‘The government’s plans for post-election spending cuts are a trap for Labour’
This is a story about public capital investment. I know it might not sound like the makings of…
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Labour rules out free school meals for all primary pupils despite MPs’ pressure
It is the definition of nipping it in the bud. Dozens of Labour MPs were reported last night…
A social rent freeze not entirely funded by the Treasury could be self-defeating
Salford has just submitted its response to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ consultation on a…
Starmer urges reversal of mini-Budget as Kwarteng brings forward fiscal plan
Keir Starmer has urged the Conservatives to reverse the “kamikaze mini-Budget” as Kwasi Kwarteng told Tory backbenchers today…
Spending review: Three things to look out for – and four things we hope for
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will present his first spending review tomorrow. We can expect a blizzard of announcements from…
Sunak U-turns on furlough – but there are many holes in his new plan
Rishi Sunak made the entirely predictable U-turn today of resuming a form of furlough, after repeatedly claiming that…
Labour letter to Sunak: Seven ways your winter plan fails Britain’s workers
The Labour Party’s Anneliese Dodds has highlighted seven ways in which the winter economic plan put forward by…
We need to recover jobs, retrain workers and rebuild business
The Chancellor had a choice last week: protect people’s jobs and livelihoods through the difficult months ahead, or…
Chancellor must “come clean” on plans for spending review, says Labour
Anneliese Dodds has called on the government to publish instructions issued to departments by the Chancellor in preparation…
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…
