Commons select committee members: Full list of Labour MPs picked for roles
Labour MPs are selecting their party’s representatives on parliamentary select committees this week. Members of committees, which usually…
Rachel Reeves
New defence committee chair urges Labour to make Taiwan president ‘welcome’ after visit reportedly delayed
The new Labour chair of the defence select committee has urged the government to welcome the former Taiwanese…
What private members’ bills are Labour backbenchers presenting to Parliament?
The first private members’ bills of the new Parliament are being presented before MPs on Wednesday, with 15…
‘Children in care are being moved miles away from their homes. My private members’ bill will change that’
Following a difficult childhood, Chereece was placed into care as a teenager. Rather than this being the start…
Budget 2024: Reeves ‘considering £40bn tax hikes and spending cuts’ – but falling inflation relieves pressure on Chancellor
Rachel Reeves is looking at making £40bn worth of tax rises and spending cuts in the upcoming Budget…
Budget: Think tanks urge fiscal rule shakeup to boost public services and growth
Think tanks are raising the pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to go ahead with shaking up the government’s…
Greg Clark: ‘This government’s industrial strategy shows serious ambition, and deserves cross-party support’
It’s good news that the UK is going to have an Industrial Strategy again. Most other developed countries…
‘Budget cuts risk fuelling populism. New fiscal rules could free up £52bn’
The government has inherited economic plans that will starve Britain of the investment it desperately needs. To fix…
PM: ‘Very clear’ Labour manifesto only ruled out NI hikes on working people
The Prime Minister has said Labour was “very clear” the party was only ruling out extra taxes on…
Assisted dying private members’ bill: ‘The compassionate case for reform’
Assisted dying is an issue that has long weighed on my mind, not just because of my personal…
