Foodbank use is at a record high. Here’s how Labour could end hunger by 2030
With Britain’s food banks reporting their busiest few months on record, the signs of human wreckage and suffering…
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Petition for furlough national minimum wage floor reaches 11,000 signatures
A petition launched to stop workers from being paid less than the national minimum wage through the government’s…
Labour demands action as report shows “appalling” rise in destitution
Jonathan Reynolds has called on the government to provide more support for families struggling over the winter this…
Food bank figures show Universal Credit “clearly failing”, says Labour
Labour has warned that Universal Credit is “clearly failing” as new figures show half of all households visiting…
Child hunger doesn’t stop for the holidays. Extend free school meals
NHS surcharges for migrant workers. The A-level results fiasco. The evictions ban. The government has been forced to…
What I’d be doing if parliament were not prorogued
The decision to prorogue parliament is controversial (and potentially illegal) for many reasons. Chief among them, quite rightly,…
Labour’s plan to end period poverty wins backing from a string of experts
Scottish Labour’s campaign to end period poverty has won backing from a host of key charities and Britain’s…
Tory austerity means the memories of Jarrow March are all too clear today
Since the end of the second world war many people have seen the period between the two conflicts…
Abrahams: Rising demand for foodbanks a “damning indictment of Tory failure”
Delays in the payment of benefits were the biggest driver of demand for foodbanks, Britain’s largest provider said…
Food banks have now been used over a million times in the last year
The number of people dependent on food banks has risen from 61,468 in 2010/11 to over a million…
