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
News McDonnell: Welfare cuts show autumn Statement fails test of help for low-earners John McDonnell said today that planned cuts to universal credit show the Tories will fail his first “test”… Peter Edwards 23rd November, 2016, 9:10 am
Comment Sarah Champion: Today the Tories must admit they have forced women and the low paid to bear the brunt of austerity In every single budget and autumn statement under this Conservative government, women have lost out. As of the… Sarah Champion 23rd November, 2016, 7:00 am
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
Comment Ministers offering only false hope amid threat of local authority funding crisis, a Labour council leader writes Joe Anderson has recently sounded an alarm that will echo across council chambers the length and breadth of… Warren Morgan 22nd November, 2016, 7:00 am
Comment “The fourth industrial revolution is being powered by the internet of things and big data to develop cyber physical systems and smart factories” – Corbyn’s CBI speech This is the full speech delivered by Jeremy Corbyn to the CBI’s annual conference in London. It’s a… Jeremy Corbyn 21st November, 2016, 5:30 pm
Comment End the “misery” of austerity and halt disability cuts- Dugdale letter to chancellor Kezia Dugdale, leader of Scottish Labour, has sent an open letter to chancellor Philip Hammond demanding the Tories… Kezia Dugdale 21st November, 2016, 10:55 am
Comment Conor McGinn: The north’s rail network is stuck on dial-up in a broadband age The last few weeks have shown how difficult and contentious it can be for governments to make decisions… Conor McGinn 21st November, 2016, 10:00 am
News Corbyn tell business leaders: We’ll use the state to power a new industrial revolution Jeremy Corbyn will today seek to take advantage of businesses’ concern over the chaos of Brexit with a… Peter Edwards 21st November, 2016, 9:01 am
Comment Corbyn on Trump, Farage and how the Tories “whip up hatred” over immigration – full speech to the policy forum This is the speech given by Jeremy Corbyn today at the national policy forum. Thank you for that… Jeremy Corbyn 19th November, 2016, 8:20 pm