Anyone worried about protecting the welfare state should concentrate on kicking out the Tories
As a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee I get to see up close the Government’s…
Rachel Reeves
Labour would aim to save £1 billion from Housing Benefit Bill
Labour have announced that they would aim to save £1 billion from the Housing Benefit bill in the…
49% rise in long-term unemployment for BME young people since 2010, Labour outline plan to address this
Labour are today pledging that they will help to get 3,200 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) young…
The Tories’ plan is letting older people down – Labour have a better one
This article is written by Rachel Reeves MP and Andy Burnham MP Older people have been let down…
Why we should loudly support Rachel Reeves’ right to maternity leave
The reactionary howls that greeted Rachel Reeves’ maternity leave plans remind us that, in some quarters, although we have…
Rachel Reeves slams “dinosaur” Rosindell for maternity leave comments
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves has hit back comments from Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who questioned whether…
Campbell urges Labour team to “step up” as the election is “too focused on the two leaders”
Alastair Campbell, former Director of Communications for Tony Blair when he was Prime Minister, has urged the Labour…
Tory MP says Rachel Reeves isn’t eligible to be a Cabinet minister because she’s pregnant
A Tory MP has attacked Rachel Reeves, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, for planning to take maternity leave…
Everyone loses out from a low-pay economy
Over the last year I’ve seen how David Cameron and George Osborne’s failure to make work pay is…
Labour’s unwillingness to state the importance of trade unions: good for business, bad for everyone else
Rachel Reeves gave a speech at Bloomberg yesterday. That Reeves is orating about social security at a financial…
