Press Releases Archives - The Labour Party

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Thursday 1 October 2020 Coronavirus / Ian Murray

Nicola Sturgeon must condemn actions of SNP MP who put people’s health at risk – Ian Murray

Thursday 1 October 2020 Holly Lynch / Immigration

Holly Lynch responds to Government plans for reimbursing the immigration health surcharge to health and care staff

Thursday 1 October 2020 Kate Green

Kate Green responds to Gavin Williamson in the House

Thursday 1 October 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth’s speech for the 10pm curfew debate in the Commons today

Thursday 1 October 2020 Brexit / Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves responds to European Commission announcing legal action against UK Government

Thursday 1 October 2020 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on leaked Home Office reports that ministers are considering processing asylum claims offshore

Thursday 1 October 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health and Social Care Committee call for all NHS staff to be tested weekly for Covid-19

Thursday 1 October 2020 Business / Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband responds to new study showing 1 in 3 employers likely to make redundancies over next 3 months

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Three million jobs on the brink as redundancy deadline looms for small businesses

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Education / Kate Green / Mental Health / Rosena Allin-Khan

Labour calls for urgent and immediate action to support students’ mental health

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Housing / Mike Amesbury

Labour urges Tory MPs to vote down legislation that will create new generation of slums and destroy high streets

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Nick Thomas-Symonds / Windrush

Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to parliamentary written statement on the ‘Comprehensive Improvement Plan’

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Jonathan Reynolds / Work and Pensions

Remarkable that Secretary of State doesn’t know own Government’s advice on returning to work – Jonathan Reynolds

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer urges PM to address the high mortality rates amongst black women in childbirth

Wednesday 30 September 2020 International Development

Deep concern at Amnesty International discontinuing India operations – Stephen Kinnock

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Climate Change / Matthew Pennycook

Government must lead the way in greening the global financial system by implementing mandatory climate-related disclosure, says Labour

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Brexit / Lucy Powell

Government must deliver on promised trade deal with the EU – Lucy Powell

Wednesday 30 September 2020 Jo Stevens

Social media companies self-regulation hasn’t worked – Jo Stevens

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Education / Kate Green

Williamson’s blunders in the chamber further evidence serial incompetence – Kate Green

Tuesday 29 September 2020 International Development / Preet Gill

Labour calls on UK Government to guarantee equitable access to vaccines

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Business / Lucy Powell

Business Minister admits businesses shut out of Government support are still “viable”

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband comments on the news that there will be a judge-led inquiry into the Horizon Post Office scandal

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the Migration Advisory Committee shortage occupation list

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Coronavirus / Justin Madders

Worrying lack of NHS experience in test and trace after leadership change – Justin Madders

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner responds to the PM’s failure to clarify the rules around households in the North East mixing outside

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Alex Norris

‘It speaks volumes that even the government’s own ministers don’t know what’s going on ‘ – Alex Norris

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Universal Credit

Government must end the five week wait on Universal Credit – Seema Malhotra

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care

Liz Kendall responds to latest Alzheimer’s Society report highlighting strain placed on families by coronavirus

Monday 28 September 2020 Kate Green

Kate Green responds to the Government’s “Lifetime Skills Guarantee” announcement

Monday 28 September 2020 Economy / Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting responds to Helen Whately’s comments on supporting jobs currently under threat

Monday 28 September 2020 Childcare / Tulip Siddiq

Labour attacks government failure to deliver childcare support to those who need it

Monday 28 September 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Labour calls for cancer screening catch up as new figures show further treatment delays

Sunday 27 September 2020 Lucy Powell

Sunak’s scrap heap – more than a million jobs at risk in sectors the Chancellor has dismissed as “unviable”

Friday 25 September 2020 Tulip Siddiq

Tulip Siddiq responds to warnings about childcare providers closing this winter

Thursday 24 September 2020 Climate Change / Ed Miliband

Boris Johnson’s words on climate action not matched by his deeds – Ed Miliband

Thursday 24 September 2020 Mental Health / Rosena Allin-Khan

NHS staff mental health sick days figures – Rosena Allin-Khan responds

Thursday 24 September 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Economy

Anneliese Dodds responds to the Chancellor’s statement

Thursday 24 September 2020 Culture / Jo Stevens

Jo Stevens responds to DCMS Committee call for Government help for cultural sector

Thursday 24 September 2020 Brexit / Business / Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband responds to British Chambers of Commerce unanswered questions on Brexit

Thursday 24 September 2020 Crime / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, responds to introduction of national security legislation in the fight against serious crime

Thursday 24 September 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Economy

40 times Anneliese Dodds called for u-turn on one-size-fits-all withdrawal of furlough

Thursday 24 September 2020 Marsha de Cordova / Women and Equalities

Marsha de Cordova responds to IPPR research showing Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities most at risk of debt due to economic downturn

Thursday 24 September 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed

Government broke promise to fully fund Councils through lockdown – Steve Reed

Thursday 24 September 2020 Ed Miliband / Regional Inequality

Ed Miliband responds to NEF report showing increased regional inequality due to Covid-19

Wednesday 23 September 2020 Chi Onwurah / Digital

Chi Onwurah responds to Government task force on diversifying UK’s telecoms supply chain

Wednesday 23 September 2020 Keir Starmer

A New Leadership: Labour unveils Keir Starmer’s first party political broadcast

Wednesday 23 September 2020 Housing / Thangam Debbonaire

Lifting evictions ban amid second Covid spike is a betrayal of promise to renters – Thangam Debonnaire

Wednesday 23 September 2020 Business / Ed Miliband

Essential that public health measures go hand in hand with economic support – Ed Miliband

Wednesday 23 September 2020 Justin Madders

Devastating report exposes Government’s lack of long-term thinking to the NHS workforce – Justin Madders

Tuesday 22 September 2020 Nick Thomas-Symonds / Policing