MPs to vote on amendment to King’s Speech calling for two-child cap be axed
MPs will vote on an amendment to the King’s Speech calling for the two-child benefit cap to be…
Liz Kendall
King’s Speech 2024: ‘My amendment to lift the two-child benefit cap is vital’
DWP figures released last week revealed that the two-child cap on benefits now impacts a shocking 1.6 million…
Labour warns pensioners of £46bn Tory ‘fiscal black hole’ in new election ad
Labour has warned pensioners of the Conservatives’ £46 billion “fiscal black hole” in a new national advising campaign.…
‘Liz Kendall’s DWP shakeup is bold – but should be even bolder’
This week Demos hosted Liz Kendall in her first major speech as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. Speaking…
Economy on the agenda for Labour as autumn statement looms
Good morning. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement on Wednesday, and so we can expect…
Workers vs shirkers: Kendall backs ‘responsibility’ as Tories seek wedge
Workers vs shirkers, drivers vs eco-zealots Fresh from dusting off their spades to dig out battle lines over…
PCS chief Mark Serwotka “disappointed” by Kendall’s promotion to welfare brief
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka has said he is “very disappointed” with Liz Kendall’s appointment as Shadow Work…
Kendall: DHSC decision to halve social care workforce funding a “total betrayal”
Liz Kendall has accused the government of a “total betrayal of older and disabled people” after it was…
28 months after the PM promised to ‘fix’ social care, the plan is unfair and lacking
Ministers today unveiled a ten-year ‘vision’ for social care. 28 months after Boris Johnson told the public that…
Liz Kendall sets out Labour priorities for social care in NCASC speech
Shadow minister Liz Kendall has used a speech today to set out Labour’s priorities for social care –…
