Alison McGovern MP Articles

Councillors must be heard inside Labour —Britain is changing. In some places in a great whoosh of social and economic revolution, gentrification, migration or the birth or death of an industry that can sweep you off your feet. In others the pace of change is glacial,...

The Labour party had to change. Not just that thirteen years of government had seen us appear uncertain about new policy ideas, but also that those engaged in the party – and I count myself in this – were sometimes too focused on influencing those at the top of our...

Local Labour must lead the way, says Alison McGovern When the next Labour prime minister chairs their first cabinet meeting in Downing Street, the real experts in government will not be around the table. There will be precious few on Labour’s frontbench who have...

What do the local elections mean for Labour? What are the consequences for Jeremy Corbyn or David Cameron? Can we predict the result in 2020? People always get elections the wrong way around. They think they are about political parties and politicians, and this is how...