Blow as poll reveals people think they’ll be better off under Tories
Labour’s “cost of living crisis” narrative has been dealt a blow today, as a new poll reveals that…
Ed Balls
Balls tells BBC: “There will have to be cuts. But we will make different choices”
Ahead of the Autumn Statement on Wednesday, Ed Balls has been doing a media round (which will continue…
Labour will move civil service jobs out of London
Tonight, Ed Balls will give a speech in Birmingham where he’ll explain that the as part of a…
Labour looks set to back income tax devolution to Scotland
Yesterday we reported that Alistair Darling has advised against proposals that would see complete powers over income tax be…
Balls says money raised from banking fines should go to the NHS
In a speech today at Labour’s East of England regional conference in Ipswich, Ed Balls has announced that…
Burnham remains most popular frontbencher in latest Shadow Cabinet rankings
It’s been a while since we’ve done the shadow cabinet rankings, so we thought with the minor reshuffle…
Labour plans tough new penalties to crack down on tax avoiders
Following Ed Miliband’s speech earlier today, Ed Balls has announced that Labour would introduce new penalties. through the…
Weekly Survey: the National Minimum Wage, Ukip and the Greens, and the Mansion Tax
This week, Alan Milburn, who chairs to commission on social mobility and child poverty said that Labour’s plans…
Balls lays out further plans for a “fair” Mansion Tax
Ed Balls has today further elaborated on Labour’s plans for a Mansion Tax – the funds of which…
Balls says earmarking money to fund housing pledge will be a priority
Ed Balls last night promised to prioritise earmarking billions of pounds to fund Labour’s pledge to build 200,000…
