Economy on the agenda for Labour as autumn statement looms
Good morning. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement on Wednesday, and so we can expect…
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Siobhain McDonagh: ‘Margaret’s mission is now mine. We must cure gliobastomas’
My sister, Margaret McDonagh, was an extraordinary woman – the youngest and the first ever female General Secretary…
Siobhain McDonagh urges Boris Johnson to address digital divide among pupils
Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh has urged Boris Johnson to address the digital divide that could hold back many…
Rising childcare costs will stop parents returning to work, Labour warns
Labour has warned that a “perfect storm” of rising childcare costs and thousands of providers being at risk…
Sunak challenged on lack of childcare support for female workers in pandemic
Labour MPs Siobhain McDonagh and Angela Eagle have challenged Rishi Sunak on the lack of childcare support for…
Over 100 MPs demand extension of self-employed income support scheme
A cross-party group of over 100 MPs have written to the Chancellor today to demand an extension of…
Siobhain McDonagh links anti-capitalism to antisemitism in Labour
Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh said there was a link between antisemitism and the anti-capitalist beliefs of ‘hard left’…
Siobhain McDonagh: There’s trouble in store for Sainsbury’s – unless it listens to workers
Since 1869, Sainsbury’s has been a pillar of the great British high street. Over 148 years, they have…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn seizes on Tory divisions over grammars and funding
“This Government is cutting the schools budget by 6.5% by 2020. Today we learn the proposed national funding…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn takes the “irony lady” to task over Brexit boasts
Jeremy Corbyn could barely disguise his incredulity when tackling the prime minister’s claim that her reaction to the Brexit…
