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Cameron would repeat mistakes of the past - Cooper
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury, launching a Labour analysis of Cameron's do nothing approach to the global economic challenges, said today: "David Cameron is making empty promises to hide the fact that the Conservatives would do...
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State Pension 100 years Old
Labour Ministers have marked the one hundredth birthday of the state pension – received by over 12 million people across the country. Today the Basic State Pension is worth around four times more than the amount received in...
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A stronger voice on local policing for every community
Labour’s Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has congratulated all 43 police forces for delivering the Policing Pledge for every community across England and Wales. The Pledge, which sets out what the public can expect from the police, gives local people a...
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Labour challenges David Cameron's 'do nothing' approach
Labour Ministers today wrote to Conservative Shadow Cabinet members, challenging them to reveal if they support David Cameron's cuts to key investment projects that Labour has brought forward to help Britain through the current economic downturn. £800 million investment in...
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Cameron's £7 tax on filling up a family car
Today's average petrol price figures mean that David Cameron's 'fuel duty stabiliser' would put 10p on the price of a litre of unleaded fuel. Geoff Hoon MP, Labour's Transport Secretary, said: "David Cameron wants to hit people driving home for...
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Let's not forget Zimbabwe this Christmas
The recent story of Zimbabwe is one of intense human suffering – of a country where its citizens cannot afford to eat, where education and health systems have failed and where people live in fear. At Christmas, which should be...
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Osborne's Empty Promises are a Cruel Con - Timms
Stephen Timms MP, Labour's Financial Secretary to the Treasury, responding to George Osborne's incorrect claims about how business loan guarantee schemes work during Treasury Questions today, said: "George Osborne's empty promises will do nothing to help people or business today....
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Cameron offers no real help for pensioners - Timms
Stephen Timms MP, Labour's Treasury Minister, responding to David Cameron's comments in today's Telegraph, said: "Unless the Conservatives can explain how they will pay for this commitment, it remains an empty promise - for all Cameron's warm words he opposed...
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Labour gives £4 billion boost to pensioners
Pensioners are set for a £4 billion boost next year as the Labour Government confirmed the biggest rise in the Basic State Pension since 2001 today, on top of £900m in Christmas Bonuses and a £575m increase in Winter Fuel...
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James Purnell unveils welfare reform white paper
Labour’s Work and Pensions Minister, James Purnell, has revealed the new welfare reform white paper - ‘Raising Expectations and Increasing Support: Reforming Welfare for the Future’ - which sets out plans for more support to enable those out of work...
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