Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025
Harriet Harman: ‘Sunak thinks the economy is going to get worse. Otherwise he would wait’ The Labour veteran entered the commons as one of only 21 women, then spent years fighting for a seat at the table. She discusses sexism, backlash and power as she prepares to leave parliament The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024
Fifty years on, could we see another Centre Point-style housing protest? In January 1974, campaigners took over a large vacant tower block in central London to protest against the housing crisis. We hear from those who were there The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024
Andrew Malkinson was right to expose these ministers. Why do they keep punishing innocent people? Malkinson is right to raise the plight of miscarriage of justice victims who face having compensation docked, or can’t get it at all, says lawyer Matt Foot The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023
UK's public services at breaking point - it's time to protect our right to strike Today, the Mirror joins with the TUC and many others in fighting this assault on working people, and the unions they organise within, to Protect The Right To Strike Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023
Harriet Harman claims female Labour MPs are ‘more subversive’ than their Tory counterparts The veteran MP said it was embarrassing the party has never had a woman at its helm The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022
Stockport man threatened to kill veteran MP in sick Facebook message Phillip Dowbekin, 36, walked free from court Manchester Evening News · May 31, 2022
Who is Labour's Paulette Hamilton? Birmingham's first Black MP who lost dad in by-election The former nurse says her late predecessor Jack Dromey would be "really happy" to "see her get on" Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022
Labour wins Birmingham Erdington by-election Paulette Hamilton held the seat for Labour in the contest triggered by the death of Jack Dromey. The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
Birmingham Erdington byelection winner is Labour’s Paulette Hamilton Hamilton says retaining seat with majority of 3,266 shows party is ‘finally turning a corner’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022
Labour appears on course to hold Birmingham Erdington but turnout just 27% Votes are being counted in the by-election triggered by the death of Jack Dromey. The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
Birmingham Erdington: Low turnout leaves Labour nervous as polls close in key by-election Labour sources say the race for the 'Red Wall' seat in the West Midlands is "really tight" as rain kept voters at home Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022
Birmingham Erdington: low turnout has Labour anxious as polls close Polling experts still predict party to hold seat of the late Jack Dromey following byelection The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022
Polls close in ‘really tight’ Erdington by-election Labour hopes to retain the seat in the election triggered by the death of frontbenchers Jack Dromey. The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2022 Labour by-election hopeful vows to stand up for poor in honour of late father Paulette Hamilton broke down in tears as she described how much she wished her dad could see her elected in next month's Birmingham Erdington by-election
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022 Tory by-election candidate confident of chance despite ‘difficult’ job ahead Long-standing Conservative city councillor Robert Alden is the party’s pick to contest the Birmingham Erdington seat.
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022 Harriet Harman pays tribute to her late husband for his ‘superpower’ of support Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle led the tributes to Jack Dromey.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022 Letter: Jack Dromey obituary Danny Bryan writes: He knew how to make things happen
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022 Third Tory MP calls for no confidence vote in PM – as it happened Gary Streeter becomes latest Tory MP to put letter into 1922 Committee; Labour says Gove plans to ‘turbo-charge the country’ are ‘rehashed’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022 ‘He made and remade history’: funeral held for Labour MP Jack Dromey Former party leaders Gordon Brown and Tony Blair speak at funeral of Birmingham MP after death aged 73
Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022 Jack Dromey funeral: Tributes paid across politics to respected Labour MP MPs across the political spectrum flocked to St Margarert's Church in Westminster to pay their final respects. Former PM Gordon Brown gave a eulogy and Sir Tony Blair gave a reading
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2022 Labour MP Jack Dromey remade history many times over, funeral mourners told Sir Tony Blair and Sir Keir Starmer were among political figures who attended his funeral service at St Margaret’s Church in Westminster
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022 Labour MP Jack Dromey remade history many times over, mourners told Sir Tony Blair and Sir Keir Starmer were among political figures who attended his funeral service at St Margaret’s Church in Westminster.
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022 Labour selects nurse Paulette Hamilton to contest the late Jack Dromey’s seat The former leading trade unionist died from natural causes earlier in January.