Labour demands urgent action on coronavirus food poverty
The Labour Party has called for urgent action to be taken by the government to address the shocking…
Food Poverty
World Food Day: Only Labour will end food poverty
The UK is the sixth richest country in the world but, after almost a decade of government austerity,…
What I’d be doing if parliament were not prorogued
The decision to prorogue parliament is controversial (and potentially illegal) for many reasons. Chief among them, quite rightly,…
Labour Hunger Campaign: We must do more to tackle food poverty
Last week, a teacher came to the food bank where I volunteer. Distressed that she couldn’t feed herself…
Children going hungry is a disgrace – and the Tories could fix it so easily
When the history books are written there will be many things the current Tory government has done which…
Stagnant wages and the scourge of child poverty show Britain’s economic model is bust – Lilian Greenwood’s report from Labour for the Common Good
British wages have been stagnant for over a decade. The share of wealth owned by labour, as opposed…
Food banks aren’t the solution to food poverty, the state is
Yesterday the of All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hunger and Food Poverty produced a report – Feeding Britain – which examined food poverty in…
Poll shows public critical of government over food poverty
Today Labour MPs are preparing to vote in an opposition day debate on food banks – and a…
Either we all live in a decent Britain, or nobody does
Over the past few months, there has been a steady flow of stories about the rise in the…
