Mike Amesbury: Look up from your spreadsheet Phil – and look north
This is the penultimate one of a series of articles by MPs, trade unionists and Labour activists in…
Universal credit
John McDonnell: Forget the gimmicks – chancellor needs to change direction
This is the full statement published by John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, in the run-up to today’s Budget.…
TSSA chief and Labour MPs swing behind pre-Budget austerity protest
Labour MPs, activists and a senior trade union leader demanded an and to austerity and greater investment in…
Stephen Timms: The cruelty of universal credit drove one woman almost to suicide
The universal credit roll-out was supposed to finish last month. A green paper published by the Department for…
Tories using universal credit to punish the poor, Corbyn tells Unite conference
The Tories are punishing people for being poor, Jeremy Corbyn said today as he stepped up his attack…
Universal credit chaos shows the Tories see poverty as simply a lifestyle choice
Universal credit has become a parliamentary inconvenience for Theresa May and the Tories. May has struggled to justify…
Neil Coyle: Universal credit chaos shows why Britain needs a “help to rent” project
For homeless people, or anyone on the brink of homelessness, life is a daily struggle and after years…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn emerges with credit as May plods on in work but not in power
Theresa May cannot get away from universal credit – and Jeremy Corbyn cannot get to it quickly enough.…
Tory MPs must vote with their conscience and pause the universal credit rollout, Abrahams urges ahead of debate
Up to 25 Tory MPs might be willing to rebel against the government and back Labour’s fight to…
Joe Anderson: Universal credit could mean Christmas is cancelled for struggling families
“When you’ve got nothing you’ve got nothing to lose”, sang Bob Dylan. Unfortunately that’s not true. When you’ve…
