Budget 2024: The tax rises and spending plans to expect as PM revises bus fare cap and reveals back-to-work package
Labour’s first Budget since returning to power is fast approaching, with many of the policies Chancellor Rachel Reeves…
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‘Labour can turn apathy into enthusiasm by talking up its popular policies more’
Labour’s performance in the Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections last week hit the top end of expectations –…
Roundup: Unions’ New Deal nerves, Labour’s e-recruits, municipal socialism
Good morning on a busy old day in Labourland, where for a change we’ll start with all things…
Myths are rife over Labour’s private school tax – here’s why they’re wrong
Private schools are reported to be gearing up for the biggest hike in fees in 20 years “amid…
Labour motion on ending tax breaks for private schools rejected by MPs
A Labour motion calling for the creation of a Commons select committee to consider ending tax breaks for…
Labour will not apologise for wanting the best for children in state schools
It’s not often that the Labour Party has a reason to be grateful to the Daily Mail. But…
Sunday shows: Conservatives accused of ‘parroting bogus data’ on private schools
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson rejected the “spurious” arguments against Labour’s plans for private…
PMQs: Missteps from Sunak leave him on the back foot against Starmer
During today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Keir Starmer took advantage of the sudden obsession with Labour’s long-standing plans to…
Morgan: Tories “enabling” state and private school attainment gap to grow
Labour’s Stephen Morgan has accused the Conservatives of “enabling” the gap in grades between state and private school…
Sunday shows: Tax breaks for private schools “out of step”, Phillipson says
Sophy Ridge on Sunday Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson argued that the tax breaks enjoyed by private schools…
