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Jenny Chapman Articles

Sure Start closures: there is always an alternative

Labour councillors are the frontline in protecting Sure Start. Responsibility for Sure Start cuts and closures ultimately rests squarely with the government. But town halls always have the opportunity to find alternatives to closure. Labour Friends of Sure Start’s...

Government playing catch-up on justice and prisons

The justice secretary says he is outraged that terrorists and child sex abusers are released halfway through their sentences regardless of whether they have changed their attitudes or behaviour. We should all be outraged with him. It is outrageous too, that, until...

New vice-chairs announced

Three of Labour's November 2012 by-election victors become Progress vice-chairs today. Cardiff South and Penarth MP Stephen Doughty; Lucy Powell, MP for Manchester Central; and Croydon North MP Steve Reed were appointed by Progress' new elected strategy board. The...

Paying our way

Progress was pleased this month to kick off a round of musical thinktank chairs, welcoming former transport secretary and education minister Andrew Adonis as our new chair alongside new vice-chairs Jenny Chapman MP, Julie Elliott MP, Dan Jarvis MP, Alison McGovern MP,...