Labour calls for urgent changes to social security system
Labour has called on the government to implement five urgent changes to the social security system that will…
Tax Credits
Sam Moore: Why the great Gordon Brown continues to be a moderniser even now
One of the things that helped Gordon Brown’s rise was a constant desire to modernise. When he was…
Alan Johnson: Being poor means being powerless – so we must lend a hand in the fight against poverty
I decided not to fight this election and to spend more time with my family – having checked…
Rachel Reeves: Tory tax changes and benefits freeze mean struggling families forced to fund new handout for the rich
The start of the new financial year today is when the rich get richer and the poor get…
O’Grady: Explosion of zero hours contracts costs the government almost £2bn
Workers are treated as disposable under zero hour contracts, Frances O’Grady warned today, as the TUC published new…
Diane Abbott: It is not migrants who are making you worse off – it’s the Tories
There is a widespread anxiety that the economic outlook will deteriorate. If so, we should expect the Tories…
Dan Jarvis: The privilege of public service demands we tackle child poverty
How can we achieve our full potential as a country, when one in four children are held back…
We will defeat grammar schools plans, Corbyn tells trade union bosses
Jeremy Corbyn tonight told trade union leaders that by working together the labour movement will defeat Tory plans for new…
Smith pledges to reverse Universal Credit cuts as he unveils “triple-lock” plan to boost living standards
Owen Smith has pledged to reverse cuts to universal credit as he promises radical changes to a Conservative economy…
Support Corbyn and help us tackle the Tory war on the poor
As a councillor in Islington and candidate for Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), I’m proud to again be…
