Labour must make democratic renewal a central reforming agenda for its first term in power
‘The hard thinking has been done, the case has been made within the party, and the British public is crying out for change.’
‘The hard thinking has been done, the case has been made within the party, and the British public is crying out for change.’
Trust is the grease on the wheels of a democratic society
The extent to which this Government has acted with exceptionalism is simply beyond limits.
‘Allowing him power in a system that is largely dependent on gentleman’s agreements was like allowing a bull into a china-shop.’
The conference also backed a motion for individual regions within England to be federal states, with a constitutional standing equivalent to that of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with England.
‘There is no charter of people’s rights and parliament is weak and unable to hold government to account.’
The UK Internal Market white paper would see Westminster define how the devolved nations would interact with it post-Brexit.
Labour can again be the party of transformative constitutional reform, writes Dan Sharp.
After the Liberal Democrats abstained from last week’s vote on referring Jeremy Hunt over breaches of the Ministerial Code, the Tories prepare to strike back.
In threatening to rebel over Lords reform, Tory backbenchers are forcing the government to renege on both manifesto promises and the coalition agreement.