‘We must go further than New Labour on child poverty – and finally eliminate it’
I’m proud to be from the North East. I was brought up in Tyneside, and I raised my…
Child Poverty
‘Labour will put country before party with our five national missions’
A year ago today, Keir Starmer set out a bold, new plan for mission government. Five ambitious, long…
Autumn statement: ‘Here’s the anti-poverty plan Labour and the Tories need’
A political party that is in such political disarray and so desperate to stay in power as the…
‘The King’s Speech won’t fix child poverty. It must be our top priority in power’
Today the government will lay out its plans for the next year in the King’s Speech, likely the…
‘Labour’s rejection of policies like wealth taxes is a moral and economic failure’
On August 25th, Colne Valley Constituency Labour Party agreed to send the following motion forward to national conference:…
TUC Congress: Unions demand Labour manifesto pledge on free school meals
The TUC Congress has passed a motion calling on the Labour Party to include a commitment on free…
‘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…
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…
