Labour Party news

The Labour Party has accused the Conservatives of slashing grassroots sport funding by nearly half since coming to power – and in the process dismantling ... More

David Lloyd Clubs has enrolled former Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson to help raise the profile of its new Team PB programme. The six-week ... More

A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health as we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, ... More

Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has a major role to play in the nation’s health by ... More

The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving the nation's health in their election manifestos. The appeal was ... More

A Labour Government of the future would put wellbeing at the heart of all future policy decisions, as well as place a duty on health ... More

For the sake of family members at risk of losing loved ones, and for the sake of individual sports themselves, it is time that concussion ... More

Latest figures from the County Council Network (CCN), which represents all county councils in England, show that councils in England have seen their arts budgets ... More

The debate over whether safe standing areas should be allowed in English top flight football is heating up, with the Labour Party offering its backing ... More

Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester and former Labour Party leadership hopeful, has thrown his weight behind the city’s plan to increase the physical activity of ... More

Sporting Future, the first piece of major sports policy in over a decade, will be “examined” by the Labour Party if it gets into power ... More

Tristram Hunt – Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central – is to step down from his position in order to become the new director of London’s ... More

Sports minister Tracey Crouch has highlighted the importance of technology and apps in trying to mobilise people from disadvantaged communities to get active. During her ... More

Chancellor George Osborne’s plans to give local councils new powers over business rates could leave tourism hotspots in rural areas and seaside destinations with even ... More

Author and former Labour party aide Alastair Campbell will be among the keynote speakers at this year’s Leadership Convention on sport – organised by the ... More

England should take a stand against FIFA corruption and military aggression in Russia by boycotting the 2018 World Cup, says Andy Burnham – the frontrunner ... More

Luton Town Football Club (LTFC) is close to securing a site for its planned new stadium, according to club CEO Gary Sweet. Speaking ahead of ... More

After four years away from the health and fitness industry, Leisure Opportunities can exclusively reveal that former FIA/ukactive chief executive Andree Deane will return as ... More

The release of the Active People Survey (ASP) last week has damaged the cross-party support for efforts to get more people into sport. Shadow sports ... More

The 'Fighting Fitter' campaign, which provides members of the armed forces with discounts at health and leisure facilities across the UK, has seen a huge ... More

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that grassroots sport, arts and museums will have to undergo funding cuts as the coalition government looks to curb government ... More

Recent figures have shown that more than a third of teachers have reported that there has been a reduction in the amount of time in ... More

Shadow Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has called for cross-party consensus to ensure a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic Games. Speaking on BBC Radio ... More

Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has revealed that the proposed minimum price per unit of alcohol is to be set at 45p as part of ... More