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To date, the Labour leadership and been relatively quiet on the European Union referendum, so much so that the Labour leader’s views on the subject are not known by much of the public. New polling by Opinium shows that only 47 per cent even think the Labour leader is...

The terrain of British politics is full of hills on which principled politicians can choose to die. Driven to take a stand by their consciences or their activists, or unable to tell the difference between these twin architects of electoral disaster, political parties...

Those of us who believe in giving a helping hand to the most vulnerable in society seem forever on the back foot these days. Benefits and welfare have now become dirty words; much of this comes from the media with the dominant narrative of scroungers and layabouts...

As a member of the European parliament I have joined my Labour colleagues at every stage to vote for European action to combat tax evasion and crack down on tax havens. Despite David Cameron saying at the G7 intergovernmental meetings that he wanted to lead...