News 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… Elliot Chappell 23rd August, 2021, 11:37 am
Comment 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… Jonathan Reynolds 23rd August, 2021, 11:09 am
News 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… Elliot Chappell 14th July, 2021, 12:01 am
News 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… Sienna Rodgers 8th July, 2021, 12:56 pm
News Government confirms withdrawal of £20-per-week Universal Credit uplift Labour has called on the government to back struggling families and cancel the planned cut to Universal Credit… Elliot Chappell 7th July, 2021, 3:32 pm
Comment Labour’s mission is not just to create jobs, but to ensure good work for all As we emerge out of this pandemic and look towards economic recovery, it is clear that we cannot… Jonathan Reynolds 21st May, 2021, 8:00 am
News Starmer makes “jobs promise” to young people as part of economic recovery plan Keir Starmer is making a “jobs promise” to young people as part of wider proposals to “boost employment… Elliot Chappell 22nd April, 2021, 10:30 pm
Comment The Tories risk creating another lost generation scarred by unemployment When I was growing up in the North East in the 1980s, unemployment wasn’t just an economic consideration… Jonathan Reynolds 3rd March, 2021, 11:15 am
News Labour: Tories “running out of time to do the right thing” on Universal Credit Jonathan Reynolds has declared that the government is “running out of time to do the right thing” and… Elliot Chappell 1st February, 2021, 12:01 pm
News Extend furlough scheme to save jobs, TUC tells Rishi Sunak The TUC has urged Rishi Sunak to urgently extend the furlough scheme amid rising unemployment as “millions of… Elliot Chappell 26th January, 2021, 12:13 pm