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Labour’s Schools Secretary Ed Balls, has announced radical new school reforms to build on the massive improvements in the last decade; create a world-class education system; and build a strong economy and work force for the future. The White Paper...

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Labour's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has launched 'Building Britain's Future', a plan setting out how the Labour Government will create a fairer, stronger and more prosperous country. The plan’s focus on jobs highlights the Labour Government’s belief that the country...

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Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, today pledged Labour candidates to the highest standards of integrity, accountability, and prudence with public money. 100 of Labour's young candidates and activists joined Gordon Brown at Labour HQ...

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David Miliband MP, Labour's Foreign Secretary, commenting on the Tories' new European group, said: "With the current global economic and political circumstances, it is more vital than ever that Britain remains at the heart of Europe. The Conservatives under David...

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Labour’s Housing Minister, John Healey, has announced extra help for families facing repossession of their home by doubling extra funding for free, on-the-spot legal advice in courts The announcement comes on the same day that the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

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Pat McFadden MP, Labour's Business Minister, responding to this morning's comments from Caroline Spelman committing the Tories to scrapping the planning framework aimed at speeding up decisions on nuclear power, transport capacity and other infrastructure, said: "These comments...

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Today David Miliband MP, Labour’s Foreign Secretary, responding to criticism of David Cameron’s European policy said: “David Cameron’s Euro policy is in complete chaos. Leading figures from across Europe, in business and even his own Shadow Business Secretary are lining...

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The UK Climate Projections 2009, released today, will help us plan and prepare for change to our climate in the UK. By acting now, we can limit the severity of climate change in the future. Labour’s approach to tackling climate...

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Bob Ainsworth MP, Labour's Defence Secretary, today challenged the Conservatives to come clean on their plans for defence spending, saying: "If George Osborne wants to be honest about defence spending then he should start by telling Liam Fox that he...

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Ed Balls MP, Labour's Schools Secretary, today welcomed new figures showing record numbers of young people are staying in education or training, but warned that thousands of young people would be abandoned by the Tories. Figures published today show that...

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