Balls lays out further plans for a “fair” Mansion Tax
Ed Balls has today further elaborated on Labour’s plans for a Mansion Tax – the funds of which…
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Labour defend minimum wage target from “plainly absurd” criticism
Labour has responded to criticism by Alan Milburn today that their pledge to raise the National Minimum Wage…
Milburn says Labour’s minimum wage target not ambitious enough
Alan Milburn, the former Labour minister who now chairs the commission on social mobility and child poverty, has…
“I rule it out”: Burnham says he won’t be making a leadership bid
Andy Burnham has been named in several newspapers lately as a possible future Labour leadership candidate, but he…
Tory minister: “disabled people work harder because they’re grateful to have a job”
Tory Minister Lord Freud was put under pressure this week after he suggested that disabled people were “not…
Miliband makes “one week cancer test” guarantee, as Labour’s NHS focus continues
Ed Miliband will continue his renewed focus on the NHS this weekend, by committing the party to guaranteeing…
Latest Mayoral poll shows Hodge joining Jowell as front-runner
Margaret Hodge has joined Tessa Jowell as one of the front-runners in the Labour Mayoral race, according to…
Labour plans to increase fan representation in football welcomed by supporters
Labour have today announced plans for sweeping reforms of the football industry that would see an increase in…
Liam Byrne hints at graduate tax proposals
On higher education fees, the Labour leadership have been relatively quiet. At 2011 Labour conference, Miliband previously talked…
Labour taskforce formed to deal with UKIP threat
Following the news this week that Labour have set up a unit designed specifically to deal with the…
