John Healey: UKIP has a new leader but we must show it’s only Labour that can stand up for blue-collar Britain
In 2012 when John Spellar and I ran the Rotherham by-election we saw UKIP get over a fifth…
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“No plan to fix the housing crisis” – John Healey on Tory affordable homes pledge
This is the full response issued by John Healey, shadow secretary of state for housing, after the government…
John Healey: Labour must demand a regional gains test for Brexit trade talks and ensure wealth spreads beyond London
In 2010 in his first Budget, George Osborne promised to rebalance the economy so that it “generates…
John Healey: This is your chance to tell us how we fix the housing crisis
Getting to grips with the cost of housing is one of Labour’s priorities. Millions of people now struggle week-to-week because…
John Healey: Osborne has ducked hard truths on homelessness
After five years of failure on housing, the Budget was a huge let-down. Under Conservative Ministers,…
Osborne’s chaos on housing harms the vulnerable
This week the Government sneaked out a statement admitting that George Osborne’s crude cuts to housing benefit for people…
Home is where the heart is – and UKIP’s beats in time with the Tories’
UKIP claim they “are the only party with something fundamentally different to say when it comes to housing”,…
Labour members – keep your heads up, and your eyes on the real foe
While Labour is totally taken up with the leadership contest, the Tories are pressing on with what they…
Don’t let the Tories off the hook – there is an economic alternative
The Chancellor boasted today that ‘this is a big Budget…a new settlement from a one nation government’’. It…
To win in 2020, we need to beat UKIP in the south as well as the north
We know that we’ve got our work cut out to win a Labour majority government in 2020. Without…
