All articles written by Liam Byrne MP on PoliticsHome.com

18 May Brexit

The EU-UK summit should be a turning point – the PM needs a plan

There are moments in politics when tides can turn – an opportunity to strike with vitality, flair, panache or risk of falling short of what the times require.

07 May Brexit

‘Amexit’ must force us to rethink Brexit

Nearly 10 years on from the Brexit vote, the unsayable has become the inescapable.

12 Dec 2024 Books & culture

Liam Byrne reviews Baroness Bennett's 'Change Everything'

Although its proposed solutions may fail the plausibility test, the real joy of this book is to be found in the breadth of Baroness Bennett’s reading and experiences

29 Oct 2024 Economy

Labour’s first budget should consider civic capitalism

As we approach Labour’s first budget in over 14 years, it’s crucial that the party sets out an economic agenda that works in the interests of all.

09 Oct 2023 Economy

There can be consensus for tackling inequalities – we just need to seize it

We live in a divided land – and those divisions are holding back our children, our communities and our country.

28 Apr 2023 Foreign affairs

A splintering world needs a stronger Britain

The battle fury rampaging through blood-soaked Sudan is a tragedy for a beautiful country which had just begun to dare to dream of peace. But the conflict lights up a wider truth: the world is now facing a surge tide of violence which may spark a vicious circle of poverty and war, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions.

27 Jan 2023 Economy

The Treasury’s role in helping sanctioned Russian warlord exposes our failure to tackle lawfare

You could almost hear the sound of dropping jaws. The news that Her Majesty’s Treasury helped lawyers bypass sanctions to help the boss of Russia’s brutal Wagner Group pay legal costs provoked outrage and disbelief in equal measure.

11 Jan 2022 Political parties

Jack Dromey Tribute: Birmingham has lost our greatest campaigner, and a first among equals

Jack Dromey, 29 September 1948 – 7 January 2022. MP for Birmingham Erdington since 2010.

10 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

After coronavirus, we need a Green New Deal to deliver full employment fast

Instead of restoring the economy of old, we need to replace it with something better. Here are five big steps for a just, clean, green future.

18 Feb 2019 Communities

Good people are outraged by the homelessness crisis. Change will come

Birmingham MP Liam Byrne has spent time on the frontline with those tackling the homelessness crisis and is challenging the government to do more to deal with this “moral emergency”

26 Mar 2018 Economy

Rebuilding the centre ground - how to achieve more inclusive economic growth

When over 80% of world’s wealth ends up in the hands of a tiny minority, we know it’s time to rewrite the rules of capitalism, writes Liam Byrne

04 Jan 2018 Home affairs

Our laws are completely inadequate for dealing with interference in our democracy

World wide disquiet about Russian interference in Western democracies has cracked the debate wide open, exposing once and for all the total inadequacy of today’s legislation, says Shadow DCMS Minister Liam Byrne MP.