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Saturday 16 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport

This is another serious blow to the UK aviation industry – Andy McDonald

Saturday 16 February 2019 Angela Rayner / Education

Labour brands Office for Students “not fit for purpose” and promises radical changes

Friday 15 February 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Our probation system is clearly broken – Richard Burgon responds to Working Links administration

Friday 15 February 2019 Diane Abbott

We are not in favour of making people stateless – Diane Abbott

Friday 15 February 2019 Housing / John Healey

LGA research shows the huge cost of Conservative Ministers’ disastrous decision to slash funding for new social housing – Healey

Thursday 14 February 2019 Brexit / Jeremy Corbyn

There is no majority for the Prime Minister’s course of action – Corbyn

Thursday 14 February 2019 Environment

Despite all of Michael Gove’s grandstanding on plastic pollution, the rate of recycling for packaging went down last year – Sandy Martin

Thursday 14 February 2019 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS

A&E waiting times are now at their worst level since records began – Jonathan Ashworth to NHS performance data

Thursday 14 February 2019 Margaret Greenwood / Pensions

Tory Pensions robbery: 40,000 pensioners set to lose an average of £5,500 a year

Wednesday 13 February 2019 Cat Smith

Court date set for legal challenge against the Government’s voter ID plans – Cat Smith responds

Tuesday 12 February 2019 Brexit / Paul Blomfield

Government plan to exclude Brexit deal from Constitutional Reform and Governance Act shows contempt for our democracy – Blomfield

Tuesday 12 February 2019 John McDonnell

Mark Carney speech – John McDonnell responds

Tuesday 12 February 2019 Angela Rayner / Education

Top pay at our universities continues to surge while front line staff face real terms pay cuts and student debt soars – Rayner

Tuesday 12 February 2019 Brexit / Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn responds to Theresa May’s Ministerial statement on leaving the EU

Tuesday 12 February 2019 Angela Rayner / Education

Instead of offering a helping hand to struggling universities, Ministers are preparing to push them over the edge – Rayner

Tuesday 12 February 2019 Economy / Peter Dowd

Treasury committee says Chancellor’s Brexit deal dividend is “not credible” – Peter Dowd

Monday 11 February 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Tories to blame for violence spiraling out of control in our prisons – Richard Burgon

Monday 11 February 2019 Economy / John McDonnell

John McDonnell responds to GDP stats

Monday 11 February 2019 Diane Abbott

Losing access to EU security tools will be catastrophic – Diane Abbott

Monday 11 February 2019 Defence / Nia Griffith

Nia Griffith responds to Gavin Williamson speech

Monday 11 February 2019 Margaret Greenwood / Work and Pensions

Government in denial about the impact of its benefits sanctions – Margaret Greenwood

Sunday 10 February 2019 Tom Watson

Tom Watson issues plea to the Prime Minister not to break manifesto promise on TV licences

Sunday 10 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Brexit / Transport

Chris Grayling needs to come clean over Seaborne Freight – Andy McDonald

Saturday 9 February 2019 Angela Rayner / Education

Government admit that teachers’ pay has been cut by thousands of pounds a year since 2010

Saturday 9 February 2019 Ian Lavery

If the allegations are true, then Phillip Green should be stripped of his knighthood – Lavery

Saturday 9 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Brexit / Transport

Cancellation of the Seaborne Freight contract cannot go without consequence

Friday 8 February 2019 Dawn Butler

It’s time for the Tories to show they really care about these issues by stripping Christopher Chope of the whip – Butler

Friday 8 February 2019 Media / Tom Watson

The prospect of older people having to cut back on heating or food in order to keep their TV should leave the Tories examining their consciences – Tom Watson

Friday 8 February 2019 Housing / John Healey

Deep cuts are stopping us building the homes the country needs – John Healey

Thursday 7 February 2019 Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to Government’s Legal Aid review

Thursday 7 February 2019 Digital / Tom Watson

Tom Watson comments on Gambling Commission’s announcement on age verification

Thursday 7 February 2019 Jeremy Corbyn

Labour promises pay rise of over £2,600 per year – Jeremy Corbyn

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Brexit / Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn lays out Labour’s five Brexit demands in letter to Theresa May

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport

A guard on every train would be a huge win for passenger safety and rail accessibility – McDonald

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Anneliese Dodds

Substantial number of multinational firms show blatant disregard for the law – Anneliese Dodds

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Tom Watson

Tom Watson speech on fixing the distorted digital market

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Shami Chakrabarti

Stansted 15 terrorism convictions remain a real concern – Chakrabarti

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Business / Rebecca Long Bailey

Customers cannot afford yet another price hike on their water bills – Long Bailey

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Rebecca Long Bailey

Continued inequality in productivity performance across the country – Rebecca Long Bailey

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Margaret Greenwood / Universal Credit

Citizens Advice report makes clear that the Government has still failed to fix the fundamental flaws in Universal Credit – Greenwood

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government

PAC exposes human and financial crisis – Andrew Gwynne

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Barbara Keeley / Social Care

Social care has been bled dry over the last eight years – Barbara Keeley

Wednesday 6 February 2019 Tom Watson

Radical action is needed to fix the distorted digital market – Tom Watson

Tuesday 5 February 2019 Economy / Jonathan Reynolds

The rising number of complaints about debt collection is an alarming reminder of the stress and anxiety people are facing – Reynolds

Tuesday 5 February 2019 Karen Lee

Warnings were ignored and buildings across the country are still at risk – Karen Lee

Tuesday 5 February 2019 Barry Gardiner / Brexit

Fox’s damaging plans for zero tariffs – Gardiner responds

Tuesday 5 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Environment / Transport

Labour will provide free bus travel for under-25s – Andy McDonald responds to Friends of the Earth report

Monday 4 February 2019 Household Debt / John McDonnell

John McDonnell comments on ONS figures on household debt

Sunday 3 February 2019 Louise Haigh

At long last the Tories have finally admitted to the damaging impact of their cuts to Police officer numbers – Haigh

Saturday 2 February 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS

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