As bad as George Osborne, but with worse jokes – McDonnell on Hammond’s speech
This is the full response by John McDonnell, the shadow Chancellor, to the speech by opposite number Philip…
Child Poverty
UK to see “crisis of living standards” without overhaul of social security, new report finds
The UK is set to see a sharp rise in child poverty, worsening circumstances for low-income families and…
5 Tory climbdowns Labour has forced in recent weeks
The Tories’ suffered defeat over Sunday trading hours yesterday – another episode in a series of recent failures…
Labour hails Tory u-turn on child poverty trickery
Labour have claimed victory after forcing Iain Duncan Smith into a climbdown on the way child poverty is monitored.…
Why do the Tories claim income is not an indicator of child poverty?
Seventy years ago, the National Insurance Act was placed on the statute book. It is the foundation-stone of…
Having the ambition to put ending child poverty at the heart of leadership is why I’m backing Yvette
Leading the Labour Party is a big job, and it’s a serious job – that’s why we need…
Yvette Cooper launches child poverty petition
Yvette Cooper is launching a child poverty petition, which calls on the government to rethink plans to cut tax…
I’ll bring back pledge to end child poverty, says Cooper
Yvette Cooper has pledged to reinstate the last Labour Government’s pledge to end child poverty within a generation.…
Be under no illusion – poverty has risen under this government
In a debate on poverty in the UK last week, my colleague Lisa Nandy told the story of…
Child poverty is not inevitable – Labour can reduce it
Since the coalition government came to power almost five years ago, child poverty has increased to 3.5 m.…
