Businesses paying price for “reckless” borders approach, Labour says
Bridget Phillipson has declared that businesses are paying for the government’s “reckless and negligent approach to border controls”…
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Commons passes Labour motion demanding Covid economic support
The House of Commons has passed a motion – by 272 votes in favour to none against, as…
Labour and TUC demand new support for working parents amid school closures
The Labour Party and TUC are drawing attention to the impact of school reopening delays on the finances…
Frances O’Grady: Covid-19 changes, Brexit and the future of trade unionism
Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, has been one of the key figures in…
Dodds: Chancellor must “stop last-minute scramble” on economic support
Anneliese Dodds has urged the Chancellor to “stop the last-minute scramble” on coronavirus economic support and bring forward…
Scottish workers face “bleak Christmas” without furlough, warns Leonard
Richard Leonard has warned that the end of the UK government job retention scheme on Saturday will leave…
WATCH: “It’s not about the size of the cheque,” says Burnham
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has criticised a rumoured £100m government lockdown support package for the area, saying:…
Labour accuses government of “smash and grab raid” on struggling businesses
Labour has described the government’s decision to force local authorities to hand back £1.3bn in unspent emergency coronavirus…
Wes Streeting accuses Chancellor of return to “Thatcher’s sink or swim mentality”
Labour’s Wes Streeting has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of returning to “Thatcher’s sink or swim mentality” on jobs…
Labour calls for “more flexible approach” after 700,000 jobs lost to Covid
Labour has called on the government to “adopt a more flexible approach” or risk unemployment skyrocketing after new…
