Thursday 10 February 2022 Business / Jonathan Reynolds Jonathan Reynolds speech: Labour’s partnership with business Continue Reading
Monday 24 January 2022 Business / Crime / Economy / Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves responds to anti-fraud minister’s resignation over ‘lamentable’ Covid loan oversight Continue Reading
Wednesday 19 January 2022 Business / Jonathan Reynolds Government Help to Grow scheme fails to deliver as wages stall Continue Reading
Wednesday 22 December 2021 Business / Coronavirus / Culture / Lucy Powell Labour calls for urgent action to support culture and live events sector Continue Reading
Tuesday 21 December 2021 Business / Coronavirus / Economy / Pat McFadden Pat McFadden responds to the Government’s business support announcement Continue Reading
Friday 17 December 2021 Business / Coronavirus / Economy / Jonathan Reynolds Tens of thousands of bars, restaurants and venues face closure as Chancellor still missing in action Continue Reading
Thursday 16 December 2021 Business / Coronavirus / Economy / Jonathan Reynolds / Rachel Reeves Labour calls on Chancellor to come out of hiding and support business Continue Reading
Monday 22 November 2021 Business / Ed Miliband / Energy Ed Miliband responds to Bulb going into special administration Continue Reading
Monday 22 November 2021 Business / Keir Starmer Keir Starmer’s speech to the CBI annual conference Continue Reading
Monday 22 November 2021 Business / Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves responds to the Prime Minister’s CBI speech Continue Reading
Thursday 14 October 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Business / Economy / Energy Bridget Phillipson responds to Rishi Sunak ruling out help for energy intensive industries Continue Reading
Monday 11 October 2021 Business / Seema Malhotra / Steel Seema Malhotra comments on production restarting at Liberty Steel’s Rotherham plant Continue Reading
Monday 11 October 2021 Business / Ed Miliband / Energy Ed Miliband comments on the energy crisis facing families and firms Continue Reading
Sunday 10 October 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Business / Economy / Energy Labour says government needs to get a grip after Treasury slaps down Business Secretary Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 October 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Ed Miliband responds to gas prices hitting a record high Continue Reading
Friday 1 October 2021 Business / Economy / Ed Miliband Ed Miliband responds to factory growth slowing to a seven-month low Continue Reading
Friday 1 October 2021 Business / Emily Thornberry / Trade Emily Thornberry responds to the Government’s announcement of a dedicated helpline and online service for British businesses exporting to Europe Continue Reading
Thursday 23 September 2021 Business / Jim McMahon / Transport Jim McMahon responds to BP closing some of its petrol stations Continue Reading
Wednesday 22 September 2021 Business / Economy / Ed Miliband Ed Miliband comments on the short-term deal to restart CO2 production Continue Reading
Wednesday 1 September 2021 Business / Ed Miliband We need a proper plan to address supply chain chaos and driver shortages – Ed Miliband Continue Reading
Thursday 26 August 2021 Business / Economy / Seema Malhotra “Chaos hitting supply chains is of the Conservatives’ making” – Labour responds to reports of worker shortages and disruption to supply chains Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 August 2021 Business / Chi Onwurah Labour calls out Government’s last minute scrutiny of proposed Ultra Electronics takeover Continue Reading
Thursday 12 August 2021 Business / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Vectura recommending that shareholders accept takeover bid from Philip Morris International Continue Reading
Thursday 22 July 2021 Business Government in tailspin on ‘critical worker’ self-isolation exemptions as Labour calls for urgent clarity for employers Continue Reading
Thursday 22 July 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Labour responds to New Innovation Strategy Continue Reading
Friday 16 July 2021 Business / Seema Malhotra Seema Malhotra responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on gigafactories Continue Reading
Tuesday 6 July 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Labour welcomes Stellantis decision to make new electric vans in Ellesmere Port Continue Reading
Tuesday 6 July 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Labour calls on government to scrutinise Chinese takeover of UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturing company Continue Reading
Thursday 1 July 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Ed Miliband responds to the announcement of a new Nissan gigafactory Continue Reading
Wednesday 30 June 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Business New figures show over 400,000 businesses in England to be hit by end of support measures on 1st July – despite many being unable to open Continue Reading
Monday 28 June 2021 Business / Ed Miliband / Environment Analysis reveals UK has only 15% of the charging points it needs to meet net zero Continue Reading
Monday 28 June 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Ed Miliband responds to calls from the Federation of Small Businesses for more Covid support Continue Reading
Tuesday 22 June 2021 Business / Seema Malhotra We can’t let Britain’s supermarkets be scrapped for parts – Labour Continue Reading
Monday 21 June 2021 Business / Ed Miliband £50m furlough bill on the way to closed or seriously struggling businesses Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Tuesday 8 June 2021 Business Seema Malhotra responds to ONS figures on Covid-19 impact on pubs Continue Reading
Thursday 3 June 2021 Business / Economy / Ed Miliband G7 Finance Ministers must deliver for developing countries or risk failure at COP26 – Labour Continue Reading
Monday 24 May 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Labour reacts to news Stocksbridge Liberty Steel plant is to be sold Continue Reading
Monday 24 May 2021 Business / Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves responds to CBI’s ‘Seize The Moment’ report Continue Reading
Friday 23 April 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Ministers must end “text for access” system and address £62 billion debt burden facing businesses – Labour Continue Reading
Thursday 25 March 2021 Business / Ed Miliband / Energy Full text of Ed Miliband’s speech on how Labour would invest in jobs through our green economic recovery Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 March 2021 Business / Climate Change / Ed Miliband Ed Miliband calls for an electric vehicle revolution for every part of the country to boost car manufacturing industry and create jobs Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 March 2021 Business / Energy / Lucy Powell / Steel British steel needs “guarantees, not guff” as Labour accuses Prime Minister of “playing fast and loose with reality” Continue Reading
Monday 22 March 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Business Labour urges Government to reform Covid loan schemes with 750,000 businesses and 2 million jobs “on a knife edge” Continue Reading
Monday 15 March 2021 Business / Chi Onwurah Chi Onwurah responds to news that the UK is set to miss its R&D spending target after funding cuts Continue Reading
Thursday 11 March 2021 Business / Lucy Powell Lucy Powell comments on reports that John Lewis could close more of its high street stores Continue Reading
Thursday 11 March 2021 Business / Lucy Powell Lucy Powell comments on Rolls-Royce’s worse-than-expected £4 billion annual loss Continue Reading
Thursday 4 March 2021 Business / Ed Miliband Ed Miliband comments on reports Business Secretary has axed Industrial Strategy Council Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 February 2021 Business / Lucy Powell Lucy Powell comments on news that beer sales plummeted 56% in 2020 Continue Reading