We’ve gone from “sofa government” to “WhatsApp government”, says Hillier
Labour chair of the key public accounts committee Meg Hillier has said the “sofa government” model criticised during…
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Meg Hillier: Ministers licensed to act fast during Covid – but not fast and loose
Labour’s Meg Hillier, chair of the public accounts committee, has hit back at the government after Matt Hancock…
Labour slams government as report shows 36% of nurses want to quit
Labour has slammed the government as a “devastating report” into the NHS workforce has revealed that over a…
Ministers criticised for doing “bare minimum” on Grenfell cladding removal
The government has been criticised for doing “the bare minimum to fend off bad headlines” after it was…
Clapping is not enough. We’ll fight NHS underfunding and outsourcing
We celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS last weekend. There was well-deserved acclaim and…
Five Labour MPs compete to replace Bercow as Commons Speaker
John Bercow is stepping down as Speaker of the House of Commons at the end of the month…
Diane Abbott: Tory treatment of refugees is out of line with British values
This week figures obtained by The Independent showed just five per cent of refugees resettled from Syria under…
Tories using wave of strikes to “demonise” workers, Len McCluskey warns
Len McCluskey has launched a broadside against the government for “demonising” workers who consider strike action only as a…
MPs slam Cameron’s right to buy plan over lack of detail
David Cameron’s controversial plan to sell off housing association properties to tenants at a discount has today come…
Select committee election results: Meg Hillier is new chair of Public Accounts as Keith Vaz holds Home Affairs post
Meg Hillier has been elected as the new chair of the Public Accounts Committee, as Keith Vaz has…
