“188 years later, we are still waiting” – Stella Creasy brings equal pay bill
Stella Creasy told parliament that “188 years later, we are still waiting” this afternoon as she introduced proposals…
Parliament
Why I’m withdrawing my amendments to the overseas operations bill
This week I have withdrawn my amendments from the committee stage of the overseas operations bill, the government-proposed…
Government is giving up on British industry with no deal, says Rachel Reeves
Labour’s Rachel Reeves has accused the Conservatives of giving up on British industry after the government missed its…
Ashworth asks: “how many more deaths” before government adopts circuit break?
Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth has called on the government to adopt a national ‘circuit-break’ lockdown and asked the Health…
MPs reject Labour motion to put test and trace in hands of public health teams
The House of Commons has voted down a Labour motion that called on the government to drop private…
Labour demands “economic package that acknowledges reality” in Covid crisis
Anneliese Dodds has called on the government to bring forward an “economic package that acknowledges reality and gets…
Labour urges government to “ditch failing Serco and let councils run contact tracing”
Labour is set to urge the government to “ditch Serco and let councils and local public health teams…
23 Labour MPs vote against 10pm Covid rule after being given free vote
23 Labour MPs have voted against the government’s 10pm hospitality curfew as the legislation was passed in the…
Labour calls for transparency on Covid rules as MPs back ‘rule of six’
Justin Madders has called for transparency from the government on coronavirus restrictions introduced during the pandemic as MPs…
Hancock cannot say how many are spreading Covid due to Excel blunder
Jonathan Ashworth has criticised the government’s “incompetence” after the Health Secretary told the Commons that he does not…
