Labour: Reported £20bn hole in spending plans is “inaccurate”
Labour MP Geraint Davies has been administratively suspended from the party, LabourList understands, pending an investigation into “incredibly serious allegations of completely…
Childcare
Creasy: Government childcare plan could ‘crash’ system without adequate funding
Stella Creasy has warned that the government’s expected announcement on expanding free childcare “could end up crashing the…
Hunt’s tinkering fails to offer the radical economic change that Britain needs
Thanks to nothing but good luck, Jeremy Hunt enters today’s Budget a little richer than he expected. First,…
On childcare, if the market doesn’t deliver, the state should step in
This year International Women’s Day (IWD) went how it always does. Companies flocked to Instagram to give out…
“Our focus will be on reform”– Bridget Phillipson’s speech on childcare
Below is the full text of a speech delivered by Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson at the think…
Flexible working a “lifeline”, Qureshi declares following return to frontbench
Labour’s Yasmin Qureshi has declared that flexible working is a “lifeline” for many people and “offers a much…
Phillipson unveils plans for breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
Bridget Phillipson has unveiled plans to introduce breakfast clubs at every primary school in England, declaring that such…
Reforming the childcare sector must be a priority of Labour’s economic strategy
The decisions people make about how to care for their children are deeply personal. But the choices available…
Universal free childcare could be truly transformational – Labour must back it
As Boris Johnson leaves office and the Tories elect a new leader, nothing could demonstrate the government’s failure…
Frances O’Grady warns new mothers face “catch-22” with rising childcare costs
Frances O’Grady has warned that new mums are facing a “catch-22” over rapidly rising childcare costs after research…
