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A second referendum will not heal the Brexit divisions

The Prime Minister’s Brexit deal was decisively rejected by Parliament in the biggest Government defeat in our history. – Emma Lewell-Buck MP When the deal comes...
Javid may

Home secretary Sajid Javid calls for extra police funds to tackle...

Theresa May insists police cuts have ‘no direct correlation’ to knife crime Vs Javid: government must give police more resources to tackle knife crime Sajid Javid has...
EU money-laundering blacklist

EU anti-money laundering Blacklist blocked.

Plans for a European Union money-laundering blacklist stalled after objections by all but one of the bloc’s 28 governments. The Commission last month published a list of 23...
The Centre Strikes Back

The Centre Strikes Back

The end of February was quite an explosive time within the Parliamentary Labour ranks and over the coming weeks it’s going to get worse...
Chris Williamson

Members pass motion calling for Chris Williamson’s reinstatement

Labour members in Sheffield have passed a motion calling for suspended Labour MP Chris Williamson to be immediately reinstated. Party activists in Sheffield Hallam Constituency Labour...
Tom Watson in letter

Labour general secretary Jennie Formby rebukes Tom Watson in letter to...

Jennie Formby has sent an email to Tom Watson, copying in all Labour MPs and Lords, rebuking him  for seeking to personally “log and monitor” complaints...
George Orwell

A second Brexit vote will destroy what little trust is left...

Repeat vote would reinforce sense of insignificance in dejected electorate Once lost, trust is very hard to earn back. And while lies, false promises and...
On-Line petition to remove as Tom Watson

On-Line petition to remove as Tom Watson Deputy Leader gathers momentum!

A petition that states “No Confidence in Tom Watson MP as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party!” is gathering momentum. this comes after the...
minimum wage

MPs to enjoy above-inflation 2.7% pay rise, bringing basic pay to...

MPs are to receive a 2.7% pay rise, taking their basic salary for 2019/20 from £77,379 to £79,468, it has been announced. The £2,089 hike,...
chris williamson

We stand with Chris Williamson.

“We’ve done more to address the scourge of anti-Semitism than any political party.” Chris Williamson’s remarks at the Momentum event were obtained by the Yorkshire Post. To...

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Paul Knaggs
Editor and founder of The Heartlands Tribune. Independent journalist and political commentator covering British politics, democracy, civil liberties, working-class communities and public ownership.