Sharon Hodgson Articles

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...

Providing all children with the best start in life is something that we can all agree should be a top priority of any government, not least for those children living in residential care. With many of these children coming from some of the most troubled families in...

Given the recent controversy over the European selections, it was not surprising that this session of the Progress conference led to a stimulating discussion. An eclectic panel of Michael Meacher MP, Oona King, Kirsty McNeill, Steve Hart and Sadie Smith started the...

In the chamber today battlelines were drawn ahead of next week’s county polls as Conservative and Liberal Democrat politicians in particular used the platform of PMQs to sally forth for their local parties. Colchester’s Lib Dem MP Bob Russell called on the prime...