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Lucy Powell

Lucy Powell is the Labour MP for Manchester Central

June 2022

  • BRITAIN-ROYALS-QUEEN-JUBILEE<br>Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives to the National Service of Thanksgiving for The Queen's reign at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London on June 3, 2022 as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations. - Queen Elizabeth II kicked off the first of four days of celebrations marking her record-breaking 70 years on the throne, to cheering crowds of tens of thousands of people. But the 96-year-old sovereign's appearance at the Platinum Jubilee -- a milestone never previously reached by a British monarch -- took its toll, forcing her to pull out of a planned church service. (Photo by Matt Dunham / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MATT DUNHAM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    As we unite for the jubilee, let’s believe Britain’s best days are ahead, not behind

    Lucy Powell
    Our values of decency and tolerance, and confidence in a secure green future, make Labour the party of patriotism now

December 2019

  • Jeremy Corbyn at the Islington election count.

    ‘The only response is humility' – Labour MPs and activists on what went wrong

    The dust has far from settled, but recriminations over Labour’s defeat are flying. So what do the party’s MPs and activists believe went wrong – and how would they put it right?

March 2019

  • Rebecca Long-Bailey .

    From people’s vote to no deal … What should parliament do now?

    Lucy Powell, Chris Leslie, Nicky Morgan, Peter Bone, Caroline Flint and Rebecca Long-Bailey
    The divisions on Brexit cut across party lines. Here, six MPs spanning the spectrum of opinion make their case

September 2018

  • A man holds a smart phone with the icons for social networking apps

    Why I am seeking to stamp out online echo chambers of hate

    Lucy Powell
    Closed forums on Facebook allow hateful views to spread unchallenged among terrifyingly large groups. My bill would change that, writes Labour MP Lucy Powell

March 2017

  • classroom

    On this we can all agree. Selection is bad for our schools

    Nicky Morgan, Lucy Powell and Nick Clegg
    More grammar schools are not the answer to improving social mobility and preparing Britain for the future

June 2016

  • Flowers and tributes to Jo Cox in Westminster, London, on Saturday

    My friend Jo Cox was a force of nature. We must serve her memory well

    Lucy Powell
    Women should be inspired to enter politics by Jo Cox’s extraordinary life

February 2016

  • Boys and girls taking a school exam

    You can’t build a northern powerhouse if you undermine the local schools

    Lucy Powell
    Manchester and Liverpool’s failing schools need local partnerships and collaboration – the precise opposite of the government’s education policy

November 2015

  • A pupil studies at the Sixth Form College Farnborough

    The Tories’ assault on further education will cost Britain dearly

    Lucy Powell
    Colleges have been battered by cuts already – another round could destroy them. It is time we made David Cameron talk about it

December 2014

  • UK: Chancellor George Osborne Delivers His Autumn Statement

    The Tories want to spend big in their pursuit of power

    Lucy Powell
    Lucy Powell: In rejecting the Electoral Commission’s recommended spending limit, David Cameron embraces completely the big donor culture he promised to end

September 2013

  • Nick Clegg Visits A Nursery To Promote Free Childcare

    Childcare can help drive the economy – forget the big boys' toys

    Lucy Powell
    Lucy Powell: High-speed rail and airport expansions get the go-ahead while universal childcare is left off the government's business agenda

March 2009

  • Beer drinkers need a bail-out

    Lucy Powell

    Lucy Powell: If the chancellor scrapped the taxes, he could tackle alcohol abuse, save the industry – and give the public what they want

December 2008

  • Manchester traffic

    Politics blog
    Why Manchester said no to congestion charge

    Lucy Powell: It's difficult enough in the best of times to convince people to pay more for a greater good or a longer term need, but at the onset of a recession it's almost impossible

November 2008

  • Politics blog
    Fiscal policy announcements show Labour and the Tories are diverging at last

    In the run up to Monday's pre-budget report, the gloves have come off and the fight for the next election has begun

  • A Metrolink tram moves through the centre of Manchester. Photograph: Christopher Thomond

    Politics blog
    Manchester should vote yes to the congestion charge

    Lucy Powell: If we say no in this referendum then we put in serious jeopardy the biggest ever investment in public transport

  • Politics blog
    A good night for Labour - phew!

    When I was asked to post weekly blogs many months ago now, I hadn't properly thought through the publication day: Fridays. As the months have gone by, it has meant that I've posted comments the morning after a number of key elections – local elections and many byelections, more than I'd anticipated

October 2008

  • Politics blog
    Labour is back on the attack

  • Politics blog
    Saving the economy or saving the planet is not an either-or

  • Politics blog
    Economic bail-out aims to restore confidence for small firms and savers

  • Politics blog
    Mandelson's return: this is a bold and shrewd move

September 2008

  • John Denham, the universities secretary, with students in Manchester. Photograph: Lucy Powell

    Politics blog
    Labour came out fighting in Manchester

    Lucy Powell: So we're two thirds of the way through the party conference season. Last week I reflected on the political changes in the Lib Dems. This week I'd like to reflect on my Labour conference experience

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