All articles written by Emily Thornberry MP on PoliticsHome.com

09 Dec 2024 Foreign affairs

UK Cannot Be "Complacent" About Russian Interference In General Elections

The chair of the foreign affairs select committee has said the UK cannot be complacent about Russian attempts to influence its elections after a Romanian court annulled the country's presidential contest citing interference.

23 Oct 2024 Defence

Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Is "Sure" Government Will Pay Attention To Israeli Jet Court Case

Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Emily Thornberry expects the Government to pay close attention to an upcoming Dutch legal verdict on the sale of parts used to make Israel's F-35 jets.

08 Oct 2023 Political parties

Labour Shadow Cabinet Minister Thinks Nigel Farage Could End Up Tory Leader

Labour's Emily Thornberry believes that former UKIP and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage could be a future Tory leader because the Conservative party is "moving to the right".

01 Apr 2022 Home affairs

The Rundown Podcast: Where is Boris Johnson's Lawyer?

Labour's shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry joins PoliticsHome's Eleanor Langford and Adam Payne on this week's episode of The Rundown, and asks "where is Boris Johnson's lawyer?" after Downing Street wrangled over whether 'partygate' fine recipients broke the law this week.

31 Mar 2022 Political parties

Emily Thornberry Challenges Government Lawyer To Publish Partygate Legal Advice To Boris Johnson

Exclusive: Emily Thornberry, the shadow attorney general, has challenged her opposite number Suella Braverman to set out the legal advice she has given to Boris Johnson on partygate.

10 Oct 2021 Energy

Kwasi Kwarteng Says The Energy Price Cap Will Not Be Moved

Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed that the price cap on consumer energy bills will not be changed or removed this winter.

17 Jun 2021 Brexit

Emily Thornberry Says Liz Truss Is “Not Up To The Job” Over “Indefensible” Australia Trade Deal

The shadow international trade secretary said Liz Truss was “talking nonsense” by claiming that Australian farmers would replace lost trade with EU farmers in the next 15 years.

17 Jun 2020 Brexit

Liz Truss says ‘Britain is back’ as she launches formal bid to join major post-Brexit Pacific trade pact

Liz Truss has declared that “Britain is back” as she confirmed the Government is formally pressing ahead with a bid to join a major trade tie-up with Canada, Australia and New Zealand after Brexit.

04 Jun 2020 Foreign affairs

If we truly value the special relationship, we must not be a party to Donald Trump's violence against the American people

Peaceful protesters are being tear-gassed, beaten, pepper-sprayed and blinded by rubber bullets. We have not just a moral but a legal duty to act.

03 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Labour’s Emily Thornberry demands freeze on sale of riot gear to the US amid unrest over George Floyd death

It would be a “disgrace” if Britain supplied riot control equipment that is then used to clampdown on protests against police brutality in the United States, Emily Thornberry has declared.

31 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Emily Thornberry: Government’s ‘vague promises’ on repatriation flights ‘not good enough’

The Government’s “vague promises” to repatriate Brits stranded amid the global coronavirus epidemic are “not good enough”, Labour’s Emily Thornberry has said.

29 Mar 2020 Foreign affairs

Diplomacy and development are vital parts of strengthening our national security

Unless the Integrated Review changes course, its analysis of modern threats will be half-complete and the resulting strategy to tackle them half-baked.

14 Feb 2020 Home affairs

Government should let public sector workers take their pensions early

Giving public sector workers access to their pension pots before they retire would boost the economy and ensure the UK's long-term economic health

12 Apr 2018 Foreign affairs

Theresa May must use CHOGM to apologise for the UK’s historic wrongs

The Commonwealth has never been more important than it is today – but it must be about far more than securing post-Brexit trade. If we are to address the great challenges facing each of our nations, Theresa May has to listen to our partners. She can begin by atoning for the UK’s historic mistakes, writes Emily Thornberry

21 Sep 2017 Foreign affairs

Labour is in tune with voters’ concerns about foreign policy

Today’s voters understand that politics does not stop at the water’s edge – that’s why foreign policy matters, says Emily Thornberry

20 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Right to vote at risk

Islington South and Finsbury MP Emily Thornberry warns that the Government is playing “fast and loose” with the future of electoral registration

17 Mar 2015 Economy

After 45 years, it’s time for a new Equal Pay Act

Labour MP Emily Thornberry writes ahead of her Budget Day Westminster Hall debate on proposals for a new equal pay act