Labour warns of “wave of nursery closures” in struggling childcare sector
Labour has called on the government to focus financial support on the struggling childcare sector to “prevent a…
Childcare
The Cummings debate. Let’s talk about childcare
Dominic Cummings told us about what he clearly felt was an exceptional set of circumstances when he delivered…
School closures, childcare costs and tenants hung out to dry
Developments are unfolding ever more quickly. It has now been decided that schools and nurseries will close from…
Universal Credit “dangerous flaw” forces parents with childcare costs into debt, says Labour
Tulip Siddiq has called on the government to use the Budget to fix a “dangerous flaw” in the…
Corbyn and Rayner vow to open a Sure Start centre in every community
Labour will open a Sure Start centre in every community with 1,000 new centres across England as part…
Tracy Brabin: Complacent chancellor closed his ears to pleas for fairer childcare
Sooner or later the government is going to have to listen to the wake-up calls from the early…
It’s not just the left Chuka: the whole world is waking up to the universal basic income
Yesterday the former shadow cabinet minister Chuka Umunna used a speech to the German British Forum to condemn the idea…
Party members wanted Brexit vote at conference, LabourList survey shows
Delegates at party conference should have been given a vote on Brexit, LabourList readers have said. Just over…
Tory free childcare policy could further harm poorest, think tank warns
A charity has warned that the government’s 30 hours free childcare scheme could widen the gap between the…
Tracy Brabin: Silence of the Tories on childcare shows their policy is unravelling
Yesterday marked the start of the first full week that working parents should, according to Tory ministers, be…
