How we can make the government give everyone a vote on the Brexit deal
There is increased appetite for a vote on whether we take the deal Theresa May negotiates for us or stay inside the EU
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Why you shouldn’t say ‘gang’ when talking about youth violence
This label and the imagery it provokes is increasingly inaccurate – and the root causes of youth violence are very different to what we might intuitively believe
Citizens from Everywhere: Meet the people who are fighting to give us a vote on Brexit
Often we get smeared as liberal, metropolitan elites. But the truth is many of my constituents have the same challenges as communities that voted Leave in great numbers
Business is too important not to be a loud voice in the Brexit debate
Brexit is proving to be the most important, and most complicated, issue for Britain in a generation.
Forget messing about on the river, this is a transition to nothing
From money, to law, to immigration, the agreement looks like anything but a victory for ministers who promised the earth as part of the Vote Leave campaign.
Brexit will make it harder for us to combat Russian aggression in the future
Both Trump and Putin are threatening the liberal world order, and they need to be robustly challenged.
The Brexit Generation will never forgive our parties if we fail
We reside in different political parties and rarely inhabit the same voting lobby in the House of Commons but on Brexit we are as one - Chuka Umunna MP and Anna Soubry MP
The Spring Statement will prove we can’t trust the Tories with money
In our 13 years in office, Labour borrowed £490bn. In half that timeframe, the Tories have borrowed just under three-quarters of a trillion pounds.
Brexit isn’t worth it – as May and Trump have just shown
May has finally admitted the truth, saying: ‘How could the EU’s structure of rights and obligations be sustained, if the UK – or any country – were allowed to enjoy all the benefits without all of the obligations?’
Macron wants to radically change France’s relationship with the EU
We need to get rid of this idea that the Brexit transition period will be warm and cuddly, and face up to what it will actually mean for the UK – which is mostly disaster
Want to end fat cat pay? Give employees a stake in the businesses they work for
Deep in our national culture is the notion of reciprocity – if you work hard and play by the rules, you will see a return, and that must mean much greater employee-ownership in Britain
We need to tear down barriers preventing us from building community and relationships
Our country must choose a future that is united and open to all
