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Ministers are scrambling to reassure the public that everything is fine. An NHS England letter emerged yesterday warning of a "significant reduction in weekly supply" of the vaccine from March 29th, meaning that volumes for first doses will…
Below is the full text of the Harold Wilson Lecture delivered by Rachel Reeves in March 2021. Thank you Shirley for that kind introduction. And thanks to Ana and the whole team at the University who have made this lecture happen. It’s been…
Women should be able to walk alone without fear. But it is simply not the case. As reports emerged that one of the Met Police's own has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Sarah Everard, hundreds of women shared their experiences on…
Rachel Reeves has attacked the Tories for an "obsession with outsourcing" as a parliamentary committee criticised the "unimaginable" cost of NHS test and trace despite its failure to deliver on the promise to avoid lockdowns. The public…
Labour has demanded an apology for Boris Johnson's claim that information on all Covid procurement was made public and asked for confirmation that no money has been wasted on the "curious incident of the missing contracts". Rachel Reeves…
Three years ago last month, Carillion went into liquidation, buckling under the crippling weight of its £1.5bn debt and costing the UK taxpayer an estimated £148m, as well as 800 people their jobs. At the time, Carillion had in the region…
Calls for a devolution have picked up pace over the last year. Demands for a new settlement have been heard from Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other Labour leaders across England, Wales and…
Rachel Reeves has criticised ministers over what she described as an "unedifying gold-rush of chums and of Chancellors" in the abuse of the public procurement process throughout the course of the coronavirus pandemic. The Shadow Chancellor…
Labour has challenged minister Matt Hancock over the government process for Covid procurement going forward, after a court ruled this week that the lack of transparency during the pandemic has been unlawful. Rachel Reeves, who has…
Anneliese Dodds has demanded that the government get a grip on the "eye-watering amounts of money being wasted in the pandemic" and make sure that public funds are directed to support jobs and businesses. In an interview with Sky News this…
Labour has demanded that the government disclose details of meetings between companies and government ministers, MPs and special advisers concerning £2bn of contracts handed out over the course of the pandemic. Following a judicial hearing…
Labour has supported a government bill giving ministers longer maternity leave – but the opposition party said the opportunity to make "significant strides forward" on wider rights and protections had been missed. The party supported the…
