McDonnell: The NHS is in a state of profound crisis because the Tories ignore it
This is the full speech that John McDonnell gave today ahead of next week’s budget. Next week, the…
Autumn Statement
Dawn Butler: As a female, working-class, Afro-Caribbean, trade unionist MP I want to smooth the way for those who follow
The Outsiders report released today by the Fabian Society on improving BAME representation in the Labour party deserves…
Sarah Champion: Women deserve better than this Tory evasiveness over equalities
This is the speech delivered by Sarah Champion, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, in an…
Richard Corbett: There’s no mandate for a Brexit that pushes Britain over the cliff-edge
Those who consider that the British people have spoken clearly in favour of Brexit (and many don’t, given…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn channels Labour’s fury on the NHS in bid to shatter stalemate
There are seismic changes playing out in British politics at the moment but it doesn’t always feel like…
“Tories handing back £7.5bn in corporation tax cuts but social care is cut to the bone” – Corbyn’s polemic at PMQs
“There’s a tragic parallel going on between an under-funded NHS and an under-funded social care system all over…
Spencer Livermore: In chaos over Brexit and betraying working people – Autumn Statement showed the Tories are in retreat
Last week’s Autumn Statement was a turning point for this government. With downgraded forecasts and abandoned targets, it…
McDonnell: Chancellor’s wriggling over triple lock shows Tories are abandoning pensioners
This is the statement published by John McDonnell after Philip Hammond decline to guarantee the future of the…
Debbie Abrahams: This Autumn Statement did nothing to move Britain on from six wasted years of Tory austerity
There had been much made of the new chancellor’s supposed break from the austerity politics of his predecessor…
I’m a nurse, I’m proud to be Labour and I’m campaigning today because of the damage the Tories are doing to our NHS
When George Osborne forced £51,600 of debt onto student nurses in last year’s Autumn Statement, I became a…