Friday 5 March 2021 Budget / Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Labour calls on Health Secretary to explain cuts to health workers’ pay despite claiming he would reward “heroes” Continue Reading
Thursday 4 March 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Budget Anneliese Dodds reacts to IFS director’s comments on Budget including no money to deal with public service pressures arising from pandemic Continue Reading
Thursday 4 March 2021 Budget / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to OBR chair comments on Government’s lack of provision for NHS Continue Reading
Wednesday 3 March 2021 Budget / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Chancellor buries £30bn cut to Department of Health and Social Care budgets Continue Reading
Monday 1 March 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Budget Full text of Anneliese Dodds’ Bloomberg speech Continue Reading
Sunday 28 February 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Budget Shadow Chancellor calls for Budget to rebuild Britain’s economic foundations Continue Reading
Sunday 28 February 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Budget It’s the politics, stupid: Rishi Sunak repeatedly refuses to deny reports he has said his tax plans are driven by election planning, not securing the economy Continue Reading
Thursday 25 February 2021 Budget / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on reports that the Chancellor will deny NHS staff a pay rise in next week’s Budget Continue Reading
Thursday 12 March 2020 Budget / John McDonnell IFS analysis shows Budget is unravelling under scrutiny – McDonnell Continue Reading
Wednesday 11 March 2020 Budget / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to the Budget Continue Reading
Wednesday 11 March 2020 Budget / Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn responds to Chancellor’s Budget statement Continue Reading
Thursday 5 March 2020 Budget / John McDonnell Government delays Budget infrastructure plan – McDonnell responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 4 March 2020 Budget / John McDonnell Next week’s Budget will be underwhelming and disappointing – John McDonnell Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 November 2018 Budget / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to the Government’s acceptance of all Labour amendments to its Finance Bill Continue Reading
Monday 12 November 2018 Budget / Peter Dowd May is using foul play to pass the Budget Continue Reading
Monday 29 October 2018 Barbara Keeley / Budget This Budget offers only a short-term sticking plaster to stave off catastrophic collapse in social care Continue Reading
Monday 29 October 2018 Angela Rayner / Budget It is utterly insulting to parents and teachers for the Chancellor to talk about “little extras” when school budgets have been cut by billions – Rayner Continue Reading