Andrew Kersley

Labour's Ed Miliband has cast doubt on the Prime Minister's new announcement to power all UK homes with renewable wind power by 2030, saying that "Boris Johnson rarely delivers on his rhetoric". The Shadow Business Secretary said funding…

Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called on the government to raise the minimum wage to £10 an hour for all UK workers regardless of age as a response to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The now backbench MP has…

Angela Rayner has called on Health Secretary Matt Hancock to resign his post over the recent fiascos in the coronavirus test and trace system – and said he should "hang his head in shame". In a Good Morning Britain interview today, Labour's…

Scottish Labour has called on the SNP to ensure that the public Covid-19 inquiry in Scotland investigates the controversial decision to send students to university campuses during the pandemic on the basis of human rights. Richard Leonard…

Labour has called on the government to take "urgent action" to prepare the NHS for the winter and a second Covid wave after new analysis by the party found "hundreds of extreme risks to patient and staff safety". The party has reviewed…

Jonathan Ashworth has slammed the government after analysis by Labour found that the error in the test and trace system meant as many as 48,000 people who had been in close contact with someone with coronavirus were not traced. In a…

Alex Norris has slammed the government after an error with the test and trace system meant that people who should have been self-isolating were not notified and called the mistake the "latest in a long line of disasters". Responding to…

Richard Leonard has called on the SNP to expel under-pressure MP Margaret Ferrier from the party after the representative for Rutherglen and Hamilton West refused to step down from parliament. Ferrier, who has had the whip suspended by the…

The Andrew Marr Show Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the British public to "behave fearlessly but with common sense". He said "I know people are furious with me" but warned that "it’s going to continue to be bumpy through Christmas". On…

Faith in the government among teaching staff is at rock bottom according to new research from the National Education Union (NEU), as 84% of those polled said they did not trust that schools would be kept safe. The survey, which included…

Labour has warned of a bleak Christmas for the hospitality sector because the Chancellor's new job support scheme will not offer enough financial aid or sufficiently incentivise short-hours working. New analysis by the party has revealed…

Christina McAnea has strongly rejected any suggestion that she is the "continuity candidate" in UNISON's general secretary election and described use of the label as "patronising with a big dose of misogyny". Commenting on the perception…