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Friday 16 October 2020 Coronavirus

Serco to exceed profit expectations – Rachel Reeves responds

Friday 16 October 2020 Brexit / Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband comments on Institute of Directors report findings on Brexit preparedness

Thursday 15 October 2020 Alex Sobel / Tourism

Alex Sobel responds to news more heritage sites are at risk than being saved

Thursday 15 October 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds the Health Secretary’s statement to the House on further coronavirus restrictions

Thursday 15 October 2020 Coronavirus / Justin Madders

Justin Madders responds to latest Test and Trace figures

Thursday 15 October 2020 Bridget Phillipson / Economy

Bridget Phillipson responds to Dame Louise Casey’s warning that the UK faces a ‘period of destitution’

Thursday 15 October 2020 Marsha de Cordova / Women and Equalities

Marsha de Cordova comments on call by senior business leaders to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting

Wednesday 14 October 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to reports that Government is paying huge salaries to management consultants to work on test and trace

Wednesday 14 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Coronavirus / Economy

Rishi Sunak refuses to deny he vetoed SAGE recommendation for Covid-19 circuit breaker

Wednesday 14 October 2020 Louise Haigh / Northern Ireland

Louise Haigh responds to circuit breaker restrictions announced for Northern Ireland

Wednesday 14 October 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth comments on reports of SAGE analysis of circuit break proposals

Wednesday 14 October 2020 Coronavirus / Rachel Reeves

Labour calls on government to ditch failing Serco and let councils run contact tracing

Tuesday 13 October 2020 Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer’s statement about the fight against coronavirus

Tuesday 13 October 2020 Defence / John Healey

John Healey responds to announcement of new review into service police investigations and prosecutions

Tuesday 13 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Dodds comments on today’s data showing the UK unemployment rate has hit its highest level in three years

Monday 12 October 2020 Kate Green

Labour calls on Government to engage with schools on SEND guidance

Monday 12 October 2020 Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth responds to the SAGE minutes

Monday 12 October 2020 Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer responds to the Prime Minister’s statement in the House about new Covid-19 restrictions

Monday 12 October 2020 Sarah Jones

Labour calls on Government to urgently set out the timeline to implement the fire safety measures recommended by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Monday 12 October 2020 Kate Green

Kate Green comments on the government announcement that A-Levels and GCSEs will be delayed

Sunday 11 October 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed

Labour demands investigation after Jenrick’s “nothing to see here” response to funding revelations

Sunday 11 October 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed

Labour calls for Cabinet Office Inquiry into Robert Jenrick over Towns Fund Scandal

Friday 9 October 2020 David Lammy / Justice

Labour warns against ‘complacency’ as coronavirus second spike hits prisons

Friday 9 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Employment

Anneliese Dodds responds to Chancellor’s Job Support Scheme statement

Friday 9 October 2020 Business / Lucy Powell

Lucy Powell responds to reports of notice of administration at Edinburgh Woollen Mill

Friday 9 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Chancellor’s furlough flip flop causing chaos as he prepares to tear up Winter Economy Plan before autumn is out

Friday 9 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Economy

Sunak’s “sink or swim” Job Support Scheme more costly to employers than international equivalents

Friday 9 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Economy

Anneliese Dodds responds to latest GDP figures

Friday 9 October 2020 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer

At a time of national crisis, all we want is a prime minister with a plan – Keir Starmer

Friday 9 October 2020 Business / Lucy Powell

Labour condemns ‘smash and grab raid’ on struggling businesses

Thursday 8 October 2020 DWP / Jonathan Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds responds to IFS research showing working-age benefits are set to reach record levels

Thursday 8 October 2020 Culture / Jo Stevens

Jo Stevens responds to news of redundancies at the National Trust

Thursday 8 October 2020 Coronavirus / Justin Madders

Clear that government has lost control of contract tracing as system fails when it is most needed – Justin Madders

Thursday 8 October 2020 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS

Jonathan Ashworth responds to latest NHS performance statistics

Wednesday 7 October 2020 Farming / Keir Starmer

Starmer tells PM: ‘back British farmers to put quality food on our plates’

Wednesday 7 October 2020 Jim McMahon

Jim McMahon comments on the announcement of a new Global Travel Taskforce

Wednesday 7 October 2020 Coronavirus / Ian Murray

Ian Murray responds to new coronavirus restrictions being imposed in Scotland

Wednesday 7 October 2020 Coronavirus / Keir Starmer

Labour analysis reveals 19 out of 20 English areas under restrictions have experienced increased infection rates

Tuesday 6 October 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to the news that G4S has been awarded the contract to run the new prison at Wellingborough

Tuesday 6 October 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Matt Hancock admits he doesn’t know how many people are spreading Covid-19 due to Government Excel blunder

Tuesday 6 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds / Economy

“Wall of silence” from Chancellor on support for areas under local restrictions

Tuesday 6 October 2020 Alan Whitehead / Energy

Alan Whitehead responds to Prime Minister’s plans for offshore wind energy

Tuesday 6 October 2020 Business / Lucy Powell

Lucy Powell comments on the warning by UKHospitality that pubs, clubs and restaurants are set to lose more than 500,000 jobs by Christmas

Tuesday 6 October 2020 Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner responds to Prime Minister’s conference speech

Tuesday 6 October 2020 Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband responds to the Government’s offshore wind announcement

Monday 5 October 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth

Urgent action needed as Labour analysis reveals safety risks in NHS

Monday 5 October 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth

Labour demand answers on testing fiasco, as new analysis reveals up to 48,000 people were not traced

Monday 5 October 2020 Lucy Powell

Lucy Powell comments on SMMT figures showing the worst September for UK car sales this century

Monday 5 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds

Anneliese Dodds responds to the Chancellor’s speech at Tory conference

Monday 5 October 2020 Anneliese Dodds

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