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…
Child Poverty
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…
Only a Labour government will end child poverty. Let’s make it happen
Child poverty in Britain is rising. It was rising before the pandemic and it is set to rise…
Commons passes Labour free school meals motion as Tories abstain
MPs have passed a Labour motion calling on the government to ensure 1.4 million children across the country…
Rayner: Tories should be “ashamed of themselves” over Unicef intervention
Angela Rayner has said Boris Johnson and his government should be “ashamed of themselves” for letting children go…
