Wednesday 22 May 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to news that inflation has increased to 2.1% Continue Reading
Tuesday 21 May 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to latest OECD Economic Outlook Continue Reading
Thursday 16 May 2019 Economy / John McDonnell Universal Basic Services report – McDonnell responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 14 May 2019 Economy / John McDonnell Productivity is in freefall under this do-nothing Government – McDonnell Continue Reading
Saturday 11 May 2019 Economy / Jeremy Corbyn / Youth Jeremy Corbyn pledges £10 per hour for all workers – more than double the current minimum for U18s Continue Reading
Friday 10 May 2019 Economy / John McDonnell It’s not surprising to see households and businesses protecting themselves against a potentially disastrous Tory No Deal Brexit – McDonnell responds to GDP figures Continue Reading
Friday 3 May 2019 Economy / John McDonnell Productivity growth has slumped during under Tories – John McDonnell Continue Reading
Thursday 2 May 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to Bank of England report highlighting the impact of Brexit related uncertainty on the economy Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 April 2019 Economy / John McDonnell Government added another £1.7 billion to the deficit in March alone – John McDonnell Continue Reading
Wednesday 17 April 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to inflation figures Continue Reading
Wednesday 17 April 2019 Economy / John McDonnell Mark Carney’s intervention on climate change is a breakthrough moment – McDonnell Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 April 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responding to ONS’ GDP monthly estimate for February 2019 Continue Reading
Friday 5 April 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to ONS productivity figures Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 April 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to ONS analysis on manufacturing sector performance Continue Reading
Sunday 31 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell Labour sets out plans for radical shake up of UK banking system Continue Reading
Friday 29 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell FCA allegations – John McDonnell responds Continue Reading
Friday 29 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to ONS releases including revised business investment figures Continue Reading
Monday 25 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responding to ONS analysis that 1.5 million jobs at risk from automation Continue Reading
Monday 18 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to British Chamber of Commerce forecast for 2019 Continue Reading
Friday 15 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell The Government’s ‘Towns Fund’ is not even new money but taken from the budgets of overstretched departments – McDonnell Continue Reading
Thursday 14 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell The IFS has confirmed what we suspected Philip Hammond was really saying yesterday – McDonnell Continue Reading
Wednesday 13 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell response to Chancellor’s Spring Statement Continue Reading
Monday 11 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell Pre-Spring Statement Speech Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 March 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to PMI report on Brexit-related uncertainty Continue Reading
Monday 4 March 2019 Anneliese Dodds / Economy Anneliese Dodds responds to Government pulling the Financial Services Bill Continue Reading
Monday 25 February 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to CLASS report Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 February 2019 Economy / Peter Dowd Treasury committee says Chancellor’s Brexit deal dividend is “not credible” – Peter Dowd Continue Reading
Monday 11 February 2019 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to GDP stats Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Thursday 31 January 2019 Economy / Peter Dowd Today’s tax relief stats reveal the extent of tax giveaways which the Tories have allowed to expand without proper scrutiny – Dowd Continue Reading
Monday 28 January 2019 Economy / Rebecca Long Bailey Labour welcomes independent report on reducing regional inequality – Long Bailey Continue Reading
Friday 25 January 2019 Economy / Jonathan Reynolds Credit card spending in December was 8.8% higher than the same month in the previous year – Reynolds Continue Reading
Friday 25 January 2019 Economy / Jonathan Reynolds Jonathan Reynolds comments on the Treasury Committee inquiry into UK financial services post-Brexit Continue Reading
Friday 25 January 2019 Economy / John McDonnell In interview after interview Hammond avoids the question and passes the buck. It’s gutless – McDonnell Continue Reading
Tuesday 22 January 2019 Economy / John McDonnell CBI analysis places the onus on the Prime Minister to act responsibly and rule out no deal – McDonnell Continue Reading
Tuesday 22 January 2019 Economy / Peter Dowd Four years after the Conservatives claimed austerity would have closed the deficit, they are still borrowing more than expected – Dowd Continue Reading
Friday 11 January 2019 Economy / Jonathan Reynolds Urgent action needed to bring back trust to business banking – Jonathan Reynolds Continue Reading
Friday 11 January 2019 Economy / Peter Dowd Botched handling of Brexit is continuing to damage our economy – Peter Dowd Continue Reading
Tuesday 11 December 2018 Economy / John McDonnell “Damning report” on government handling of Brexit – John McDonnell Continue Reading
Tuesday 4 December 2018 Economy / Peter Dowd Peter Dowd comment on House of Lords Economic Committee report into HMRC powers Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 November 2018 Economy / John McDonnell The Government has been unable to assess the vague, half-baked deal the PM is promising – McDonnell Continue Reading
Wednesday 21 November 2018 Economy / John McDonnell Figures show austerity has failed in every way – John McDonnell Continue Reading
Saturday 17 November 2018 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell to visit Mansfield to discuss Labour’s plans to deliver a fair tax system Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 October 2018 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell comment on IFS budget response Continue Reading
Monday 29 October 2018 Economy / John McDonnell We now have it confirmed that the pledge to end austerity was a broken promise, like the whole budget – McDonnell Continue Reading
Friday 26 October 2018 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to GMB’s Budget poll Continue Reading
Thursday 25 October 2018 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell’s pre-Budget speech challenges Chancellor to say how he will end austerity Continue Reading
Wednesday 17 October 2018 Economy / John McDonnell John McDonnell responds to reports that Philip Hammond is under pressure ahead of the Budget Continue Reading
Tuesday 16 October 2018 Anneliese Dodds / Economy Anneliese Dodds comments on reports about tax evasion schemes being operated in 21 countries Continue Reading