Premier League and EFL financial settlement is urgent, insists Labour The shadow culture secretary, Lucy Powell, said that waiting for a regulator to settle the dispute would be disastrous The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023
MPs urge football clubs to back fan recommendations over sustainability A group of 10 local MPs have urged Liverpool and Everton to back the recommendations of the fan-led review and support the introduction of new sustainability criteria for clubs The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
Head of watchdog recuses himself from BBC chair inquiry Commissioner for public appointments William Shawcross admits he has met Richard Sharp several times The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023
MPs ‘did not have all the facts’ on BBC chairman appointment, ministers told Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan defended Richard Sharp’s appointment, saying the process had been ‘rigorous’. The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
Johnson denies conflict of interest in appointment of BBC chairman Labour asks watchdog to examine recruitment process after reports Richard Sharp helped former PM with personal finances The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023
Labour urges probe into BBC chair appointment amid Boris Johnson loan claims Labour has also written to the Parliamentary Commissioner calling for an investigation into the claims. The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023
Labour vows to hand ‘weak’ Rishi Sunak first defeat over Online Safety Bill Exclusive: PM failed to ‘read the room’ over criminal penalities for social media giants, says shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell – as Labour plans to vote with Tory rebels The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023
Watch: Labour urges guarantee that Channel 4 privatisation is ‘off agenda for good’ Ministers must guarantee that Channel 4 privatisation is “off the agenda for good”, Labour has said, as a senior Conservative called for an end to “picking fights”. Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell criticised the Government for the “total waste of time and money” in examining a potential sale of the… Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023
Labour urges guarantee that Channel 4 privatisation is ‘off agenda for good’ Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell criticised the Government for the “total waste of time and money” in examining a potential sale. The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
Labour pledges to toughen ‘weakened and gutted’ online safety bill Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell vows to target algorithms that bombard children with harmful content if party wins power The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023
Government accused of ‘watering down’ Online Safety Bill ‘Legal but harmful’ duties are being dropped as the Culture Secretary said they would have ‘stifled’ free speech. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Online Safety Bill changed to lift 'legal but harmful' content measures The Government decision is made due to concerns over restrictions on free speech Wales Online · Nov 29, 2022
A fight at the opera: could forcing ENO up north work out? The ultimatum to English National Opera was attacked as ‘cultural vandalism’, but raised some hopes nearer Manchester The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022
Football clubs miss out on £365m a year as Premier League gets 'free pass' - full list Labour has accused the government of losing interest in implementing the findings of a fan-led review aimed at sharing out Premier League prize money more evenly Daily Mirror · Nov 23, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 I’ve kissed a Tory and I’m not ashamed, Keir Starmer reveals Labour leader says he is not tribal, has broken the ‘never kiss a Tory rule’ and has many Conservative friends
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Labour attacks ‘disgraceful’ delay as Online Safety Bill dropped from schedule Government ‘can’t decide if it wants to keep children safe online’, says Labour’s Lucy Powell
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Cleverly under fire for urging LGBT fans to ‘respect’ Qatar at World Cup Peter Tatchell, who was questioned by Qatari police over an LGBT protest, said the Foreign Secretary should instead condemn its human rights abuses.
Manchester Evening News · Oct 23, 2022 Cost of living, homes, transport... leaders on Greater Manchester's urgent issues new Prime Minister must tackle - and soon Local leaders outline the big issues in the region that Liz Truss' replacement needs to urgently address
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022 Welsh First Minister to attend Qatar World Cup despite expected Labour snub First Minister Mark Drakeford is due to travel to Qatar with two Welsh Government Cabinet ministers.
Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2022 Gary Neville: Government has open goal for football regulation Ex-Manchester United and England defender said measures to safeguard national game must be implemented by Liz Truss
Liverpool Echo · Sep 26, 2022 Gary Neville urges Tories to hit 'open goal' as football 'sleepwalks' to disaster "The cross has been played into the box, all Liz Truss and her cabinet need to do is head it into the back of the net"
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022 Labour vows to end ‘trickle down’ tech by taking on digital giants Lucy Powell wants tech giants to open up on data use – and warns Tories will hold BBC ‘over a barrel’ in run-up to general election
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022 Labour mayor Andy Burnham at odds with Starmer over Tory tax cut The mayor of Greater Manchester also suggests cash earmarked for slashing taxes should be refunnelled into a pay deal for nurses.
Daily Mirror · Aug 28, 2022 Labour MP slammed for wearing 'Never kissed a Tory' t-shirt at Manchester Pride Lucy Powell, MP for Manchester Central, was one of thousands of people who attended Manchester Pride on Saturday but it was her choice of t-shirt which caused quite a stir
Manchester Evening News · Aug 28, 2022 Lucy Powell causes a debate over her choice of t-shirt at Pride... while Bury MP is forced to deny wearing it The outfit sparked controversy