This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To read the original article click here. At the Autumn Statement the Chancellor lifted the lid on thirteen years of Conservative economic failure. What was laid bare is the full scale of the damage that the Conservative Government has done in…

As students come to the end of their first week back at school, I want to take the opportunity to champion a group who play a crucial role in pupils’ development but are too often overlooked: school support staff. This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To read…

The promise we tell our children and grandchildren is that if you work hard, you’ll be able to get on. Opportunity belongs to everyone. Everyone should have the opportunity to make the most of their ability with careers open to all, enabling them to do what they do best and…