‘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…
Child Poverty
Rayner on two-child limit: Labour has to “prioritise” because of state of economy
Angela Rayner has argued that a future Labour government will have to “prioritise” because of funding constraints caused…
Scrap two-child limit and other policies ‘deepening’ poverty, group urges Labour
A campaign group has been launched to urge the Labour leadership to commit to repealing the two-child limit…
PMQs: Rayner out-classes newbie Dowden with tried-and-tested attacks
With Rishi Sunak on his way to Japan for the G7 summit, it was the turn of his…
Tory devolution is not real devolution. Under Labour, things will be different
We need to be honest: devolution with a Conservative government just can’t make the difference it should. Yes,…
NEU pressure to expand free school meals poses bigger questions for Labour
The National Education Union (NEU) has called on Labour to bring in universal free meals in English primary…
Ashworth says latest poverty figures a “devastating verdict” on Tory record
Jonathan Ashworth has said the latest statistics on poverty in the UK are a “devastating verdict” on the…
Children living in poverty in a fifth of key worker households, TUC research finds
Frances O’Grady has criticised the government’s “heartless decision” to oversee further real-terms pay cuts for public sector employees…
Labour will create a new Child Poverty Reduction Unit in Number 10
“Unbelievably cheap”. “More than a little harsh”. This was the response from Tory MPs on Thursday morning when…
Over one million children in key worker households living in poverty, TUC finds
The TUC has warned that government policies are set to worsen child poverty – and revealed research showing…
