Press Releases Archives - The Labour Party

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Wednesday 27 May 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to the government’s test and trace system announcement

Wednesday 27 May 2020 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the Prime Minister apparently not understanding what no recourse to public funds means

Wednesday 27 May 2020 Tulip Siddiq

Govt U-turn on free school meals over May half-term – Tulip Siddiq responds

Wednesday 27 May 2020 Climate Change / Ed Miliband

Green recovery is essential for jobs and tackling climate crisis – Ed Miliband

Tuesday 26 May 2020 Nick Thomas-Symonds

One rule for powerful people in Government and another for the rest of us – Nick Thomas-Symonds

Tuesday 26 May 2020 Housing

Mike Amesbury comments on new Buildings Safety Fund

Tuesday 26 May 2020 Press Releases

David Evans appointed new General Secretary

Tuesday 26 May 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Labour calls on government for clarity on public health messaging and impact on economic activity

Tuesday 26 May 2020 Business / Coronavirus / Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband responds to McLaren announcement about job cuts

Tuesday 26 May 2020 Marsha de Cordova

Time to end low pay and poor working conditions facing care-workers – Marsha de Cordova

Tuesday 26 May 2020 Coronavirus / Ian Murray

Ian Murray comments on resignation of Douglas Ross from Government

Monday 25 May 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Business / Economy

Shadow Chancellor responds to details of Project Birch

Monday 25 May 2020 Housing / Thangam Debbonaire

Shadow Housing Minister responds to government announcement on new homes for rough sleepers

Monday 25 May 2020 Coronavirus / Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour demands answers about policing the lockdown following Cummings excuses

Sunday 24 May 2020 Keir Starmer

This was a test of the Prime Minister and he has failed it – Keir Starmer

Saturday 23 May 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Dodds responds to reports of planned changes to furlough scheme

Friday 22 May 2020 Coronavirus / Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to new quarantine plans for people travelling to the UK

Friday 22 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Sage advice on wider opening of schools – Long Bailey responds

Friday 22 May 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Dodds on ONS public sector finances

Friday 22 May 2020 Coronavirus / Rachel Reeves

Labour calls for an investigation in Serco over “alarming” data privacy breach after email addresses of 300 contact tracers are shared

Thursday 21 May 2020 John Healey

Conservative defence cuts undermined wellbeing of armed forces – John Healey

Thursday 21 May 2020 Marsha de Cordova / Women and Equalities

Labour demands that the Government undertake and publish equality impact assessments on its Coronavirus Recovery Strategy

Thursday 21 May 2020 Housing / Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer and Labour mayors join forces to call on Government to seize “once in a generation opportunity” to tackle rough sleeping

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Govt U-turn on NHS bereavement scheme

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Jo Stevens

Govt ‘Cultural Renewal Taskforce’ – Jo Stevens responds

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Coronavirus / Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Ashworth writes to Govt on proposals for contact tracing

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Louise Haigh / Northern Ireland

Louise Haigh comments on Northern Ireland protocol proposals

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Helen Hayes / Labour Press

Response to Serco data breach in relation to Government contact tracing programme

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Jo Stevens

BBC Annual Plan – Jo Stevens responds

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Business / Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband responds to news that Rolls-Royce are set to cut 9000 jobs

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Keir Starmer / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour urge Government to drop NHS fee for overseas carers

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Doreen Lawrence / Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer and Doreen Lawrence call for “swift action” from government to protect BAME communities from Covid-19

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care

Liz Kendall responds to Robert Buckland admission that Government prioritised NHS testing over care homes

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Education / Toby Perkins

Toby Perkins responds to Sutton Trust report on impact of Covid-19 on apprenticeships

Wednesday 20 May 2020 David Lammy / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour responds to proposed changes to sentencing for terror offenders

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Jonathan Reynolds / Poverty

Worrying picture of rising child poverty – Jonathan Reynolds

Tuesday 19 May 2020 Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer responds to Captain Tom Moore knighthood

Tuesday 19 May 2020 Luke Pollard

Luke Pollard responds to George Eustice’s Land Army announcement

Tuesday 19 May 2020 Conor McGinn / Security

Conor McGinn comments on quarantine arrangements for travel in to the UK from the Common Travel Area

Tuesday 19 May 2020 Defence / John Healey

Those who served our country are being forced to pay for NHS care – John Healey

Tuesday 19 May 2020 Business / Coronavirus

We must do more to help companies through this crisis – Patrick McFadden

Tuesday 19 May 2020 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall

Protective ring around care homes ring hollow when we see these numbers – Liz Kendall

Tuesday 19 May 2020 Jonathan Reynolds / Work and Pensions

‘These figures show the severity of the crisis we are facing’ – Jonathan Reynolds on ONS unemployment statistics

Monday 18 May 2020 David Lammy / Justice

Prisons facing unprecedented challenges during covid-19 pandemic – David Lammy

Monday 18 May 2020 Jo Stevens

New guidelines for TV production – Jo Stevens responds

Monday 18 May 2020 Jo Stevens / Media

Labour calls for action to help PAYE freelancers

Monday 18 May 2020 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour accuses Conservatives of ‘rank hypocrisy’ towards 180,000 NHS and care workers

Monday 18 May 2020 Tulip Siddiq

Under-investment in children’s services has left them ill-prepared to cope with the impact of coronavirus

Saturday 16 May 2020 Mental Health / Rosena Allin-Khan

Rosena Allin-Khan comments on the Royal College of Psychiatrists survey that shows 43% increase in urgent and emergency appointments

Friday 15 May 2020 Jim McMahon / Transport