We Are Labour

I was incredibly excited being invited to the House of Lords to record this interview with Iain McNicol.  Iain shares his own personal story and experiences as a trade union officer, his career in the Labour Party as an organiser working his way to becoming the general secretary of the Party.  He explores the ways that May called the 2017 election and how the party responded to that election.  Thi...

I was very lucky to be invited to attend the Labour Party launch of the Keir Starmer’s First Six Steps for Change.  In this show I highlight some of the speeches given by many of the Labour front bench as well as some comments by some good friends of the show.  I also share why every Labour member needs to get familiar with these as we will need this on the doorstep. It’s our tast to take the mess...

Candidate: Jen Craft Constituency: Thurrock To help get Jen elected Website: https://www.jencraft4thurrock.com/ Email: jen@jencraft4thurrock.com Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening to the songs cho...

Hello from a sleep deprived Friday night after the election on Thursday 2nd May. I take you on a little journey from the night of the close of poll to the results coming in on Friday 3rd May.  Hope you enjoy it, well done our wonderful activists and candidates for all your hard work.  Have a bank holiday and get some rest  Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening to...

Today I'm looking toward the local and Police and Crime Commissioner elections on Thursday 2nd May with the psephologist Sir John Curtice.  John explains what he'll be looking for on the night and as the results come in the next day, plus what he thinks this means for Labour's chances in the general election.  We also discuss the new alignment in British politics today and how accur...

Hello and welcome to this special show where I a joined by two of our Labour Council leaders who share their challenges running local services when the national governent is cutting local funding to the bone.  We also reflect on how Labour councils change lives and how you, listening to this show, may want to get involved and campaign in the local elections on the 2nd May or even stand for your lo...

Welcome to a very special show where Dr Richard Johnson (senior lecturer for politics at Queen Mary university) joins me to explore his book - Keeping the Red Flag Flying: The Labour Party in Opposition since 1922.  We cover 100 years of Labour history in opposition and Richard explains how these periods in the wilderness were actually fruitful in forming the next Labour government’s policies and...

Bonus show. I had an afternoon delivering letters to help get out the postal vote. As I walk around delivering letters, talking to myself - I share the tools of the trade, the reason letters work and I share my beef with some town planners.  Seriously though, if you’ve got something better to do then don’t bother listening 😉 Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening...

Candidate: Daniel Zeichner Constituency: Cambridge Daniel is the MP for Cambridge, taking the seat in 2015 by only 599 votes. He is also the shadow Farming and Agriculture Minister in the Shadow Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) team.  In this part 2 of my interview with Daniel and we discuss the Labour missions for government, housing, environment and how this impacts Cam...

Candidate: Daniel Zeichner Constituency: Cambridge Daniel is the MP for Cambridge, taking the seat in 2015 by only 599 votes. He is also the shadow Farming and Agriculture Minister in the Shadow Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) team.  In this show Daniel and I discuss some of his family history, DEFRA policy and Net Zero, the UK food system and the impact of Brexit.  This...

Candidate: Alex Bulat Constituency: Huntingdon To help get Alex elected MP Website: https://www.alexbulat.uk/ Email: contact@alexbulat.uk Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening to the songs chosen by...

Candidate: Josh Fenton-Glynn Constituency: Calder Valley To help get Josh elected MP Website: https://www.facebook.com/Josh4CalderValley/ Email: Josh.calder.valley@gmail.com Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fan...

Candidate: Matt Turmaine  Constituency: Watford To help get Matt elected MP Website: watfordlabour.org.uk Email: matt@watfordlabour.org.uk Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening to the songs chosen by...

Candidate: Jess Asato Constituency: Lowestoft  To help get Jess elected MP Website: https://jessasato.org.uk/ Email: jess@lowestoftlabour.org.uk Always look at Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @labourpodcast - Fancy listening to the songs chosen by my...

Candidate: Alistair Strathern MP Constituency: Hitchin (Currently MP for Mid Bedfordshire)  To help get Alistair re-elected Website: https://www.alistairstrathern.com/ Email: ali@alistairstrathern.com Always look at Events on Labour Hub for up and coming events in the constituency.  Now stop reading this, get out there and let’s win the general election for Labour. Email labourpodcast@gmail.com Tw...

Hello and welcome to the “We Are Labour” Podcast.  I’m Dan Greef your host.  This is the show that highlights our amazing Labour candidates in the constituencies we need to win to form the next Labour government.  As you hear the stories and experiences from our candidates, I want you to think how you can help?  What can you do to make a difference?  Can you go and leaflet, knock on doors, donate...