Press Releases Archives - Page 2 of 120

Press Releases

Friday 11 June 2021 Steel

Labour responds to Trade Remedies Authority recommendation to withdraw steel safeguards

Friday 11 June 2021 Preet Gill

Preet Kaur Gill on PM’s commitment to donate surplus vaccine doses

Friday 11 June 2021 Coronavirus / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Public Health England figures showing sharp rise in Delta variant cases

Friday 11 June 2021 Defence

Chris Evans comments on the NAO’s report ‘Optimising the Defence Estate’

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

Thursday 10 June 2021 Angela Rayner

Labour accuses Michael Gove of misleading Parliament over secretive Cabinet Office “Clearing House” for FOI requests

Thursday 10 June 2021 David Lammy

David Lammy responds to the Conservatives voting against Labour’s amendment on whole life orders

Thursday 10 June 2021 Liz Kendall / Social Care

Matt Hancock cannot justify his failure to protect care homes

Thursday 10 June 2021 Jonathan Ashworth

NHS waiting lists risen to 5.1 million – Jonathan Ashworth responds

Thursday 10 June 2021 Louise Haigh / Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson’s actions are isolating Britain from our strongest allies – Louise Haigh

Thursday 10 June 2021 Foreign Policy / Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy comments ahead of the meeting between President Biden and Boris Johnson

Wednesday 9 June 2021 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to Conservative decision to abstain on Opposition Day Debate on ‘Protecting the public and ensuring justice for victims’

Wednesday 9 June 2021 Angela Rayner

Labour demands investigation into Ministerial Code breach over unlawful Michael Gove contract

Wednesday 9 June 2021 Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner comments on news that a judge has found Michael Gove acted unlawfully when the Government awarded a contract without tender to an associate

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Education

School absence rates in North West 7 times higher than other parts of the country – Peter Kyle responds

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Health

Labour responds to NHS patient data collection delay

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Business

Seema Malhotra responds to ONS figures on Covid-19 impact on pubs

Tuesday 8 June 2021 Andy McDonald / Workers' Rights

Andy McDonald responds to Government plans to create a new workers’ rights watchdog

Monday 7 June 2021 Emily Thornberry / Trade

Labour accuses government of ‘fraud’ over Trade and Agriculture Commission

Monday 7 June 2021 International Development / Preet Gill

Preet Kaur Gill responds to news that the amendment to reverse international aid cuts has not been selected

Monday 7 June 2021 Health

Labour calls for halt to plans for GP data sharing

Saturday 5 June 2021 Economy / Rachel Reeves

G7 reach deal on taxing multi-national companies – Rachel Reeves responds

Friday 4 June 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour calls for urgent tougher Covid border measures for Thailand and Vietnam

Thursday 3 June 2021 Angela Rayner / Cronyism

Labour calls for investigation into Boris Johnson breaking parliamentary rules over secret flat payments

Thursday 3 June 2021 Business / Economy / Ed Miliband

G7 Finance Ministers must deliver for developing countries or risk failure at COP26 – Labour

Thursday 3 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the Government’s announcement that Portugal has been removed from travel Green List

Thursday 3 June 2021 Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Dodds comments on Peter Cruddas donating £500,000 to the Conservative party after being given a peerage by Boris Johnson

Thursday 3 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the High Court ruling that housing migrants at Napier Barracks was unlawful

Thursday 3 June 2021 International Development / Preet Gill

Labour responds to news of vote to reverse international aid cuts

Thursday 3 June 2021 Economy / Rachel Reeves

Labour calls on Government to stop letting the biggest multinationals off £131 million per week – and use the money to fund our NHS instead

Wednesday 2 June 2021 DFID / Foreign Aid / Lisa Nandy

Labour responds to news Conservative rebels are to force a vote to reverse aid cuts

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Rachel Reeves / Tax avoidance

Labour calls on Government to stop letting the biggest multinationals off £131 million per week – and use the money to fund our NHS instead

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Education / Kate Green

Labour responds to news the Government’s Education Recovery Commissioner has resigned

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Home Affairs / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour warns of Covid variant risk as reports highlight Border Force set to increasingly struggle to process rising passenger numbers

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds

Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on the Home Secretary’s plans to make foreign health workers pay full price for their visas

Wednesday 2 June 2021 David Lammy / Prisons

Prison safety at risk as 85 per cent of prison staff report ‘burn out’

Wednesday 2 June 2021 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green responds to the Government’s tutoring plan

Tuesday 1 June 2021 Education / Kate Green

Labour seizes post-covid education agenda with bold proposals for children to ‘play, learn and develop’

Tuesday 1 June 2021 Health

Jonathan Ashworth responds to concerns over a potential coronavirus third wave

Tuesday 1 June 2021 Culture

Labour calls on the government to publish the long-awaited Tourism Recovery Plan

Tuesday 1 June 2021 Sam Tarry / Transport

Labour responds to Transport for London funding announcement

Saturday 29 May 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Defence / International Trade

Labour responds to new national flagship

Saturday 29 May 2021 Angela Rayner

Labour demands publication of Prime Minister’s flat refurbishment payments and debts

Saturday 29 May 2021 Marsha de Cordova / Women and Equalities

Labour commits to stronger laws to protect new mothers from redundancy discrimination

Friday 28 May 2021 Angela Rayner

Johnson acted “unwisely” over flat refurbishment – Angela Rayner responds

Thursday 27 May 2021 Home / Nick Thomas-Symonds

75% of variants in UK from ‘Indian variant’ – Nick Thomas-Symonds responds

Thursday 27 May 2021 Jonathan Ashworth

Labour demands answers from the Government over the ‘tens of thousands’ of needless deaths

Thursday 27 May 2021 Jonathan Reynolds / Universal Credit

Labour responds to a report from the Fabian Society on public attitudes to Universal Credit

Wednesday 26 May 2021 Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner responds to Dominic Cummings giving evidence to MPs

Wednesday 26 May 2021 Nick Thomas-Symonds