Why every council needs a food poverty action plan
After last week’s vote against the Labour motion on free school meals, the surge of support for Marcus…
Child Poverty
Labour not giving up as thousands rally behind free school meals campaign
It has been a busy weekend for Marcus Rashford, whose call to action has seen thousands from across…
5 terrible Tory excuses for not extending free school meals this week
The Conservatives voted down, by a majority of 61, a Labour motion this week to extend free school…
Universal basic income would offer a safety net as we adjust to the new normal
Google ‘universal basic income’ and 219,000,000 results pop up in an instant. Clearly, the idea of a UBI…
Conservatives reject call to extend free school meals over holidays
The government has voted down – by a majority of 61 – a motion put forward by the Labour…
“Child poverty is a pandemic of its own” – Kate Green’s free school meals speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the House of Commons by Shadow Education Secretary…
SNP must end “scourge of child poverty”, says Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard has called on the SNP government in Holyrood to tackle the “scourge of child poverty” after…
PMQs: Starmer attacked – but PM undermined by his own record
Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions saw Keir Starmer try to steer the conversation towards rising child poverty and local…
My priorities as Labour’s new Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary
I know that, after the NHS, the Department for Work and Pensions is the part of government many…
Scottish Labour reveals 10-point plan to end child poverty
Scottish Labour has unveiled a ten-point plan to end child poverty through structural change – aiming to “tackle…
