Labour had an opportunity to challenge the Tory budget. We didn’t grab it
Labour’s response to the budget has been largely limited to an internal argument about whether we should pledge…
Budget 2018
Why Labour MPs won’t be whipped to vote against Tory tax cuts today
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. This afternoon, MPs will start voting…
Jonathan Reynolds: Why we won’t and can’t put up tax for people earning under £80,000
Our Labour family has been holding a debate in the days since the autumn budget was delivered. Understandably,…
PMQs: Corbyn attacks “broken promise budget” and vows to end benefit freeze
“If I were a prison governor, a local authority chief executive or a headteacher, I would struggle to…
Income tax cuts: trick or treat? Labour MPs are divided
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. “Mr Speaker, let’s put on the…
Lisa Nandy: We’ve got this wrong. Labour should be opposing tax cuts for higher earners
Even by Tory standards, this year’s budget was breathtaking. After eight years of austerity, with 30% of children…
