Backbench Labour MPs call for an independent investigation into Labour Together Ian Byrne, John McDonnell, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Clive Lewis are among two dozen Labour MPs calling for a fully independent investigation into the allegations surrounding the shadowy Labour Together group in an open…

There is only one way we will defeat Reform: together. That’s why I’m backing the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election. We are a mass movement of all ages, backgrounds and faiths — united in a belief that things can, and will, change.

John McDonnell MP speaking in London today on the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

It's Greens Vs Reform. This Thursday we can stop Reform and have a new Green MP in Parliament. Hannah, the local plumber, who works really hard and will be a brilliant representative for Gorton & Denton. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

💡 BLOG: Detention & Sale of Transporters in Carriers’ Liability Civil Penalty Law: Part 1 Adrian Berry KC (@berryadrianc.bsky.social) of the Garden Ct #BusinessImmigration Team explores civil penalties & Home Office power to detain transporters. Read here: gardencourtchambers.co.uk/the-detentio...

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Mandelson, Labour Together and the erosion of Labour’s internal democracy Re-empowering members will be good for the Party and the country, argues Mike Phipps. The last two weeks have seen Labour rocked by one of the most serious scandals of modern times. Gordon Brown was right to refer to the…

🏠LAG Domestic Abuse & Housing Law conference🏠 24 March | 2-6.30pm | Garden Ct 📢Calling all #Housing & #Family Lawyers! Bringing legal practitioners, advocates, lived experience groups & sector experts together to share updates, challenges & practical solutions. Book here➡️ swiy.co/DA_housing_26

Manufacturing Segregation – The Home Office ‘Earned Settlement’ proposals #earnedsettlement #UKimmigrationpolicy #HomeOffice tinyurl.com/m6kyy3z5

⚖️ Renters' Rights Act 2025 Changes ⚖️ @jamiemcgowan39.bsky.social (@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social) & James Cairns (Kuits) set out what tenants & housing lawyers NEED TO KNOW about these deterrent payment orders following the #RentersRightsAct2025. ➡️Read on in 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 swiy.co/pgmK

Nor is it enough to say that only Starmer’s Chief of Staff should take the rap. McSweeney should have been sacked months ago labourhub.org.uk/2026/02/08/m...

Morgan McSweeney’s resignation is the right measure but let’s remember the old adage: Advisers advise but ministers decide. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🏚️Housing Conditions Update🏚️ Catherine O’Donnell of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social rounds up news, policy, legislative developments & cases in this month's #HousingConditions update. Do not miss out & subscribe today to access this detailed update ➡️ swiy.co/HousingConditionsFeb26

Under my leadership of the Labour Party, Peter Mandelson had no role, no influence and no part to play, because I do not trust the man and I do not believe the man.

⚖️ "Where will the magistrates & judges who will replace the jury come from?... Time to stop destructive tinkering with the system and go for radical reform," says Legal Action Group's CEO @suejames.bsky.social 📜Read on here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lSJg

Hannah is just brilliant. She's funny, smart, VERY hard working, knows how to get her point across, and doesn't take no for any answer. What else could you want? 💚 #GortonAndDenton

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! #HousingLaw Recent Developments🏡 @lizdsocialist.bsky.social (@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social) & Sam Madge-Wyld (@tanfield.bsky.social) cover key developments inc. breach of covenant, mobile homes, housing allocation & homelessness. 🔐 Subscribe to access > hi.switchy.io/lISC

Minnesota: Resistance to ICE Surges Amidst Deep Freeze By George Binette Some 50,000 demonstrators braved the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, amidst temperatures approaching -30 Celsius on Friday 23rd January. This was a mass display of opposition to the continued presence of nearly 3,000…

An outrageous decision by an unrepresentative minority labourhub.org.uk/2026/01/25/a...

So I am doing this fundraiser in February, a medical aid for Ukraine thing. Hope you can make it, it is in Oxford. Details below. X

Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza. He has assembled a Board of Occupation. The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu. That is up to the Palestinian people.

‘An open letter to my fellow Labour MPs: if not the full Hillsborough Law, what is this government for?’ labourlist.org/2026/01/open...

Into the moral abyss Mike Phippsreviews Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, by Peter Oborne, published by OR Books, and Psychoanalysis and Genocide: Resisting Professional Complicity in Collective Trauma, by Martin Kemp. British complicity in Israel’s genocide against Gaza has…

🏡#Housing Recent Developments🏡 @lizdsocialist.bsky.social (@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social) & Sam Madge-Wyld (@tanfield.bsky.social) analyse #HousingLaw news & legislation, with case updates on possession claims, forfeiture & homelessness. 🔒Available to #LAGMag subscribers hi.switchy.io/lISC

“They began shouting aggressively, screaming obscenities, and forcibly pushing people to the ground… Elderly men and women were crushed” We reproduce a letter from a Unite member to Manchester’s Deputy Mayor Kate Green regarding the police’s conduct at a recent Ashton-under-Lyne protest. Dear…

The Palestine hunger strikers have been on hunger strike for over 60 days and are close to death. They have not even been convicted of a crime - they are being held on remand (pre-trial) for more than twice the max time allowed, and counting…🧵

The end of an era? After over 20 years, the Labour Representation Committee decided at its AGM in December 2025 to dissolve, reports Pete Firmin. During its 21-year existence, the LRC had the support of many trade unions, at both national and local level, CLPs and MPs. Many who have been active in…

What is it like being a barrister in a crisis-hit justice system? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #AccessToJustice

The US has launched an unprovoked and illegal attack on Venezuela. This is a brazen attempt to secure control over Venezuelan natural resources. It is an act of war that puts the lives of millions of people at risk, and should be condemned by anyone who believes in sovereignty & international law.

US bombs Venezuela and kidnap President Maduro labourhub.org.uk/2026/01/03/u...

Presumably FIFA will exclude USA from World Cup as it did when Russia invaded Ukraine?

Labour’s animal welfare strategy – will it deliver? Labour’s new animal welfare strategy has been widely welcomed by campaigners and organisations, but as always with this Government, the devil will be in the detail, reports Kevin Flack. Firstly, the good news – it is to be steered through…

Labour’s worst year yet, continued Mike Phipps concludes his look at a disastrous year for the Party. In July, Parliament votes to classify direct action group Palestine Action as “terrorist”, with very few Labour rebels voting against. Over the rest of the year, hundreds of peaceful protesters…

A lawyer wirh a wry sense of humour.

Lammy’s new restrictions on jury trials won’t end the backlog By Russell Fraser On 2nd December 2025 the Justice Secretary, David Lammy, finally made a statement in the House of Commons on ‘criminal court reform’. As with most ministerial statements much had been briefed to the press in advance,…

What is Labour's response to a crumbling criminal justice system after 20 years of underfunding? To abolish juries. Time to stop destructive tinkering with the system and go for radical reform, says LAG's CEO Sue James (@suejames.bsky.social). 📖 Read on ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lSJg

“132,410 households were in temporary accommodation - the highest number on record.” In case you missed it! 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯's #HousingLaw update includes key cases on service charges, rent repayment orders, and homelessness decisions. Read on here 👉 hi.switchy.io/k_cn

The housing crisis – what might work and why Labour’s plans won’t Mike Phippsr eviews Homesick: How Housing Broke London and How to Fix It, by Peter Apps, published by One World and Eviction: A Social History of Rent, by Jessica Field, published by Verso. Two more books on the housing crisis! The…

“86,370 households applied for homelessness assistance in just one quarter.” November’s 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 #HousingLaw update covers homelessness data, unlawful eviction, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 & more, by @lizdsocialist.bsky.social & Sam Madge-Wyld. 📖Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/k_cn

Maybe they should consider changing the name of the party.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good l7ck @libertyhq.bsky.social & all

The latest issue of the Labour Left Podcast is out and the guest is Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP the Labour Left’s candidate in the recent Deputy Leadership Campaign. Hear about Bell’s fight against racism in Parliament. Links in replies. 1/4

When she speaks of her priority being ‘fair justice’, the irony lost on Sackman is that if judges believe defendants are gaming the system perhaps they shouldn’t be tasked with determining guilt. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...

Thank you Glyn.

Really clear analysis of the current political situation by @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social in the current issue of @tribunemagazine.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/why-...

💡📝 Garden Court's Adrian Berry KC writes new blog: The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025 Adrian examines The Act, which recently came into force on 27 October 2025. Read on here 🔽 tinyurl.com/3fd73fad #BritishCitizenship #CitizenshipDeprivation #NationalSecurity

A Colchester City Council by election took place in my ward in Colchester on Thursday. In this article for @LabourHub I report on the result and put it in the context of the rise of Reform, political fragmentation, PR and the next General Election. labourhub.org.uk/2025/10/26/a...

The latest Labour Left Podcast is out and I’ve been talking about Keir Starmer with Mark Perryman. Mark’s edited the best Starmer book so far - The Starmer Symptom. I think it’s fair to say neither of us are happy! youtu.be/qb50qcMmcow?...

📚From the pages of October’s Legal Action Magazine @jpsatthebar.bsky.social suggests how practitioners might respond to an arcane piece of legislation popular with landlords who are trying to intimidate tenants. 🔍 Delve into the full story. Only in October’s Legal Action!

🎙️Liz Davies KC speaking at London Assembly Housing Committee on access & fairness in housing allocations 🏘️ This meeting features policy experts & academics to focus on whether allocation policies in London are equitable and make best use of available housing. Link to broadcast 🔗 lnkd.in/eaGUbA7K