Starmer hails “another welcome U-turn from Boris” on free school meals
Keir Starmer has hailed the government’s changed position on free school meals during the summer holidays as “another…
Coronavirus
Labour calls for “back to work Budget” and warns of “mass unemployment”
Labour has called for the government to bring forward measures to protect jobs in a “back to work…
How zoos epitomise the government’s chaotic approach to Covid
You wouldn’t normally consider zoos to be at the heart of political debate but their treatment epitomises the…
What Labour can learn from Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand
In the age of the Trumps, Johnsons and Bolsonaros, there has seldom been a bigger gulf in political…
Why free school meals and Marcus Rashford’s intervention matter
As one of a small number of MPs who received free school meals, I know better than most…
Save our high streets as UK economy reopens, Labour urges government
Labour has published a series of demands as the party urges the government to save British high streets…
The risks of record-breaking coronavirus GDP figures
The Office for National Statistics revealed this morning that GDP fell by 20.4% in April, which is the…
Patient care standards have collapsed. It’s time to end NHS austerity – Ashworth’s Covid-19 update
Boris Johnson boasts that the NHS is coping through the coronavirus crisis. But it is only coping on…
Let’s dispel the myths around the Scottish government’s handling of coronavirus
To watch Nicola Sturgeon’s daily press conferences, you would be forgiven for thinking that Scotland had chosen a…
To mark Carers Week 2020, let’s give carers a minimum level of paid leave
One of the few positives arising from the coronavirus crisis has been the weekly ‘Clap for Carers’. Every…
