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Access to Justice is a fundamental right (The Bar Council)

Access to justice should be considered a fundamental right for all. But that right has been eroded with severe consequences for many of our fellow citizens. As the government has stripped away security in social housing and made the benefits system more punitive it is often the poorest and most marginalised who find themselves unable …

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Why I am proud of the link between the Labour Party and the Trade Unions (Unions Together)

As Leader I am proud of the link between trade unions and the Labour Party – it is not just an historic link, it’s what makes Labour. We win when we’re in touch with the needs and the concerns of millions of working people and their families – the people trade unions represent. Before being …

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Chinese New Year statement

I wish the many thousands of people celebrating this Chinese New Year a healthy and prosperous year of the monkey. The Chinese in Britain are a long established community who have made a huge contribution over many years to making Britain a vibrant and successful multicultural country.

Statement on the death of Harry Harpham

The news of the death of Harry Harpham is extremely sad and I send my deepest condolences to his family. Harry was a proud socialist who had also been a proud miner. He was dedicated to justice for working people and despite the undoubted hardship that his support for the miners’ strike would have caused him, as it did many …

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