News Ex-Corbyn aide Laura Parker: ‘Vote Green’ in Labour-held Bristol target seat A former senior aide to Jeremy Corbyn, Laura Parker, has urged people to vote Green in one of… Morgan Jones & Tom Belger 26th March, 2024, 8:59 am
Comment ‘Labour must make the political choice to prioritise fighting child poverty’ Elections are often won and lost in the final months of a parliament. While the Tories are lagging… Jon Trickett 21st August, 2023, 2:21 pm
News Scottish Labour urges the SNP to work with them to stop growing child poverty There must be an increase in child benefit to stop the sky rocketing levels of child poverty, Kezia… Emma Bean 29th August, 2017, 8:37 am
Comment Dan Jarvis: Poverty destroys childhoods – it is our mission to defeat it Poverty is woven into the history of the Labour Party. Its eradication has long been central to our… Dan Jarvis 2nd February, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment Soft on welfare? The challenge of a popular welfare policy that works We are being told that Labour lost votes through being seen as “too soft” on welfare. But we… Josh Gilbert 6th July, 2015, 2:28 pm
News “We have six days to save your child benefit” – Labour poster highlights that the choice is between cutting or protecting child benefit David Cameron has repeatedly refused to rule out cutting child benefit. In response, Labour’s latest attack poster highlights… 1st May, 2015, 11:42 am
Comment The Tories are trying to pull the same old trick, and they’re shocked we’re daring to scrutinise them The Tories are shocked, shocked, to find there’s scrutiny of their plans going on in here. Let me… Jon Ashworth 29th April, 2015, 10:04 am
Video Michael Gove point blank refuses to rule out cutting child benefit in excruciating Newsnight interview First George Osborne, now Michael Gove. Michael Gove has been wheeled out over the past couple of days… 15th April, 2015, 10:58 am
News Labour to freeze Child Benefit, announces Balls Tomorrow, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls will address the Labour Party Conference to set out how a next Labour… 21st September, 2014, 10:00 pm
Comment Child maintenance fees: why Cameron doesn’t care about disadvantaging women Another week, another policy that disproportionately affects women and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Last week the government announced… Beth Miller 6th June, 2014, 4:05 pm