London’s East End is seen by many as an impenetrable Labour stronghold. Well, not quite. Tower Hamlets is actually a no overall control council. They lost control last year when we poached one of their Councillors. We have not one, but two, independent groups. Aspire, the people who still support…

Much has been said since 2015 of how the party needs to modernise, and the start-up analogy is one that gets thrown about quite often. This normally focuses on the idealised Facebook idea of start-ups — a technology-driven organisation that is nimble, grows quickly, and soon comes to dominate an…

Thanks to all of you for coming and for your generosity. Your donations tonight will pay for the first couple of months of our campaign activity in 2017. This time last year I was gearing up my 30th birthday, with people telling me that the year I was 30 would…

Just when you think it’s all over, 20,000 people will rock up and inspire you I will forever remember the moment I saw THAT exit poll. After 5 weeks working with the most amazing group of people in party HQ, looking after our 650 candidates up and down the country…

This article is a speech I gave at a Stronger In event on getting young people registered to vote. You can register using this link: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Voting in this referendum is incredibly important because this time every vote counts. Whether you’re in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh or Liverpool. Whether you’re 19…

A quote I found earlier this year sums up how we should move on from 7th May 2015: “I don’t lose. I win, or I learn.” When I was asked to speak at a couple of local party events last year, I decided to share what I’ve learnt since reflecting…

It is 97 years since the first women won the right to vote in the UK, and 2016 will be the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Fawcett Society. …

Conference, I never thought I would be standing here asking you to support all-women shortlists. But in the 10 years since I joined our party it has become crystal clear to me that this party still needs to change and we need to change fast. This motion is a blunt…