Sunak tells us to “live without fear” – but offers little comfort to low-paid workers
Labour welcomed another government “U-turn” as Rishi Sunak unveiled a new job support scheme to parliament yesterday. With furlough ending…
Coronavirus
Government policy is set to cause a homelessness crisis over winter
As the second wave of this pandemic approaches, the government’s commitment to protecting the most vulnerable continues to…
Labour urges action as NHS staff lose 500,000 days to mental illness
Labour’s Dr Rosena Allin-Khan has urged the government to do more to support NHS workers after new figures…
Why Rishi Sunak’s new support scheme is not up to the job
1. Perverse incentives… The new job support scheme unveiled by Rishi Sunak today will allow businesses to apply…
Labour: Government has “failed” BAME people hit by Covid economic downturn
Marsha de Cordova has argued that the government has “failed to act to protect Black, Asian and minority…
Starmer address to the nation: “We need a ‘Plan B’ for the economy”
Keir Starmer has declared that “we need a ‘Plan B’ for the economy” alongside new Covid restrictions as…
WATCH: Independence referendum is “question for Scotland”, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has declared that issues relating to a second Scottish independence referendum are “questions for Scotland” but…
Labour slams Tories as government postpones plan to end ‘no-fault’ evictions
Labour has criticised the Tories for their failure to deliver on a key 2019 Conservative Party manifesto pledge…
Covid must be handled with effective risk management, not erratic risk avoidance
COBRA met this week for the first time in about four months. What took so long? This isn’t…
WATCH: Starmer slams PM over claim Covid spike unrelated to testing failures
Keir Starmer has criticised Boris Johnson for suggesting that the recent increase in coronavirus cases had “very little…
