John McDonnell: Budget u-turn has shredded the chancellor’s authority
This is the full statement published by shadow chancellor John McDonnell after Philip Hammond scrapped the £2bn rise in…
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Weekly survey: Sturgeon, the single market and another bad Budget
With Nicola Sturgeon launching her push for a second independence referendum today, we ask should Labour put the economy…
McDonnell: Government in “disarray” with “partial U-turn” after Budget
Labour has claimed a victory against the chancellor’s plans to increase national insurance contributions for the self-employed, with…
Christian Wolmar: Labour, taking control of the trains and why Hammond’s hostility to anything but cars is all too clear
Philip Hammond’s knowledge of transport was well summed up at my first meeting with him soon after he…
Alison McGovern: Brexit was the ghost at this failing chancellor’s feast
The new chancellor opened his first Budget speech yesterday with a line that probably contained more truth than…
Chancellor’s broken tax promise creates an opportunity for Labour – now the real party of the workers must seize it
The chances of an early election just moved from low to infinitesimal. And Philip Hammond’s bold decision to…
McDonnell: Low and middle earners are losers from Budget tax rises
Labour is ready for an election “at any point” John McDonnell said today as the row intensified over…
Jim McMahon: A Budget for no-one that ignores the crisis raging outside London
Philip Hammond yesterday unveiled his first Budget since becoming chancellor. The Budget is an annual occurrence – and…
Sarah Champion: Forget about blokes and beer – today women are achieving real change in the trade union movement
This is the full speech delivered today by Sarah Champion, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, at…
Brexit Britain’s economy is being built on sand – McDonnell responds to the budget
This is the full statement put out by shadow chancellor John McDonnell in response to the budget. “Philip…
