Osborne academies’ plan “unravelling” amid £560m black hole in schools funding, Powell warns
Lucy Powell has attacked Government’s “costly and disrupting” plans to turn all schools into academies as Labour…
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More austerity, lower wages and why we should “all be worried” – IFS’ brutal verdict on Osborne’s Budget
British people face a longer period of lower wages and reduced living standards as spending cuts continue beyond 2020,…
Tory disability campaigner quits party in protest at Osborne’s cuts
A Conservative disability campaigner has quit his role in disgust for the Tories’ cuts to disability benefits following…
McDonnell: No spending cuts, let’s change capitalism
John McDonnell has ruled out fighting the next General Election with any plans for spending cuts, pledged more borrowing…
Tories defeated in Lords over key plank of Trade Union Bill
The Conservatives’ anti-trade union plans suffered a setback last night as they suffered a “resounding defeat” in House of…
Unions attack Osborne’s Budget over “lost decade”
Trade unions have attacked George Osborne’s Budget for imposing further spending cuts and for failing to invest in public services…
“Typical Tory Budget”: Labour figures react to Osborne’s speech
Major Labour figures have come out today to condemn George Osborne’s reforms, which have been described as “a typical Tory…
Corbyn slams Osborne’s “six years of failures”
George Osborne’s Budget was a “culmination of six years of failures”, Jeremy Corbyn said today. Speaking from the…
Budget 2016: key points
George Osborne announced several measures in his budget this afternoon. They amount to cutting most taxes, transforming all state schools…
Unions and Powell go to war with Osborne over academies
Lucy Powell has attacked Government plans to convert all state schools into academies claiming there is “no evidence”…
