Budget 2024: The tax rises and spending plans to expect as PM revises bus fare cap and reveals back-to-work package
Labour’s first Budget since returning to power is fast approaching, with many of the policies Chancellor Rachel Reeves…
Education
Commons select committee members: Full list of Labour MPs picked for roles
Labour MPs are selecting their party’s representatives on parliamentary select committees this week. Members of committees, which usually…
‘Scrapping one-word Ofsted judgements shows not all bold reforms need cash’
If you were asked to name the Tory cabinet minister who had most impact during the dog-days of…
Labour general election manifesto 2024: What policies will the party include?
The release of Labour’s general election manifesto will be a key milestone in the coming weeks of campaigning,…
‘Things are dire for students. Here’s why I’m running for Labour Students chair’
We are running pieces from candidates for Labour Students chair. The piece from Socialist Future-backed candidate Anya Wilkinson…
‘Labour’s school plans are detail-light, but still steal the Tories’ limelight’
The pragmatic tone adopted by Shadow Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson in her speech and media…
‘Here’s what schools need most from a Labour government’
In the autumn, we published our straight-talking manifesto, highlighting top priorities for the upcoming election. It draws on…
Bridget Phillipson speech in full: How Labour will fix the biggest barrier children face
This is a copy of Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson’s speech as written for delivery at The Centre…
Can Labour fix schools’ absence crisis – and should it pledge free school meals for all?
Good morning. Later today Bridget Phillipson will deliver a speech on Labour’s plans to tackle persistent absence from…
‘Education helps tackle antisemitism. Labour should make lessons mandatory’
Antisemitic hate crimes are up in London by 1,350%. Jewish schools are being closed because of the threats posed…
