Labour call for a vote on the Bedroom Tax and a debate on food banks
New statistics show that the Bedroom Tax has cost low-income families an average of £1,260 since it was…
Rachel Reeves
Will Nick Clegg help Labour abolish the Bedroom Tax tomorrow?
Two years ago, a disabled woman in my constituency told me a shocking story about how the Bedroom…
Labour will offer people a new deal: work hard for a fair day’s pay
If you work hard, you get a fair day’s pay. Not an unreasonable thing to believe in is…
“Tory Welfare Waste” – why Reeves’ new attack line will cut through with voters
Rachel Reeves will make a speech today slamming the Tories’ handling of the welfare system, and will trial…
Unlike under this government, there will be no targets for benefit sanctions under Labour
This post is written by Rachel Reeves and Stephen Timms This week’s report from Oxfam, Child Poverty Action…
Miliband says it’s not prejudiced to talk about immigration – but that’s exactly what this immigration debate is built on
As has become the norm in British politics, over the past couple of weeks immigration hasn’t been far…
EU migrants would have to wait two years before claiming jobseekers’ allowance under Labour
Rachel Reeves has this afternoon announced that Labour would curb new EU migrants’ access to benefits. Writing in the…
Next May there is a big choice for the British people on social security
This weekend we’ve seen desperate attempts by the Tories to hide the truth of their failed record on…
Commons vote to exempt more people Bedroom Tax passes
A vote in the House of Commons to reduce the number of people hit by the Bedroom Tax…
Labour must be the party for the socially excluded
This week David Cameron announced an extension of the Troubled Families programme. Since then, the right wing press…
