Sunday shows: Trickett, Benn, Starmer on Brexit
Ridge on Sunday Chancellor Philip Hammond caused controversy within the Conservative Party as he described another EU referendum…
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“It’s time for change. People have had enough” – McDonnell’s Spring Statement response
Below is the full text of John McDonnell’s response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. Let me thank the…
EU unimpressed by May while Corbyn waits for perfect time to strike
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. Theresa May’s visit to Brussels has…
Rebecca Long-Bailey: The Tories are failing the UK on renewable energy
In the same month that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) set out the terrible consequences for…
Children will “suffer for years to come” under Tory austerity, says Rayner
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. The “little extras”. That’s how Philip…
Labour had an opportunity to challenge the Tory budget. We didn’t grab it
Labour’s response to the budget has been largely limited to an internal argument about whether we should pledge…
Lisa Nandy: We’ve got this wrong. Labour should be opposing tax cuts for higher earners
Even by Tory standards, this year’s budget was breathtaking. After eight years of austerity, with 30% of children…
Luciana Berger: £2bn for mental health? The Chancellor is using smoke and mirrors
After his budget on Monday, the Chancellor has surely earned an honorary membership of the Magic Circle. There…
“Austerity is not ending. The Prime Minister’s promise has been broken” – McDonnell’s budget response in full
Below is the full response of John McDonnell, Shadow Chancellor, to the government’s Autumn Budget 2018. Four weeks ago…
Autumn Budget: Hammond offers “half-measures and quick fixes while austerity grinds on”
Theresa May might have claimed “austerity is over”, but as expected the Autumn Budget fell far short of…