What is the NPF?
This weekend the Labour Party is at its National Policy Forum (NPF) at Warwick University. The NPF has for fifteen years been the focus of policy ideas in the Labour Party, as a deliberative and democratic way of forming policy....
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This weekend the Labour Party is at its National Policy Forum (NPF) at Warwick University. The NPF has for fifteen years been the focus of policy ideas in the Labour Party, as a deliberative and democratic way of forming policy....
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Greener housing standards for Eco-towns
Labour’s Housing Minister Caroline Flint has set out the UK's toughest ever green standards for new housing. Labour are committed to ensuring that only the best quality schemes, with very high sustainability standards, should qualify for eco-town status....
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Tackling obesity
Labour’s Health Secretary Alan Johnson has called for a national movement to tackle the growing problem of obesity. In a major speech on public health Alan Johnson outlined the public health implications of the obesity epidemic and argues that...
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Labour's National Executive Committee Election Results 2008
The NEC election results for 2008 have been announced. The following were elected: National Executive Committee, Constituency section: Ann Black Peter Kenyon Ellie Reeves Christine Shawcroft Peter Wheeler Peter Willsman National Executive Committee, Local Government section: Jeremy Beecham...
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The NEC election results for 2008 have been announced. The following were elected: National Executive Committee, Constituency section: Ann Black Peter Kenyon Ellie Reeves Christine Shawcroft Peter Wheeler Peter Willsman National Executive Committee, Local Government section: Jeremy Beecham...
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Tory cuts to Train to Gain show shallow salesmanship on skills - Denham
John Denham, Labour's Universities and Skills Secretary, responding to the launch of the Tory policy paper on skills, said: "The Tory plans are a disastrous mixture of cuts, waste and theft of Government ideas. "Tory plans to cut...
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Crossrail takes another step forward
Following Gordon Brown’s announcement that a £16bn funding package had been secured for the construction of Crossrail, Parliament has approved the Bill which means that work on the largest civil engineering project in Europe can get underway. Crossrail is on...
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Security in Basra "transformed" - PM
The security situation in the southern Iraqi city of Basra has been
"transformed", with a massive drop in incidents of indirect fire
against British troops in recent months, the PM has said.
In a
statement to Parliament, Mr Brown said that UK troops...
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Gordon Brown kick-starts green car plan
Gordon Brown has set out Labour's intention to drive a shift to low-carbon and electric cars in the UK. Gordon Brown revealed details of the steps at a meeting with senior representatives of the energy and motoring industries at the...
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Gordon Brown speaks at the Knesset, Israel
Speech by the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the Knesset , Jerusalem, Israel. - Check against delivery - To be able to come here at the invitation of your Speaker and of your...
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Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela!
Gordon Brown has led tributes to Nelson Mandela on his 90th Birthday. Writing on happybirthdaymandela.com the PM wrote - "Nelson Mandela is a leader no prison cell, no intimidation, no threat could silence. A man whose belief in the future...
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