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Friday 8 January 2021 Business / Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband responds to Alok Sharma & Kwasi Kwarteng’s appointments

Friday 8 January 2021 Housing / Thangam Debbonaire

Government’s last minute U-turn on evictions ban not good enough – Thangam Debbonaire

Friday 8 January 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the Government’s announcement on mandatory Covid-19 testing upon entering the UK

Friday 8 January 2021 Jim McMahon

Jim McMahon comments on reports of port and haulage delays as new border rules kick in

Thursday 7 January 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus / Economy

Roll out vaccine “swiftly and safely” to save economy £5 billion a week, says Labour

Thursday 7 January 2021 Angela Rayner

Labour demands action against Conservative politicians over Washington violence comments

Thursday 7 January 2021 Housing / Mike Amesbury

Mike Amesbury responds to announcement on leasehold reform

Thursday 7 January 2021 Jonathan Reynolds / Universal Credit

Jonathan Reynolds responds to Child Poverty Action Group report on Universal Credit deductions

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Foreign Policy / Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer responds to violence at the US Capitol building

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Foreign Policy / Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy responds to events at the US Capitol building

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Coronavirus / Foreign Policy / Stephen Kinnock

Stephen Kinnock responds to WHO officials being denied entry to Wuhan

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Secretary’s statement to the House

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus

Anneliese Dodds reacts to Government changes to Job Retention Scheme eligibility guidelines

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Coronavirus / Housing / Thangam Debbonaire

Not housing rough sleepers in new lockdown is extremely irresponsible – Thangam Debbonaire

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Kate Green

Kate Green responds to the Education Secretary’s statement on the closure of schools

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer responds to Prime Minister’s statement on Coronavirus lockdown

Wednesday 6 January 2021 Chi Onwurah / Digital / Education / Wes Streeting

Labour calls on the Government to adopt plan to get every child online

Tuesday 5 January 2021 Education / Toby Perkins

Government must cancel BTEC exams to prevent fundamentally unfair grades, Labour warns

Tuesday 5 January 2021 Jim McMahon / Rail

Jim McMahon responds to reports rail services will be axed by half

Tuesday 5 January 2021 Anneliese Dodds

Labour demands “absent” Chancellor makes full statement on economic support to Parliament

Monday 4 January 2021 Tulip Siddiq

Tulip Siddiq responds to PM’s announcement on early years staying open for all children during lockdown

Monday 4 January 2021 Anneliese Dodds

Delayed schools re-opening must come with support for working parents – Dodds

Friday 1 January 2021 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus / Economy

Insecure Britain: Chancellor’s Covid cliff edges push UK households to the brink

Friday 1 January 2021 Education / Kate Green

Labour demands “serially incompetent” Gavin Williamson answers dozens of outstanding questions from parents

Friday 1 January 2021 Coronavirus / Education / Kate Green

Gavin Williamson’s incompetence is creating huge stress for parents, pupils, and school staff

Friday 1 January 2021 Jim McMahon / Transport

The aviation sector needs the full package of support the Chancellor promised months ago

Wednesday 30 December 2020 Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer’s New Year message – Stay safe, keep up the national effort and be optimistic for 2021

Wednesday 30 December 2020 Jonathan Ashworth

Labour demands Government redoubles efforts to roll out vaccine with aim to vaccinate at least two million a week

Wednesday 30 December 2020 Jonathan Ashworth

Labour analysis reveals NHS staff were working more than 1.1 million hours of unpaid overtime every week even before Covid-19

Wednesday 30 December 2020 Brexit / Lucy Powell

Boris Johnson not being honest about barriers to trade – Powell

Wednesday 30 December 2020 Kate Green

Gavin Williamson must return to Parliament this evening to apologise to parents and outline proper plan for schools – Green

Wednesday 30 December 2020 Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to the Health Secretary’s Covid-19 statement in the Commons

Tuesday 29 December 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Labour calls on government to take “five steps to back British business” as Brexit deadline looms

Tuesday 29 December 2020 Kate Green

Labour calls on Education Secretary to make a statement on the reopening of schools and colleges

Tuesday 29 December 2020 Kate Green

Labour calls on Education Secretary to provide clarity to parents on the reopening of schools and colleges

Monday 28 December 2020 Business / Ed Miliband / Jo Stevens

More than £3bn wiped from UK’s visitor economy this winter as Labour calls for Ministers to support struggling hotels, hospitality and high streets

Monday 28 December 2020 Brexit / Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves responds to Michael Gove’s warning of ‘bumpy moments’ for businesses and travellers under new EU rules

Monday 28 December 2020 Foreign Policy / Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy responds to reports that UK citizens arbitrarily detained overseas do not have a right to Government support

Monday 28 December 2020 Education / Kate Green

The Government is failing to be honest with parents and pupils about the return of schools in January – Kate Green

Saturday 26 December 2020 Lucy Powell

Not such a Merry Christmas as majority of Britain’s pubs and bars miss out on billions in sales – Lucy Powell

Thursday 24 December 2020 Keir Starmer

Full Text of Keir Starmer’s response to the UK-EU trade deal

Wednesday 23 December 2020 Keir Starmer

Too much has been lost this year. But there is light at the end of the tunnel – Keir Starmer

Wednesday 23 December 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to Government press conference

Wednesday 23 December 2020 Angela Rayner

My heart goes out to all those struggling at Christmas – Angela Rayner

Tuesday 22 December 2020 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer

Government must not delay should SAGE recommend action – Starmer

Tuesday 22 December 2020 Business / Ed Miliband

Almost 175,000 businesses hit by Christmas closures under last minute Tier 4 restrictions as Labour calls for Hospitality and High Street Fightback Fund

Tuesday 22 December 2020 Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves comments as Dover chaos continues

Tuesday 22 December 2020 Education / Kate Green / Wes Streeting

Labour demands clarity around January return of schools and colleges

Tuesday 22 December 2020 Angela Rayner

Cruddas peerage shows one rule for Tories, another for the rest of the country – Angela Rayner

Tuesday 22 December 2020 Education / Kate Green

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