MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Labour’s own employment practices, the Uber strike and a film premiere in parliament
Source: Labour List UK Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. “It may surprise you to learn that some of us are living in difficult financial circumstances. I know of colleagues who have used payday lenders, been to food banks and are now in long-term debt. These are staffers employed […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: This is an outrageous distortion of the country’s overseas development programme – Osamor – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Kate Osamor MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, responding to reports that Penny Mordaunt is to announce a drastic reduction of public money from the aid budget, said: “This is an outrageous distortion of the country’s overseas development programme. Suggesting that global poverty can be turned into an investment opportunity proves […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Rebecca Long Bailey responds to reports that coal bosses delayed compensation to miners – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Rebecca Long Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, responding to reports that coal bosses delayed compensation to miners, said: “It is utterly shameful that coal bosses delayed and increased the legal cost of awards for lung diseases owed to miners. “By intentionally dragging their feet, the employers ensured that many miners died […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New research demonstrates the utter failure of Tory austerity – Peter Dowd – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Peter Dowd MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to news analysis showing that the UK recovery is slower than the US was during the Great Depression, said: “This new research demonstrates the utter failure of Tory austerity. “Eight years of cruel and unnecessary spending cuts are damaging our economy […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: “Schools still facing a funding crisis” – Rayner – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Commenting on the announcement by Damian Hinds, Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Education, said: “The Education Secretary is right to say that children in the North East are missing out, but this is the result of his own government’s policies. “The funding announced today is nothing compared […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: This report adds to the mounting evidence of a housing crisis that Tory Ministers are failing to fix – Healey – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing Secretary, responding to the IFS report revealing that even the cheapest local homes are out of reach for at least 40% of young adults , said: “This report adds to the mounting evidence of a housing crisis that Tory Ministers are failing to fix. “During […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Brandon Lewis has confirmed that Theresa May’s end of austerity claim is bogus – Ian Lavery – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Ian Lavery MP, Labour Party Chair, responding to Brandon Lewis on Marr, said: “Brandon Lewis has confirmed that Theresa May’s end of austerity claim is bogus. “Our schools, councils, welfare system and health service are in crisis but Brandon Lewis repeatedly refused to say they’d cancel their planned cuts which will […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Keeley response to Education Policy Institute’s report on children and young people’s access to mental health services – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Barbara Keeley MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Member for Mental Health, responding to the Education Policy Institute’s report on children and young people’s access to mental health services, said: “The Tories’ repeated failures on mental health are having an appalling impact on children and young people with mental health problems. “Young people […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Lavery response to Theresa May’s Observer op-ed – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Ian Lavery MP, Labour Party Chair, responding to Theresa May’s Observer op-ed, said: “With the Government about to impose some of their most brutal cuts yet on working people, Theresa May’s claim that austerity is over is a con. “The Tories have spent their entire time in power running down our […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Disabled and ill people throughout society are suffering as a result of the hostile environment created by this Conservative government – Marsha de Cordova – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Marsha de Cordova MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Disabled People, commenting on the ex-chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority labelling the social security system as a Hostile Environment after himself being denied PIP, said: “Disabled and ill people throughout society are suffering as a result of the hostile environment created by this […]
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