An astonishing set of Tory failures: top Labour figures give their verdict on key Autumn Statement measures
£122bn of extra borrowing by 2021 and growth downgraded for next year John McDonnell, shadow chancellor: “The figures speak…
John Healey
“No plan to fix the housing crisis” – John Healey on Tory affordable homes pledge
This is the full response issued by John Healey, shadow secretary of state for housing, after the government…
Tories should “hang their heads in shame” over child homelessness – John Healey
Shadow housing secretary John Healey has slammed the government’s record on child homelessness today. Nearly 40,000 families with…
Labour set to contest Richmond Park by-election despite call to stand aside
Labour is set to contest the by-election triggered by Zac Goldsmith’s resignation despite calls from senior MPs to stand…
John Healey: New figures reveal true scale of Tories’ betrayal of the North
Regional inequality is at its highest level since records began in 1997, and has worsened in every year…
John Healey: Labour must demand a regional gains test for Brexit trade talks and ensure wealth spreads beyond London
In 2010 in his first Budget, George Osborne promised to rebalance the economy so that it “generates…
A return to shadow Cabinet elections would inaugurate a new era of navel-gazing among MPs
The Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) is about to vote on whether to reinstate elections to the shadow Cabinet,…
Smith pledges to end “moral scandal” of homelessness in five years
Owen Smith has promised to eradicate homelessness over the course of a parliament, with pledges to build new affordable…
John Healey: 80,000 more families could face homelessness unless Theresa May reverses cuts
Some 80,000 families will be on the verge of homelessness every year if Theresa May does not reverse cuts…
Angela Eagle, Nandy, Smith and Healey quit shadow Cabinet
Angela Eagle, Lisa Nandy, Owen Smith and John Healey have resigned from the shadow Cabinet in the latest…
