Comment We cannot let the Tories force a no-deal Brexit amid a pandemic While we are all focused on the pandemic and its consequences, Boris Johnson’s government is busy trying to… Richard Corbett 16th May, 2020, 10:00 am
Comment Getting parliament ‘back to normal’ is a terrible idea There is strong pressure being applied to bring a non-virtual parliament back as soon as possible, within days… Richard Bourne 15th May, 2020, 1:15 pm
Comment How local government has responded to Covid-19: government guidance I had planned to spend this week looking at different policy areas and outlining some of the ways… Andrew Western 14th May, 2020, 8:03 pm
News 225,000 care places lost if government U-turns on council funding, says Labour Labour has said that the equivalent of 225,000 adult social care places will be severely reduced or lost… Elliot Chappell 14th May, 2020, 10:18 am
Daily email Sunak extends the furlough scheme, but key questions remain unanswered “I won’t give up on the people who rely on it,” Rishi Sunak announced as he revealed that… Elliot Chappell 13th May, 2020, 10:49 am
Comment How local government has responded to Covid-19: children’s services My first piece in this series on the local government response to Covid-19 set out some of the… Andrew Western 12th May, 2020, 5:23 pm
News Former Labour MEPs tell Starmer to push for Brexit transition extension Hundreds of party activists, including several former Labour MEPs, have called on new leader Keir Starmer to push… Sienna Rodgers 12th May, 2020, 12:13 pm
News Starmer: “If we are to complete the journey safely, the roadmap needs clear directions” Keir Starmer has called for “clear directions” from the government in response to the Prime Minister’s coronavirus statement… Sienna Rodgers 11th May, 2020, 5:50 pm
News “Cancel the rent,” over 4,000 Labour members tell Starmer in backlash over new policy Over 4,000 Labour members have signed an open letter calling on Keir Starmer to “cancel the rent” in… Sienna Rodgers 10th May, 2020, 11:10 am
Comment Amid the coronavirus crisis, the IVF dreams of many have been destroyed It’s fair to say that coronavirus truly has changed life as we once knew it. The strain placed… Alex Davies-Jones 7th May, 2020, 12:22 pm