All articles written by John Healey MP on PoliticsHome.com

22 Apr 2025 Defence

The UK is leading international efforts to secure peace in Ukraine

These are serious times – war in Europe, ongoing conflict in the Middle East and growing Russian aggression.

02 Jul 2021 Defence

The MOD's bad habits run deep – it's time for the government to deliver on defence

The government’s integrated review (IR) was billed as the most radical reassessment of the UK’s place in the world since the end of the Cold War.

27 Apr 2021 Defence

The Overseas Operations Bill fails to protect our armed forces

Ministers treated any criticism to the Overseas Operations Bill as hostile opposition. As a result it fails to protect British forces personnel serving overseas from vexatious litigation and repeat investigations.

14 Apr 2021 Defence

Government must rethink Army cuts amid growing threat from Russia

Labour wants to hold the Prime Minister to his manifesto pledge and will force a vote in Parliament, calling on the government to rethink its plans to cut our Armed Forces.

19 Sep 2020 Defence

Britain cannot afford a defence review that repeats the mistakes of the past

The greatest threat to our national defence is the continued poor treatment of our military personnel. This review must do more for the men and women of our Armed Forces

20 Sep 2019 Communities

After nine years of failure, we need a Labour government to fix the housing crisis

A Labour government will make delivering ambitious housing plans a priority with our bold agenda for change, writes John Healey MP

23 Sep 2018 Communities

The housing market is broken, and Conservative housing policy is failing to fix it

The only way to fix the housing crisis is to build more genuinely affordable homes, writes shadow housing minister John Healey

08 Mar 2017 Communities

Shameful cuts are putting young people at risk of homelessness

Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey accuses Ministers of failing to protect young people from homelessness following yesterday’s urgent question on housing benefit cuts for 18-21-year-olds.

27 Oct 2016 Communities

The Tories' shameful housing secret - number of homeless children tops 100,000

Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey condemns ‘six years of failure on housing’ under Conservative Ministers which has led directly to so many ‘children that cannot go home’.

11 Apr 2016 Communities

Tories are failing – we need Labour councils to stand up for the homes we need

Labour's Housing and Planning spokesman argues that only Labour offers hope for young people and families battling through the housing crisis.

14 Apr 2015 Communities

No long-term economic plan, just short-term politics behind Tory right-to-buy plans

Labour former housing minister John Healey describes the Conservative plan to extend Right to Buy as a "cheap Thatcher tribute act" and warns it will exacerbate the housing problems in the UK.