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Combination of cuts hits most deprived areas hardest - Byrne

Combination of cuts hits most deprived areas hardest - Byrne

23 April 2013

New analysis by the Labour Party shows that the most deprived areas of the country are getting a double hit from local government cuts and cuts to tax credits and benefits. ... more

Labour holds Opposition Day debate on Northern Ireland - Vernon Coaker

Labour holds Opposition Day debate on Northern Ireland - Vernon Coaker

23 April 2013

Vernon Coaker MP, Labour’s Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, speaking in advance of a Labour Opposition Day debate on Northern Ireland, said: ... more

Government’s failed economic policies totally self-defeating as flatlining economy has seen deficit reduction grind to a halt

Government’s failed economic policies totally self-defeating as flatlining economy has seen deficit reduction grind to a halt

23 April 2013

Chris Leslie MP, Labour's Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury, responding to today’s public sector finance figures, said: ... more

Response to Government comments on nurse training - Reed

Response to Government comments on nurse training - Reed

22 April 2013

Jamie Reed MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Minister, responding to the Government’s comments on nurse training today, said: 

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My thoughts are with Stephen Lawrence's family and friends - Ed Miliband

My thoughts are with Stephen Lawrence's family and friends - Ed Miliband

22 April 2013

Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, speaking on the twentieth anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s murder, said: ... more

Yvette Cooper: 20 years after Stephen Lawrence's death there is a need for review of racism in the police service

Yvette Cooper: 20 years after Stephen Lawrence's death there is a need for review of racism in the police service

22 April 2013

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, said:

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Government trying to catch up with Labour's Tech Bacc plans - Twigg

Government trying to catch up with Labour's Tech Bacc plans - Twigg

22 April 2013

Stephen Twigg MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on the Government’s proposed Tech Bacc, said:
 
“Seven months after Labour announced plans for a Technical Baccalaureate, the Government is today trying to catch up.
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We need swift integration of care to safeguard the future of our NHS - Miliband

We need swift integration of care to safeguard the future of our NHS - Miliband

22 April 2013

On a visit to Lancashire today, Ed Miliband called for the swift integration of health and care services so that the NHS can be made financially sustainable and provide a better service for the future. ... more

Ministers should listen to their own advisers and stop looking for ways to hide the problem of child poverty - Liam Byrne

Ministers should listen to their own advisers and stop looking for ways to hide the problem of child poverty - Liam Byrne

22 April 2013

Liam Byrne MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to warnings from the Government’s own advisers that child poverty could get worse, said: ... more

Fitch credit rating downgrade - Response from Ed Balls

Fitch credit rating downgrade - Response from Ed Balls

19 April 2013

Ed Balls MP, Labour's shadow chancellor, responding to tonight's credit rating downgrade by Fitch, said:
 
“This is another humiliating blow to a Prime Minister and Chancellor who said keeping our AAA rating was the number one test of their economic and political credibility. And it ends a disastrous week for George Osborne’s economic policy after the IMF downgraded its UK economic forecasts again and warned Britain needs a plan B for jobs and growth.
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