MIL-OSI New Zealand: What we’re doing for Kiwi kids
Source: New Zealand Labour Party We’re committed to supporting Kiwi kids – and making sure New Zealand is a place our kids will love to live in the future. Take a look at some of the things we’ve achieved for children around New Zealand. Giving kids the best start in life Our Families Package means […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Margaret Greenwood comments on latest Trussell Trust report – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Margaret Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on the Trussell Trust report on increased foodbank need during the summer holidays, said: “It is a scandal that this summer, thousands of families are having to rely on foodbanks to stave off hunger. “Child poverty in the UK shows no […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: The new Social Mobility Commission Chair is wrong about austerity – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to remarks by the new Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, said: “It is obvious that austerity has had a devastating effect on people’s life chances, and the IFS has shown that Tory cuts will increase child poverty. From early years to university, every […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Serco’s eviction threat is appalling – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, commenting on a report that Serco will start evicting more than 300 asylum seekers, said: “It is appalling that so many vulnerable asylum seekers who have fled conflict across the world are being treated in this way. The Home Office must intervene to avert […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Antisemitism isn’t the only issue dividing Corbynite candidates for Labour’s NEC
Source: Labour List UK Trans criticism has often been thought of as something that exists on the right of the Labour Party. MPs such as Jess Phillips, card-carrying commentators including Karen Ingala Smith and other Corbynsceptics – particularly women and particularly those who are critical of prostitution – have been accused of engaging in or […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Ministers must bring forward a winter action plan now – Jonathan Ashworth – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to reports in Health Service Journal that East of England Ambulance Service is considering use of the military to cover staff shortages this winter, said: “It’s just astonishing that this Tory Government has left the NHS so understaffed that ambulance chiefs are begging […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Government must stop this slow motion car crash – Andrew Gwynne – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Andrew Gwynne MP, Labour’s Shadow Communities Secretary, commenting on reports from auditors that Lancashire county council’s finances are at ‘tipping point,’ said: “The Government must stop this slow motion car crash and provide the funding our councils need. “Lancashire County Council is warning that by 2020 we will see another Tory […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Splits deepen on the Labour left as Momentum drops Willsman support
Source: Labour List UK Corbynite group Momentum has dropped its support for Peter Willsman after a leaked audio recording showed the member of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) make “insensitive” comments about antisemitism. The chair of Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD) had been endorsed by Momentum, as well as other organisations on the Labour […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Interest rate rises will push more families into higher levels of debt – John McDonnell – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK John McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, responding to reports that the Bank of England is poised to raise interest rates, said: “With wages still below 2010 levels and the gap between people’s income and outgoings at record levels, the concern must be that a pattern of interest rate rises will push more […]
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