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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

Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, seeks clarity over military support for the police

Tuesday 22 September 2020 Coronavirus / Rachel Reeves

Government has serious questions to answer on subcontracting contract tracing jobs – Rachel Reeves

Tuesday 22 September 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus

Chancellor must U-turn on furlough now to avoid jobs disaster – Anneliese Dodds

Tuesday 22 September 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Ministers must get a grip of testing fiasco – Jonathan Ashworth

Tuesday 22 September 2020 Alison McGovern / Sport

Government need to plan to make sure no one loses a much loved sports club – Alison McGovern

Tuesday 22 September 2020 Keir Starmer

Full text of Keir Starmer’s speech at Labour Connected

Tuesday 22 September 2020 Keir Starmer

My promise to Britain: Labour will be the party of opportunity, family and security – Starmer

Monday 21 September 2020 Holly Lynch / Immigration

Labour accuses Tories of breaking promises on NHS charges to care workers

Monday 21 September 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Full text of Jonathan Ashworth’s speech at Labour Connected keyworkers rally for frontline heroes

Monday 21 September 2020 Alex Norris / Coronavirus

Alex Norris responds to Dido Harding’s remarks that ‘moonshot’ tests will not be available on the NHS

Monday 21 September 2020 Conor McGinn

Deeply concerning to see Tory donors with close financial ties to Kremlin – Conor McGinn

Monday 21 September 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth response to Government’s Covid-19 Statement

Monday 21 September 2020 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Full text of Nick Thomas-Symonds speech to Labour Connected

Monday 21 September 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, calls on Government to act with urgency following Coronavirus briefing

Monday 21 September 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Economy

Full text of Anneliese Dodds’s speech to Labour Connected

Sunday 20 September 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Economy

RECOVER, RETRAIN, REBUILD: SHADOW CHANCELLOR SETS OUT STEPS TO A BETTER, MORE SECURE FUTURE FOR BRITAIN

Sunday 20 September 2020 Angela Rayner

Full text of Angela Rayner’s speech to Labour Connected

Saturday 19 September 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Dodds responds to the Government’s announcement of a financial package to support those self-isolating

Saturday 19 September 2020 Angela Rayner / Social Care

Government must publish its plan to fix social care crisis and that plan must guarantee all care workers will be paid at least the real living wage – Angela Rayner

Friday 18 September 2020 Chris Matheson / Media

Amal Clooney resignation shows Government trashing UK’s reputation – Matheson

Friday 18 September 2020 Vicky Foxcroft

Vicky Foxcroft comments on the latest ONS data on Coronavirus related deaths showing Disabled People account for 59% of all COVID-19 deaths

Friday 18 September 2020 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer

This is the time for swift, decisive national action – Keir Starmer

Friday 18 September 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care

Liz Kendall comments on the announcement of the social care winter plan

Friday 18 September 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to reports that the Government is planning for further national restrictions

Friday 18 September 2020 Education / Kate Green

Generation of children to pay the price for Government’s incompetence – Kate Green

Thursday 17 September 2020 Housing / Thangam Debbonaire

Labour warns the Government they have 48 hours to protect renters

Thursday 17 September 2020 Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Deputy Leader, tells Conservatives to reject Aquind donations after MP broke parliamentary rules

Thursday 17 September 2020 Foreign Policy

Wayne David responds to Israel and Bahrain’s normalisation agreement

Thursday 17 September 2020 Alex Norris / Coronavirus

Alex Norris MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Public Health and patient safety, calls on Jacob Rees-Mogg to apologise over coronavirus testing comments

Thursday 17 September 2020 Coronavirus / Justin Madders

Justin Madders MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Minister, responds to the latest Test and Trace numbers

Thursday 17 September 2020 Economy

Pat McFadden MP, Labour’s Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury, responds to FCA High Court ruling

Thursday 17 September 2020 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall

Ministers must guarantee weekly testing of all care workers – Liz Kendall

Thursday 17 September 2020 Climate Change / Matthew Pennycook / Transport

Labour calls on government to phase out sales of petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles by 2030

Wednesday 16 September 2020 Brexit / Lord Falconer

Lord Falconer, Labour’s Shadow Attorney General, responds to resignation of Lord Keen

Wednesday 16 September 2020 Alison McGovern / Sport

Alison McGovern MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Sport, responds to Macclesfield Town FC being wound up in High Court

Wednesday 16 September 2020 Brexit / Rachel Reeves

Failure to be ready will only add stress for workers and businesses at end of Brexit transition period – Rachel Reeves

Wednesday 16 September 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Ministerial incompetence leads to restricted testing – Jonathan Ashworth

Wednesday 16 September 2020 Alan Whitehead / Business