Hancock’s new Covid payment? Too little, too late
Matt Hancock has announced that people on low incomes who test positive for Covid-19 will start receiving payments…
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Care workers have been abandoned. The Chancellor must put that right
During lockdown, as many were getting used to working from home, care workers continued to serve their clients.…
Labour mayors join TUC to launch ‘Time Out to Help Out’ campaign
The mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool city region have joined with the TUC to launch the…
WATCH: People “just can’t afford” to self-isolate, warns Burnham
Andy Burnham has warned that “many people are struggling to self-isolate because they just can’t afford it” and…
McDonnell releases Labour coronavirus plan to keep people in work
John McDonnell has released the Labour Party plan to keep people in work amid the coronavirus crisis that…
Nandy calls for emergency sick pay legislation amid coronavirus outbreak
Labour leadership candidate Lisa Nandy has called for emergency legislation to ensure that all workers receive sick pay…
“Poverty pay” risk of self-employment, warns Debbie Abrahams
Self-employed people are at risk of ending up with simply “poverty pay”, Labour’s welfare spokeswoman has said. Anyone…
