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Today Labour are launching their manifesto for disabled people. To coincide with this, they’ve released figures, which show that the UK’s 12 million disabled people will play a key role in deciding the outcome of the general election. The…
Shadow Work and Pensions Minister Rachel Reeves has this morning welcomed the latest fall in unemployment, with the number of people out of work falling by 76,000 between December and February. However, Reeves has pointed out that while…
If there was ever an anniversary not to celebrate it’s today’s marker of two years since the Bedroom Tax was introduced. Since 2013 I have met people from all corners of the country who've been hit by this cruel and unfair policy, and it’s…
David Cameron and Iain Duncan Smith have repeatedly refused to explain how they would make the £12 billion cuts in social security spending that their fiscal plans for the next parliament depend on. If anyone wondered why, now we know…
A document has been leaked revealing which benefits the Tories are considering scrapping. This is part of the £12bn cut to the welfare budget they would implement by 2017/18 if they were to win May. It suggests that disability benefits and…
Yesterday’s announcement that Labour will reduce foodbank use, sort out some of the problems with benefits and reform sanctions is another clear and welcome dividing line on welfare policy. But whilst Labour’s policies might be a world away…
By Rachel Reeves MP and Maria Eagle MP The rise of food banks in 21stCentury Britain is nothing short of a disgrace. Figures from the Trussell Trust show that the number of people using food banks has increased from 41,000 in 2009-10 to…
As a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee I get to see up close the Government’s dissolute, ideological approach to social security - whether it’s Iain Duncan Smith’s comments that he wants to limit child benefit to the first…
For those of you who are familiar with LabourList's weekly survey, you might be aware that we have four rotating questions - one of which we ask every week. This week, the focus is back on the Shadow Cabinet. What do LabourList readers…
This article is written by Rachel Reeves MP and Andy Burnham MP Older people have been let down by the Tories’ failing plan. Pensioners’ living standards have been hit by the Tories’ refusal to act on rip-off energy fees and pension…
The reactionary howls that greeted Rachel Reeves' maternity leave plans remind us that, in some quarters, although we have come a long way, there is still just as far to go on when it comes to recognising that (1) women have babies and (2)…
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves has hit back comments from Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who questioned whether Reeves would be suitable for a Cabinet role given she plans to take maternity leave over the summer. Speaking to…
