WATCH: Furlough scheme contributions a “step too far” for businesses, says Labour
Lucy Powell has warned that changes to the furlough scheme in August requiring contributions from employers will be…
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Sunday shows: Scrap “one-size-fits-all” approach to economy, says Anneliese Dodds
Ridge on Sunday Anneliese Dodds discussed the upcoming summer statement from the Chancellor and called on the government…
How Islington has been working with the TUC to keep workers safe
The government’s laissez-faire easing of lockdown restrictions has truly shown whose side it is on – profit over…
Turn ‘Clap for Carers’ into cash for carers, say trade unions
Trade unions representing health workers have called on the government to turn the ‘Clap for Carers’ movement into…
Labour sets out four tests for Covid economic recovery
Anneliese Dodds is expected to set out four tests against which the UK’s recovery from the pandemic should…
The betrayal of the Make Poverty History generation
15 years ago today, I stood in The Meadows of Edinburgh as over a quarter of a million…
Labour’s plan for the economy must start in the town hall, not Whitehall
With nearly three million unemployed and rising, Labour needs an answer on the economy. The temptation will be…
The government’s new law on company takeovers is too little, too late
On June 23rd, a new law came into force giving the government the right to intervene to prevent…
“All children must be safely back in school by September,” says Labour
Kate Green has said that “all children must be safely back in school by September” and reiterated Labour’s…
WATCH: “We must not allow more Leicesters to happen,” says Labour
Steve Reed has said that “we must not allow more Leicesters to happen”, urging the government to share…
