Labour motion to scrap Universal Credit cut passes as Conservatives abstain
An opposition day motion tabled by the Labour Party, calling on the government to cancel the £20-per-week cut…
Jonathan Reynolds
Labour urges Tory MPs to “do the right thing” and oppose Universal Credit cut
Labour will force a vote on Universal Credit today. Jonathan Reynolds has appealed to Conservative MPs to back the motion,…
Labour to force vote on Universal Credit uplift as ministers press ahead with cut
Labour will use an opposition day debate on Wednesday to force a vote on the government’s plan to…
Universal Credit vote blocked as government scraps opposition day
Jacob Rees-Mogg has told parliament that an opposition day debate, in which Labour had been planning to force…
Labour does not rule out backing National Insurance rise for social care
Jonathan Reynolds has not ruled out the possibility of Labour supporting a rise in the rate of National…
Report reveals devastating impact of Universal Credit cut on families
One in three working-age families with children across 413 parliamentary constituencies will be hit by the government’s planned…
Labour outlines plan to replace Universal Credit to help tackle in-work poverty
Jonathan Reynolds has outlined the Labour proposal to replace Universal Credit with a fairer welfare system allowing low-paid…
Labour knows the value of work and what working people need to succeed
As we emerge out of this pandemic, our central challenge must be to end the inequalities so cruelly…
Over one million children in key worker households living in poverty, TUC finds
The TUC has warned that government policies are set to worsen child poverty – and revealed research showing…
Labour: UC uplift should be permanent and Sunak must keep pension triple lock
Labour has declared that the Universal Credit uplift of £20 per week introduced during the pandemic “should remain…
