Police and Crime Commissioner Elections
On 15th November, people across the UK will go to the polls to vote for their new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). 41 PCCs will be chosen across England and Wales. What will Police and Crime Commissioners do? Police and Crime Commissioners will have the overall responsibility for directing the policing plan in local areas. [...]
Tory-led Government pushing youth unemployment to record highs
Tory-led Government polices are pushing youth unemployment to record highs Byrne Liam Byrne MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary commenting ahead of tomorrow’s unemployment statistics said: “Labour’s legacy was falling youth unemployment and a pioneering programme to get 200,000 young people back to work. The Tories scrapped that programme and now youth unemployment has [...]
Yet again Gove dragged to the Commons for shambolic BSF handling
Yet again Gove is dragged to the Commons for his shambolic handling of BSF – Burnham Andy Burnham MP, Labours Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on todays Urgent Question in Parliament on BSF, said: “Yet again, Michael Gove is dragged to the Commons to account for his shambolic handling of Building Schools for the Future. He [...]
Ruling calls into question every one of Gove’s BSF decisions
Ruling calls into question every one of Gove’s BSF decisions – Burnham Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, said in response to the High Court judgement on Building Schools for the Future today: “This ruling is a victory for all the communities and children betrayed by Michael Gove. They deserve no less than a [...]
Cameron’s failure to protect Sure Start will affect generations
Impact of Camerons failure to protect Sure Start will be felt for generations – Andy Burnham The day after the Prime Minister confused his numbers and incorrectly claimed that the Government is spending more on Sure Start, new figures show the cuts are even deeper than previously thought and that poorest boroughs are worst hit. [...]
Osborne’s deal with the banks is unravelling by the hour
Osborne’s deal with the banks is unravelling by the hour – Ed Balls Ed Balls MP, Labours Shadow Chancellor, responding to the details of the project Merlin agreement said: No wonder George Osborne didnt give me a copy of the full Merlin agreement before his House of Commons statement and only gave me a copy [...]
We will not support 20 per cent cuts to police funding
“We will not support 20 per cent cuts to police funding” – Cooper Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, commenting on today’s proposed vote on police funding said: “We will not support 20 per cent cuts to police funding. As we have seen already this will mean at least 10,000 fewer police officers, and [...]
We will oppose unfairness of Tory-led Govt’s councils cuts
We will oppose the unprecedented unfairness of Tory-led Government’s councils cuts – Flint Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, has said that Labour will today vote against the Tory-led Government’s Local Government Finance Settlement, in opposition to the unprecedented unfairness of the cuts they are making to council budgets. Caroline Flint, [...]
Flood cuts will leave homes at risk
Flood cuts will leave homes at risk – Creagh Mary Creagh MP, Labours Shadow Environment Secretary, responding to todays announcement by the Government on funding cuts for flood defence projects said: The Tory-led Government are taking a reckless gamble with peoples homes and businesses by cutting the flood defence budget by 27% in cash terms. [...]
Cameron needs to stop misleading the public on NHS plans
Cameron needs to stop misleading the public on his NHS plans – Healey John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, has responded to the Prime Ministers selective quoting from a speech he made recently to the Kings Fund by calling on David Cameron to come clean about his governments plans for the NHS. John Healey [...]
Military covenant is another broken promise by Cameron
Military covenant is another broken promise by Cameron – Murphy Jim Murphy MP, Labours Shadow Defence Secretary, responding to criticisms by the Royal British Legion of the Tory-led Governments action on the Military Covenant, said: This is a shocking indictment of the Tory-led Governments record on the Military Covenant. To make bold pledges while in [...]
Ministers need to consider all options on rescue helicopter bids
Ministers need to consider all the options on rescue helicopter bids – Murphy Jim Murphy MP, Labours Shadow Defence Secretary commenting on reports that the process to provide search and rescue helicopters has been halted, said: We respect the announcement that the Government is cancelling the proposed deal. The Labour Shadow Defence team has been [...]
Pickles’ weakness is bad news for communities – Flint
Pickles weakness is bad news for communities facing worst cuts to council budgets in a generation Flint Caroline Flint MP, Labours Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, commenting on a leaked email from the Liberal Democrat group of the Local Government Association which says that Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles is considered weak, said: Pickles’ [...]
Osborne’s bank levy is hurried, panicky and a damp squib
Osborne’s bank levy announcement is hurried, panicky and a damp squib – Ed Balls Ed Balls MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, commenting on todays announcement on the bank levy and stalled project Merlin talks said: After all George Osbornes tough talk on the banks in recent weeks and months, this mornings hurried and panicky announcement is [...]
Govt on brink of destroying community support and solidarity
Tory-led Govt are on the brink of destroying this countrys great tradition of community support and solidarity – Jowell Tessa Jowell MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Olympics said, in response to comments from Dame Elisabeth Hoodless and Danny Kruger on the crisis facing David Camerons Big Society: Supporters and sceptics of [...]
You can’t trust Tory-led Government on apprenticeships
You can’t trust Tory-led Government on apprenticeships – Denham John Denham MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, said in response to the Tory-led Government’s announcement on apprenticeships today: Labour lifted the apprenticeship system from its knees, improving the status of apprenticeships and increasing places. 280,000 started an apprentice in our last year of government alone, more [...]
Hope Govt think again on forests after nature reserves u-turn
I hope Tory-led Govt will think again on plans to sell off England’s forests following u-turn on nature reserves – Creagh Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, responding to reports that the Tory-led government has abandoned plans to dispose of National Nature Reserves, said: “This is an inevitable u-turn by the Conservative-led Government. These [...]
10,000 police officers across country to be lost
10,000 police officers across country to be lost – Cooper Chief Constables and Police Authorities across England Wales have confirmed only part of the scale of the cuts to police numbers we are to see this year and next. 10,190 police officers are to be cut. These figures expose the claim from the Tory-led Government [...]
Families feeling squeeze should know Govt made political choice
Families feeling the squeeze should know the Conservative-led Government made a political choice – Eagle Angela Eagle, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said in response to David Cameron’s interview with the Sunday Telegraph: “Families feeling the squeeze from deep spending cuts and the VAT rise this year should know that the Conservative-led government [...]
Harman: Growing the Aid Budget at a time of Deficit Reduction
Growing the Aid Budget at a time of Deficit Reduction Growing the Aid Budget at a time of Deficit Reduction: Moral Imperative and Political ChallengeIt is a pleasure to be here tonight at the London School of Economics where great work on international development is being done and where so many students from all over [...]
Ed Miliband Launches Labour Policy Review Groups
Ed Miliband Launches Labour Policy Review Groups Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Leader of the Opposition, today unveiled the details of several of the Labour Party’s Policy Reviews. The process will look at how, as a country, we will address the looming threat that, for the first time in decades, the next generation could find life [...]
Ed Miliband Warns British Promise Being Broken
Ed Miliband Warns British Promise Being Broken Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Leader of the Opposition, speaking to an audience of parents in Gateshead today, said: I want to thank you for coming here today to Gateshead. This is the first time the whole Shadow Cabinet has come together outside London and we are doing it [...]
Councils cutting support for bus services due to Tory-led Govt
Councils are being forced to cut support for bus services because of Tory-led Government’s choices – Eagle Maria Eagle MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, in response to the Campaign for Better Transport’s findings today that 70% of councils in England were planning major cuts to their bus budgets, said: When the Tory-led Government announced their [...]
David Cameron’s Big Society is imploding
David Cameron’s Big Society is imploding – Jowell Tessa Jowell MP, Labours Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, commenting on the news that Liverpool Council has pulled out of the Prime Ministers Big Society project in the city, said: David Cameron’s Big Society is imploding. Over the last 48 hours, Lord Wei has said that he doesnt [...]