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Shami Chakrabarti has called on the government to publish a "detailed national testing strategy" and declared that the country's approach is so far "failing in both clarity and delivery". Speaking to Sky News this morning, the Shadow…
Labour deputy leadership candidate and A&E doctor Rosena Allin-Khan has declared the lack of personal protective equipment "simply not acceptable" as she described the circumstances of her NHS colleagues working on the frontline. In an ITV…
Jonathan Ashworth has called the coronavirus measures introduced by the government "a bit of a phoney lockdown" because construction and other workers are still "forced to go to work". Speaking to Sky News this morning, the Shadow Health…
Outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn declared that his voice would "not be stilled" during his final session of Prime Minister's Questions today. Boris Johnson began PMQs by paying tribute to Corbyn, whom he said had done "a very difficult…
Matt Hancock has admitted that he would not be able to live on statutory sick pay, currently set at just over £94 per week, though the government has not committed to increasing it. Appearing on BBC Question Time on Thursday evening, which…
Labour deputy leadership candidate Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, who is also an NHS doctor and still does regular A&E shifts, asked about protective equipment and testing for NHS staff at PMQs today. The Labour MP said: "My NHS colleagues on the…
Ahead of International Women's Day 2020 on Sunday, March 8th, the House of Commons held a debate during which MPs talked about legislating for women's rights and shared their personal stories of how misogyny had affected their lives. Dawn…
Rebecca Long-Bailey talked to LBC today about UK regional airline Flybe, the handling of the coronavirus outbreak, involving Tony Blair in Labour's future, representation of women in Labour and playing the electric guitar. On whether the…
Both of the Labour leadership frontrunners, Keir Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey, were interviewed by Andrew Neil this evening. You can read our summary here, and watch the key moments below. Keir Starmer on Jeremy Corbyn's leadership…
Labour leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey has released an interview-style video with outgoing leader Jeremy Corbyn. The two discuss Labour's plans for a green industrial revolution, the government's failure to take action on the…
Jeremy Corbyn did not rule out serving in a future shadow cabinet when asked and said that he is "happy to serve the party in any capacity". While visiting residents affected by Storm Dennis in Pontypridd in Wales today, the outgoing Labour…
Rishi Sunak is reportedly replacing Sajid Javid as the new Chancellor. The new cabinet member was first elected to parliament in 2015 and was a junior minister in local government as recently as July 2019. Labour leadership candidate…
