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Labour Target Cancer campaign at voteNHS.com
Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Health Secretary and Douglas Alexander MP, Labour's General Election co-ordinator have today launched voteNHS.com to outline Labour’s health campaign. The “Target Cancer” campaign aims to save up to 10,000 lives by backing a pledge to create...
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Report reveals Tories' threat to families
A new report shows that George Osborne's plans are badly flawed and would mean taking child tax credits away from couples earning over £31,000 per year A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has shown that families...
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Conservatives risk to the recovery
A new report shows how the Conservatives' plans for immediate cuts could damage the economic recovery, as well as hitting families hard. Warnings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the National Institute for Social Research (NIESR) call...
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Stars launch poverty campaign: GlobalPovertyPromise.com
Davina McCall, Mariella Frostrup, Annie Lennox, Richard Wilson and Meera Syal are among the big names launching a new poverty campaign today, the fifth anniversary of Nelson Mandela's Make Poverty History speech in Trafalgar Square. In a campaign...
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George Osborne failed the credibility test - Byrne
Liam Byrne MP, Labour’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury responding to George Osborne's speech today said: “Today George Osborne made credibility the test and then failed it. The only thing he succeeded in doing was to talk Britain down. “In...
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Instead of bobbing around like a cork in water David Cameron should level with the British people - Mandelson
Instead of bobbing around like a cork in water David Cameron should level with the British people - Mandelson After the disarray in the Conservatives' position over the last few days, Labour’s Business Secretary Peter Mandelson will today challenge David...
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Labour will continue to support the recovery
New figures show Britain has come out of recession – credit to the families and businesses who have worked hard through the downturn. It was right for Labour to support families and the economy – sustaining jobs by giving businesses...
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David Cameron's promise to married couples is a con - Byrne
New figures from the Treasury today reveal that only 6% of married couples would benefit from the Tories' new married couples plan. Far from his commitment to ‘recognise all marriages', 94% of married couples would get nothing. In fact, in...
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Bringing down unemployment
Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has welcomed news that unemployment has fallen - with a 7,600 drop in youth unemployment. While the jobs market is still tough, Labour’s £5bn investment in expanding education and training, supporting jobs and...
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Tough new measures to tackle irresponsible drinking
Labour’s Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, has announced new measures to tackle irresponsible drinking. Measures announced today will include banning irresponsible promotions such as “all you can drink” offers, ensuring free tap water is available for customers and requiring all those...
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