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Government should not play politics over appointment of Les Ebdon - Umunna

Government should not play politics over appointment of Les Ebdon - Umunna

9 February 2012

Chuka Umunna MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, responding to reports that ministers are attempting to block the appointment of Les Ebdon as Director of the Office for Fair Access, said: ... more

Osborne is now desperately hoping quantitative easing will bail out his failing economic policy - Ed Balls

Osborne is now desperately hoping quantitative easing will bail out his failing economic policy - Ed Balls

9 February 2012

Ed Balls MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, in response to the Bank of England’s decision on a further £50 billion of quantitative easing, said: ... more

UK trade figures expose Cameron and Osborne's myth that flatlining economy last year was down to the eurozone crisis - Reeves

UK trade figures expose Cameron and Osborne's myth that flatlining economy last year was down to the eurozone crisis - Reeves

9 February 2012

Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, in response to UK trade figures published today, said: ... more

Today's children in care figures show there is even greater pressure on children's social services - McKinnell

Today's children in care figures show there is even greater pressure on children's social services - McKinnell

9 February 2012

Catherine McKinnell MP, Labour's Shadow Children's Minister, responding to the children in care figures today, said: ... more

GCSE figures show school attainment gap between those of different backgrounds is still too high - Twigg

GCSE figures show school attainment gap between those of different backgrounds is still too high - Twigg

9 February 2012

Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the publication of GCSE attainment figures today said: ... more

Warm words from Cameron are not enough when his own Government policies are holding both women and the economy back - Cooper

Warm words from Cameron are not enough when his own Government policies are holding both women and the economy back - Cooper

9 February 2012

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary & Minister for Women and Equalities, ahead of David Cameron's speech on women in business today, said: ... more

Government should ensure all schools are inspected on a regular basis - Twigg

Government should ensure all schools are inspected on a regular basis - Twigg

9 February 2012

Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the announcement that a quarter of outstanding schools are to be reinspected, said: ... more

NAO report on the defence workforce astonishing criticism from Government's own watchdog - Murphy

NAO report on the defence workforce astonishing criticism from Government's own watchdog - Murphy

9 February 2012

Jim Murphy MP, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary, said in response to the NAO report, ‘Managing change in the Defence workforce’: ... more

This Health Bill is an unfolding disaster for the Government - Burnham

This Health Bill is an unfolding disaster for the Government - Burnham

9 February 2012

Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, said in response to the Government's defeat in the House of Lords on the first Health Bill vote: ... more

Cameron's claim that the proportion of front line officers has gone up was both wrong and out of touch - Cooper

Cameron's claim that the proportion of front line officers has gone up was both wrong and out of touch - Cooper

8 February 2012

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, commenting on HMIC figures showing that 9 out of every 10 police officers lost were from the frontline, said: ... more