minister set out the goal...
Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra has called for more power and funding to be placed in the hands of Scotland’s regions. He says local...
Livingston Labour MP Gregor Poynton has used National Manufacturing Day to spotlight skilled jobs and the businesses making heat pumps and air-conditioning equipment in...
Labour MP Neil Coyle has called on Southwark’s Green–Liberal Democrat administration to protect its libraries after the council declined to rule out closures in...
Newham Mayor Forhad Hussain has welcomed Sadiq Khan’s plan for a publicly owned London bus operator, saying reliable and safe buses are a lifeline...
Worcester Labour MP Tom Collins has highlighted what young people told MPs about their lives online, as Parliament considers how to make digital services...
ASLEF has reaffirmed its boycott of Labour’s Women’s Conference in Liverpool, saying its delegates voted against attending because trans women cannot take part in...
All 11 trade unions affiliated to the Labour Party have issued a joint statement expressing solidarity with trans and non-binary people and calling on...
Families who lose loved ones to asbestos-related and other occupational dust diseases will receive higher compensation under new Government rules designed to end a...
Labour MP Dr Zubir Ahmed has welcomed the Government's new £88 million humanitarian package for Palestinians while urging ministers to use Britain's political leverage...
Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander has condemned Glasgow City Council's decision to dismiss and re-engage thousands of workers under a new pay and grading structure,...
Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has praised the work of carers after visiting the headquarters of Comfort Care Services in Slough and hearing about...
Labour MP Euan Stainbank has backed Prime Minister Andy Burnham's commitment to use public procurement to support British manufacturing, drawing a contrast with the...
Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson has said more than 12,000 young people have signed up for the city's free gym and swimming scheme,...
Labour minister Stephen Doughty has reaffirmed Britain's support for the internationally recognised Government of Yemen and announced £10 million in new humanitarian funding as...
Labour MP Nadia Whittome has met sixth-form students at Nottingham Free School to discuss her route into politics, social movements and the role young...
Security Minister Dan Jarvis has praised Police Scotland and partner agencies after 36 people were arrested in what the force described as its biggest...
Labour MP Ian Byrne has demanded a full public apology from the UK Football Policing Unit after it referred to the Taylor Report and...
Businessman and Labour donor Dale Vince has described reports that Manchester City were found guilty on 114 of 115 alleged Premier League financial-rule breaches...
