Tuesday 9 March 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Continue Reading
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
Friday 5 March 2021 Coronavirus / Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves responds to reports dozens of Covid contracts are yet to be published contrary to PM’s claims Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 March 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to the Health Secretary’s statement on coronavirus Continue Reading
Sunday 28 February 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds It is deeply concerning that the Brazil COVID variant has been found in this country. Continue Reading
Sunday 28 February 2021 Coronavirus / Education / Kate Green Kate Green responds to news that families of school children can recieve home Covid tests Continue Reading
Thursday 25 February 2021 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall Liz Kendall responds to figures showing nearly a third of care home staff are yet to receive a Covid vaccine Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 February 2021 Coronavirus / Disabilities / Marsha de Cordova Marsha de Cordova responds to reports 150,000 people with learning disabilities will be prioritised for vaccines Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 February 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Labour calls on Matt Hancock to commit to recovering taxpayers’ money from companies who provided useless PPE Continue Reading
Monday 22 February 2021 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer Keir Starmer responds to Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on roadmap out of Coronavirus lockdown Continue Reading
Monday 22 February 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus / Economy Labour calls for expansion of support for self-isolation to avoid fourth national lockdown Continue Reading
Thursday 11 February 2021 Coronavirus / Disabilities / Marsha de Cordova Marsha de Cordova responds to reports that disabled people accounted for six in 10 Covid-19 deaths last year Continue Reading
Thursday 11 February 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to the hotel quarantine booking system crashing just hours after it launched Continue Reading
Monday 8 February 2021 Conor McGinn / Coronavirus / Security Conor McGinn responds to reports hundreds of people have arrived in the UK via Dublin to avoid quarantine restrictions Continue Reading
Sunday 7 February 2021 Coronavirus / Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves calls on Government to clean up crony contracts Continue Reading
Sunday 7 February 2021 Coronavirus / Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on revelations that Government’s hotel quarantine plans only apply to 29 of 41 countries with proven cases of South African variant Continue Reading
Sunday 7 February 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to the government’s announcement of planned change in workplace testing Continue Reading
Wednesday 3 February 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Dido Harding remarks at Science and Technology Committee Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 February 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Shadow Home Secretary demands Government publish full SAGE advice on border quarantining Continue Reading
Monday 1 February 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the South African variant of Coronavirus being identified in eight areas of England Continue Reading
Friday 29 January 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour announces it will force a vote to secure our borders and prevent vaccine being undermined Continue Reading
Thursday 28 January 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Coronavirus Bridget Phillipson comments on reports the UK Government spent £800 million on unreliable Covid-19 tests Continue Reading
Thursday 28 January 2021 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer Keir Starmer comments on Novavax vaccine showing 89 per cent efficacy in UK trials Continue Reading
Wednesday 27 January 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Labour calls for the Government to prioritise key workers in ramped up vaccination strategy Continue Reading
Tuesday 26 January 2021 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer Keir Starmer statement on news that more than 100,000 people have died from coronavirus in the UK Continue Reading
Tuesday 26 January 2021 Coronavirus / Lisa Nandy Lisa Nandy responds to reports in Germany on the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine Continue Reading
Friday 22 January 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Covid variant potentially more deadly – Ashworth responds Continue Reading
Thursday 21 January 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Secretary’s statement on vaccine roll-out Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 January 2021 Angela Rayner / Coronavirus / Marsha de Cordova Labour calls for vaccine plan for Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to encourage vaccine uptake Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 January 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour demands Home Secretary comes to Parliament to update on border Covid security Continue Reading
Tuesday 19 January 2021 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall Liz Kendall responds to ONS figures on the number of Covid-19 deaths in care homes Continue Reading
Monday 11 January 2021 Angela Rayner / Coronavirus Government must deliver 24-hour vaccine programme – Angela Rayner Continue Reading
Thursday 7 January 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus / Economy Roll out vaccine “swiftly and safely” to save economy £5 billion a week, says Labour Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 January 2021 Coronavirus / Foreign Policy / Stephen Kinnock Stephen Kinnock responds to WHO officials being denied entry to Wuhan Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 January 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Secretary’s statement to the House Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 January 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus Anneliese Dodds reacts to Government changes to Job Retention Scheme eligibility guidelines Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 January 2021 Coronavirus / Housing / Thangam Debbonaire Not housing rough sleepers in new lockdown is extremely irresponsible – Thangam Debbonaire Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 January 2021 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer Keir Starmer responds to Prime Minister’s statement on Coronavirus lockdown Continue Reading
Friday 1 January 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus / Economy Insecure Britain: Chancellor’s Covid cliff edges push UK households to the brink Continue Reading
Friday 1 January 2021 Coronavirus / Education / Kate Green Gavin Williamson’s incompetence is creating huge stress for parents, pupils, and school staff Continue Reading
Wednesday 23 December 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Government press conference Continue Reading
Tuesday 22 December 2020 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer Government must not delay should SAGE recommend action – Starmer Continue Reading
Monday 21 December 2020 Business / Coronavirus / Rachel Reeves Labour urges Government to use spare COVID testing capacity in ports chaos Continue Reading
Wednesday 2 December 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Secretary statement on Covid-19 Continue Reading
Wednesday 25 November 2020 Coronavirus Labour demands answers for the taxpayer over 184 million items of PPE not fit for purpose Continue Reading
Monday 23 November 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Labour calls for the government to appoint a dedicated ‘Minister for the Vaccine’ Continue Reading
Saturday 14 November 2020 Coronavirus / Digital / Jo Stevens Labour calls for emergency legislation to “stamp out dangerous anti-vax content” Continue Reading
Thursday 12 November 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to latest NHS performance statistics Continue Reading
Monday 9 November 2020 Coronavirus / Digital / Jo Stevens Jo Stevens responds to Government agreement with social media companies to tackle vaccine disinformation Continue Reading
Thursday 5 November 2020 Coronavirus / Justin Madders Vital that Government uses second lockdown to fix test and trace – Justin Madders Continue Reading