News Dive in wages reveals Tories’ “abject failure”, says McDonnell The fall in real wages over the next five years is a “damning indictment” of Tory economic failure,… 24th November, 2016, 5:08 pm
News Blair: Labour captured by the “far left” Tony Blair today ruled out a return to frontline politics but claimed the Labour Party had been “captured… Peter Edwards 24th November, 2016, 2:52 pm
News McDonnell: “Industrial scale” tax evasion has gone on far too long in Britain Tax avoidance on an “industrial scale” has gone on for far too long, John McDonnell said today, as he… Emma Bean 24th November, 2016, 2:41 pm
Comment Marc Stears: Business gets another tax cut but we can aspire to more than simply a Trump-led race to the bottom The political and economic world is in tumult, from Trump to Brexit, from rampant inequality to whole generations… Marc Stears 24th November, 2016, 1:44 pm
News McDonnell: Jo Cox’s murder shows Britain needs a more “civilised” politics The murder of Jo Cox should lead to a more “civilised” debate today, John McDonnell said, as he… Peter Edwards 24th November, 2016, 9:04 am
News An astonishing set of Tory failures: top Labour figures give their verdict on key Autumn Statement measures £122bn of extra borrowing by 2021 and growth downgraded for next year John McDonnell, shadow chancellor: “The figures speak… 23rd November, 2016, 6:00 pm
News McCluskey: “Timid” statement will do nothing to help the “jams” The chancellor has failed to listen to the message of June 23 by pushing ahead with more austerity,… Emma Bean 23rd November, 2016, 5:20 pm
Comment Six years which the chancellor admits were a failure… but more to come – McDonnell’s Autumn Statement speech Mr Speaker Today’s Statement places on record the abject failure of the last six wasted years and offers… John McDonnell 23rd November, 2016, 3:48 pm
Comment Cut, cut and cut again, it could still have been Osborne – Kezia Dugdale on Hammond’s fresh round of austerity This is the full response to the Autumn Statement issued today by Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale. We were… Kezia Dugdale 23rd November, 2016, 3:00 pm
Comment It has been nearly 20 years since Blair took power – he would have to reinvent himself if he was to return to British politics Tony Blair wants to re-enter the debate in British politics. He is looking for offices in Westminster in… Dan McCurry 22nd November, 2016, 5:00 pm