In government, Labour has committed to reducing migration. Labour Together is supporting this agenda with a series of papers looking at how to create a migration system that puts country first. In October, we published our first proposal, for an Australian-style National Migration Plan, showing one way Labour could reduce the number of legal migrants while making sure Britain’s economy gets the contributions it needs. Now, in this paper, we turn to how a mandatory, universal, national identity credential - BritCard - can help Britain control illegal migration and secure its borders.

Week 14 - Amid global uncertainty, we need our economy to be firing on all cylinders. But Britain is uniquely centralised, leaving many parts of the country unable to stand on their own two feet. Our new report, ‘Nation Rebalanced’, sets out the stark inequalities between places and how this hampers growth and the aspirations of people in every place.

Week 13 - Supporting people into good, well-paid jobs has underpinned the Party's work since it was founded. But Britain isn't working.

This report, by Labour Together’s Director of Devolution, JP Spencer, sets out a bold vision for how to rebalance the UK economy and create prosperity in every part of the country. It outlines four key recommendations to drive economic growth, improve infrastructure, and boost regional economies, arguing that there is a moral, economic, and political case for doing so.

Week 12 - The phrase “digital identity” has had a lot of airtime lately. Supporters claim that it can boost growth, improve public services, and even help tackle some of the most toxic political challenges facing the government, like illegal migration. Opponents worry it could open up the risk of mass surveillance and endanger peoples’ privacy.

Week 11 - A National Migration Plan offers one way that immigration policy can be firmly rooted in Britain’s economic self-interest while ensuring we can still attract the very best talent from around the world.

Week 10 - Last week, I spoke at an event hosted by TheCityUK and made the case for why this government should leverage Defined Benefit (DB) pension funds to boost investment in infrastructure.

This report, authored by Jonathan McClory, urges the UK government to adopt a fresh soft power strategy to strengthen Britain’s global influence against the backdrop of geopolitical and economic insecurity. 

Week 9 - Yesterday’s AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out a welcome vision for how artificial intelligence can reshape our economy, our public services, and our place in the world.

Week 8 - Cold weather, seasonal flu, and hospital trusts and care homes catching up with the Christmas leave all combine to push the NHS up the political agenda every January.

The previous government was asleep at the wheel on critical minerals. Its approach was too slow, too general and given too little support. This failure of strategy endangered the UK’s growth, green ambitions and security. The Labour government has an opportunity to fix this in the new critical minerals strategy. This should be closely informed by the upcoming industrial strategy, laser-focused on the UK’s strengths and needs, and supported by the institutions and policy tools to deliver it.

Week 7 - There has been a groundswell of interest and support for digital ID lately. As proud modernisers, Labour Together has long supported the concept of a digital ID.

Labour has committed to reducing migration. There are various ways this can be achieved. This paper sets out one way an Australian-style National Migration Plan could work. This is the best answer we have seen to the problem of how to reduce numbers while making sure Britain’s economy gets the contributions it needs.

Week 6 - If ‘all politics is local’, then the government is right to put mayors at the heart of the number one mission to deliver economic growth. And a new report out today by Labour Together - Mayoral Matters - finds those living in mayoral areas are supportive of increased devolution. In fact, the further advanced the settlement, the more supportive residents are.

For the first time, LT has conducted public opinion polling in the twelve current mayoral areas and the two future ones with elections in 2025. We wanted to understand how those who actually experienced devolution felt about it.

Week 5 - Congratulations to Chris Wormald on his appointment as Cabinet Secretary. As Shadow Health Secretary, I worked with Chris during the Covid-19 pandemic. I am confident he will deliver the "complete rewiring of the British state" that Keir Starmer has tasked him with. But, to succeed, he and the government must take full advantage of AI by placing technology at the heart of public service reform.

Week 4 - Nearly a million young people are not in work, education or training. It’s an appalling statistic and a shameful indictment of Tory economic policy. Labour's approach could not be more different.

Week 3 - If the Tories promise to reverse changes to farmers’ inheritance tax, they need to tell us where the money is coming from.

Week 2 - Yes, it’s a cliché, but James Carville’s famous line endures because it’s often true. And it is again. Well, maybe this time it should be ‘it’s inflation, stupid.’

Stability has been central to all calls for an industrial strategy. Academics, businesses, and policy-makers have made their case for an industrial strategy. In an increasingly competitive global market, they want certainty to invest and a coherent approach to economic policy-making.