Labour’s answer to the perennial question: how would you pay for it?
The Tory government is currently pitch rolling for another round of austerity. This is being greeted with understandable…
Helen Goodman
Helen Goodman: Growth of food banks and period poverty shames this country
Despite being the fifth largest economy in the world, there were over a million people using foodbanks in…
No serious economist supports Osborne’s fiscal charter. Opposing it doesn’t make us deficit deniers
I have been worried about the impact of George Osborne’s fiscal charter since it was floated last summer,…
Burnham joins Cooper and Kendall in backing Harman on welfare bill, while Corbyn will vote against
Andy Burnham has joined Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall in saying that he will back Harriet Harman’s line…
Osborne seeks to exploit Labour splits with call for cross-party welfare reform support
George Osborne has sought to exploit the divisions in the Labour Party that have emerged over welfare this…
Labour should oppose child tax credits limits, say LabourList readers
The debate over whether Labour should oppose the Government’s welfare bill has surfaced this week, increasing in ferocity…
Labour will table welfare bill amendment after Harman U-turn
Harriet Harman has rowed back on plans to whip Labour MPs into backing the government’s welfare bill next…
40 Labour MPs defy Labour leadership with welfare bill amendment
Labour MP Helen Goodman has tabled an amendment to the welfare bill, threatening to further split the party…
Margaret Hodge to step down as chair of public accounts committee
Margaret Hodge, MP for Barking and former Cabinet Minister, has announced that she won’t stand to be reappointed…
The Tories haven’t changed: they still don’t respect lone parents
Child maintenance payments – perhaps £40 or £50 a week – might not seem like a lot to…
