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Our record on LGBT rights is one of the things that makes me proudest to have served in the last Labour government. The change we delivered during our 13 years in government was rapid and far-reaching and it helped shift society’s view of LGBT people in a way that was...

It was when Theresa May became a cabinet minister that I really realised that David Cameron didn’t share my values. It was the night that the coalition was formed, and, as I often do when things haven’t gone my way, I turned to the bottle. Some friends and I headed to...

While hardly of the same historical significance, it was somehow appropriate that Margaret Thatcher’s death and Tony Blair’s first major intervention into British politics since leaving office both occurred in the same week. When asked about her most important legacy,...

It was 24 years ago today that parliament passed legislation making section 28 law. Fifteen years later Labour were able to repeal this nasty discriminatory law despite fierce Tory opposition. Last week I asked Sir George Young about this matter and he failed to...