Commons passes health and social care levy by 56-vote majority
The health and social care levy, which will see National Insurance contributions increase by 1.25 percentage points to…
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PMQs: Starmer accuses Johnson of “hammering working people”
Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson met today following the unveiling of the Prime Minister’s long-awaited social care ‘plan’.…
Why Boris Johnson faces widespread opposition to his social care ‘plan’
As parliamentary summer recess ends, MPs return to Westminster – and LabourList returns to your inbox every weekday morning. Top of the…
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…
Gordon Brown: The NHS is our greatest invention. Let us not forget Bevan’s bravery
70 years old this week, the NHS is Britain’s greatest invention and the best symbol of what we…
May blames others for her u-turns – and it could allow Corbyn to claim victory
Theresa May blamed David Cameron’s 2015 manifesto for the humiliating national insurance u-turn. She believed her policy would…
Andrew Gwynne: Labour is setting the agenda while the empty Tories avoid scrutiny like the plague
This is the latest in a series of weekly election campaign blogs written by Andrew Gwynne, Labour’s campaigns…
Andrew Gwynne: Tories have run this country into the ground – now we must put power back in the hands of the people
The Tories have used their seven years in power to run Britain into the ground. In their first…
Corbyn: The big businesses who are hoarding cash that doesn’t belong to them
This is the full speech delivered by Jeremy Corbyn to the Federation of Small Businesses today. I want…
The neo-liberal extremism of the Tories
It was a Budget from a new government but, once again, the stubborn Tories have refused to accept the…
