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Australian government reveals the true scale of Tory sell-out

Tuesday 15 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the Daniel Morgan report

Tuesday 15 June 2021 Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner responds to Michael Gove’s speech and ‘Declaration on Government Reform’

Tuesday 15 June 2021 Jo Stevens

Labour responds to footage showing intimidation and harassment of BBC journalist by anti-lockdown protesters

Tuesday 15 June 2021 Coronavirus / Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Full text of Nick Thomas-Symonds speech on government failure to secure our borders against Covid

Tuesday 15 June 2021 Business / Rachel Reeves

Labour responds to latest ONS figures showing payroll jobs in May remained half a million below pre-Covid levels

Monday 14 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Thomas-Symonds blames PM’s border “negligence” for 21st June delay in speech

Monday 14 June 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s statement on Coronavirus restrictions

Monday 14 June 2021 Coronavirus / Seema Malhotra

Labour responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on wedding restrictions

Monday 14 June 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Labour responds to Prime Minister’s announcement on lockdown restrictions continuing after 21 June

Monday 14 June 2021 Angela Rayner / Coronavirus

Angela Rayner comments on Serco’s £200m profit forecast from failed Test and Trace programme

Monday 14 June 2021 Jo Stevens / Sport

Labour responds to Priti Patel’s refusal to condemn those booing the England Football team

Monday 14 June 2021 Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband responds to reports that the Covid roadmap will be delayed

Monday 14 June 2021 Angela Rayner / Cronyism

Angela Rayner responds to the Committee on Standards in Public Life interim review of the effectiveness of standards regulation

Monday 14 June 2021 Lisa Nandy / Middle East

Labour statement on the new coalition government in Israel

Saturday 12 June 2021 Emily Thornberry

Labour demands answers on latest FoI breach

Friday 11 June 2021 Steel

Labour responds to Trade Remedies Authority recommendation to withdraw steel safeguards

Friday 11 June 2021 Preet Gill

Preet Kaur Gill on PM’s commitment to donate surplus vaccine doses

Friday 11 June 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Public Health England figures showing sharp rise in Delta variant cases

Friday 11 June 2021 Defence

Chris Evans comments on the NAO’s report ‘Optimising the Defence Estate’

Thursday 10 June 2021 Business / Ed Miliband

Labour warns of ‘perfect summer storm’ brewing for businesses and calls for Monday’s roadmap announcement to include details of economic support

Thursday 10 June 2021 Angela Rayner

Labour accuses Michael Gove of misleading Parliament over secretive Cabinet Office “Clearing House” for FOI requests

Thursday 10 June 2021 David Lammy

David Lammy responds to the Conservatives voting against Labour’s amendment on whole life orders

Thursday 10 June 2021 Liz Kendall / Social Care

Matt Hancock cannot justify his failure to protect care homes

Thursday 10 June 2021 Jonathan Ashworth

NHS waiting lists risen to 5.1 million – Jonathan Ashworth responds

Thursday 10 June 2021 Louise Haigh / Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson’s actions are isolating Britain from our strongest allies – Louise Haigh

Thursday 10 June 2021 Foreign Policy / Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy comments ahead of the meeting between President Biden and Boris Johnson

Wednesday 9 June 2021 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to Conservative decision to abstain on Opposition Day Debate on ‘Protecting the public and ensuring justice for victims’

Wednesday 9 June 2021 Angela Rayner

Labour demands investigation into Ministerial Code breach over unlawful Michael Gove contract

Wednesday 9 June 2021 Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner comments on news that a judge has found Michael Gove acted unlawfully when the Government awarded a contract without tender to an associate

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Education

School absence rates in North West 7 times higher than other parts of the country – Peter Kyle responds

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Health

Labour responds to NHS patient data collection delay

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Business

Seema Malhotra responds to ONS figures on Covid-19 impact on pubs

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Andy McDonald / Workers' Rights

Andy McDonald responds to Government plans to create a new workers’ rights watchdog

Monday 7 June 2021 Emily Thornberry / Trade

Labour accuses government of ‘fraud’ over Trade and Agriculture Commission

Monday 7 June 2021 International Development / Preet Gill

Preet Kaur Gill responds to news that the amendment to reverse international aid cuts has not been selected

Monday 7 June 2021 Health

Labour calls for halt to plans for GP data sharing

Saturday 5 June 2021 Economy / Rachel Reeves

G7 reach deal on taxing multi-national companies – Rachel Reeves responds

Friday 4 June 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour calls for urgent tougher Covid border measures for Thailand and Vietnam

Thursday 3 June 2021 Angela Rayner / Cronyism

Labour calls for investigation into Boris Johnson breaking parliamentary rules over secret flat payments

Thursday 3 June 2021 Business / Economy / Ed Miliband

G7 Finance Ministers must deliver for developing countries or risk failure at COP26 – Labour

Thursday 3 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the Government’s announcement that Portugal has been removed from travel Green List

Thursday 3 June 2021 Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Dodds comments on Peter Cruddas donating £500,000 to the Conservative party after being given a peerage by Boris Johnson

Thursday 3 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the High Court ruling that housing migrants at Napier Barracks was unlawful

Thursday 3 June 2021 International Development / Preet Gill

Labour responds to news of vote to reverse international aid cuts

Thursday 3 June 2021 Economy / Rachel Reeves

Labour calls on Government to stop letting the biggest multinationals off £131 million per week – and use the money to fund our NHS instead

Wednesday 2 June 2021 DFID / Foreign Aid / Lisa Nandy

Labour responds to news Conservative rebels are to force a vote to reverse aid cuts

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Rachel Reeves / Tax avoidance

Labour calls on Government to stop letting the biggest multinationals off £131 million per week – and use the money to fund our NHS instead

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Education / Kate Green

Labour responds to news the Government’s Education Recovery Commissioner has resigned

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds