Britain must empower citizen suppliers and direct private investment into green technology This week world leaders have begun the final phase in their attempt to reach a deal to keep global warming below 2C. Such a deal would be an important step in the fight against climate change, even if it seems likely that the …
Labour victory in Oldham West and Royton is a ringing endorsement for Jim McMahon and the campaign we have been running since September against this Government’s cuts to Tax Credits and policing – and its damaging austerity policies. On a wet Thursday in December, the people of Oldham West and Royton have turned out in …
Commenting on Jim McMahon’s election as the new MP for Oldham West and Royton Read More »
I am delighted that Labour has not only won the Oldham West and Royton by-election – but increased our share of the vote since the general election in May. Jim McMahon will make an excellent MP and a worthy successor to Michael Meacher, and I am looking forward to welcoming him to Labour’s team at …
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Jeremy Corbyn: The whole House recognises that decisions to send British forces to war are the most serious, solemn and morally challenging of any that we have to take as Members of Parliament. The motion brought before the House by the Government, authorising military action in Syria against ISIL, faces us with exactly that decision. It …
Since David Cameron made his case for extending UK bombing to Syria in the House of Commons last week, that case has been coming apart at the seams. No wonder he is trying to hurry the debate through parliament this week. He knows that opposition to his ill-thought-out rush to war is growing. On planning, …
David Cameron has failed to show that bombing Syria would work (The Guardian) Read More »
60 Years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This simple act of civil disobedience to defend human dignity was one of the most important events in the civil rights movement history. Parks’ actions resounded far beyond Montgomery, stimulating activism across …
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