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Tuesday 9 July 2019 Jeremy Corbyn / Stories

The next Prime Minister should put their Brexit deal or No Deal back to the people

A letter from Jeremy Corbyn.

Tuesday 9 July 2019 Prisons / Richard Burgon

Chief Inspector of Prisons Report – Richard Burgon responds

Tuesday 9 July 2019 Brexit / Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn closes Labour’s Brexit consultation by challenging the next prime minister to put their deal to the people in a referendum, in which Labour would campaign for remain against No Deal or a damaging Tory Brexit

Tuesday 9 July 2019 Diane Abbott / Policing

Tories have cut police funding and personnel consistently since 2010 – Diane Abbott

Tuesday 9 July 2019 Barbara Keeley / Social Care

Inaction on social care funding is taking a heavy toll on the finances of people with dementia and their families – Barbara Keeley

Monday 8 July 2019 Margaret Greenwood / Work and Pensions

Margaret Greenwood responds to Universal Credit claimants being targeted in a multi-million pound scam

Monday 8 July 2019 Dawn Butler / Women and Equalities

Dawn Butler responds to Hope Not Hate poll on Islamophobia among Tory members

Monday 8 July 2019 Barbara Keeley / Social Care

Tax cuts for the rich have deprived the UK public of almost £14 billion – Barbara Keeley responds to Unison’s report

Friday 5 July 2019 Ian Lavery

Ian Lavery responds to comments by Boris Johnson that he could earn more money outside politics

Friday 5 July 2019 Fox Hunting / Sue Hayman

Labour calls on Boris Johnson to confirm if he still ‘loves’ fox hunting

Friday 5 July 2019 Rebecca Long Bailey

Welcome news for workers at JLR – Rebecca Long Bailey

Friday 5 July 2019 Economy / John McDonnell

Three consecutive quarters of falling productivity – John McDonnell

Thursday 4 July 2019 John McDonnell

John McDonnell response to reports that Boris Johnson held a secretive dinner at a restaurant owned by donors accused of money laundering

Thursday 4 July 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey

Rebecca Long Bailey responds to fall in the number of hybrid cars sold

Thursday 4 July 2019 Jack Dromey / Pensions

Jack Dromey comments on IFS analysis of changes to pension credit for ‘mixed age couples’

Thursday 4 July 2019 Diane Abbott

Difficult to believe Boris Johnson’s campaign promise to restore the cuts to police numbers – Diane Abbott

Thursday 4 July 2019 Brexit / Keir Starmer

No deal would be disastrous for jobs and our economy

Thursday 4 July 2019 Animal Welfare / Sue Hayman

Shocking that Jeremy Hunt can not admit barbaric cruelty of fox hunting – Hayman

Thursday 4 July 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Tory cuts driving crumbling state of our hospitals, Labour reveals

Thursday 4 July 2019 Climate Change / Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn visits Labour council that declared climate emergency to call on other communities to take urgent action

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Ian Lavery

Tory leadership race means tax cuts for the wealthy and slaughter of foxes – Lavery

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Brexit / EU / Foreign Policy / Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn statement responding to the Prime Minister’s EU Council statement

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Business / Digital / Tom Watson

Digital market dominated and distorted by data monopolies

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Serco fined – Richard Burgon responds

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Economy / John McDonnell

Serious damage being caused by Tory mismanagement of economy

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Boris Johnson has shown his priority is representing the interests of his wealthy supporters, not the general public – Jon Ashworth

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Economy / John McDonnell

John McDonnell comments on the IPPR’s paper on ending austerity in the UK

Tuesday 2 July 2019 Housing / Sarah Jones

On 10th anniversary of Lakanal House fire, Labour investigation reveals 95% of high-rise social housing blocks are still without sprinklers

Tuesday 2 July 2019 Alex Cunningham / Housing

Alex Cunningham responds to Mark Field describing homeless people as ‘undesirables’

Tuesday 2 July 2019 Business / Rebecca Long Bailey

Rebecca Long Bailey comments on BEIS facing the first ever indefinite strike at a government department

Tuesday 2 July 2019 Economy / Environment / John McDonnell

John McDonnell comments on the launch of the government’s Green Finance Strategy

Tuesday 2 July 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport

Transport Secretary has presided over a shambolic state of affairs – Andy McDonald responds to West Coast Partnership news

Tuesday 2 July 2019 Media / Tom Watson

Tom Watson comments on the BBC Annual Report

Tuesday 2 July 2019 Gambling / Tom Watson

Mandatory levy for gambling companies – Tom Watson

Tuesday 2 July 2019 John McDonnell

The tax proposals emerging from the Tory leadership candidates are becoming more alarming by the day – John McDonnell

Monday 1 July 2019 John McDonnell

Johnson and Hunt spending pledges – McDonnell responds

Saturday 29 June 2019 Jeremy Corbyn

Times front page – Jeremy Corbyn responds

Saturday 29 June 2019 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS

Labour pledges more fruit and vegetables for children alongside new Wellbeing Act

Friday 28 June 2019 Brexit / Economy / John McDonnell

‘No budget would be able to compensate for the damage of a reckless no-deal Brexit’ – John McDonnell

Friday 28 June 2019 John McDonnell / Tax avoidance

Labour will stamp down on tax avoidance and evasion – John McDonnell

Friday 28 June 2019 Diane Abbott / Windrush

Leaked Home Office Windrush review – Diane Abbott responds

Friday 28 June 2019 John McDonnell / Tax avoidance

50,000 freeholds owned in offshore tax havens – McDonnell responds

Friday 28 June 2019 Crime / Louise Haigh

Toxic combination of cuts, carelessness and incompetence is hampering the fight against serious crime – Louise Haigh

Thursday 27 June 2019 Rebecca Long Bailey

Vauxhall Astra production depends on Brexit terms – Rebecca Long Bailey responds

Thursday 27 June 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport

Friends of the Earth study – Andy McDonald responds

Thursday 27 June 2019 Home / Karen Lee

FBU wins its landmark pensions case – Karen Lee responds

Thursday 27 June 2019 Angela Rayner / Education

45,000 more pupils in super-sized classes in a single year

Thursday 27 June 2019 Brexit / Keir Starmer

Set the record straight over Boris Johnson’s misleading Brexit claims, Starmer tells Barclay

Wednesday 26 June 2019 Armed Forces / Defence / Jeremy Corbyn

Labour’s five pledges to support the armed forces

Wednesday 26 June 2019 Barbara Keeley / Social Care

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