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GMB: Social care settlement sends a shameful message that low-paid workers should do even more for less
Yesterday’s local government financial settlement showed us all what Sajid Javid thinks of local communities. The answer is…
Social care settlement will barely “make a dent” in the funding gap
The Tories have provided an “inadequate” social care “sticking plaster” in the council tax add-on Teresa Pearce has said.…
We need investment to solve social care crisis, not the buck passed to local government, a council leader writes
“The only solution is genuinely new money”. That was the local government’s plea to Westminster hours before the…
Corbyn attacks “grotesque” Tory social care failings
The Tories are “passing the buck” on social care, Jeremy Corbyn will say launching a blistering attack tonight At tonight’s rally…
Labour and Tories slip in polls as Lib Dems edge up
The Tories have posted an 11 point lead over Labour in a new poll with Lib Dem support…
Kezia: SNP no better than the Tories after top rate betrayal
The leader of Scottish Labour spoke out in anger after nationalists joined forces with the Tories to block…
Dugdale: Everyone must “pay their fair share” for strong public services
This is the speech Kezia Dugdale gave last night in the Scottish Parliament about reintroducing the top rate…
Labour must make the case that small businesses are the engines of social justice
To many of us, it surely seems right now that the world is changing in unexpected, and sometimes…
Watson: Tories cannot ditch Leveson Two just as Murdoch makes new grab for Sky
Tom Watson has demanded ministers intervene as Rupert Murdoch’s empire moved closer to acquiring the remainder of Sky…
McDonnell: Chancellor won’t guarantee pensioners’ earnings – but Labour will
Labour have published this video on Facebook of John McDonnell and Debbie Abrahams visiting the Southwark Pensioners Centre…
