Dawn Butler MP, Labour’s Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary, commenting on the ONS ethnicity pay gap figures for 2018 released today, said: “Today’s figures highlight the shocking persistence of ethnic pay inequality. People need to earn a fair wage based … read more
This morning, Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, convened a meeting of the party’s shadow cabinet to agree a settled Brexit position. The Labour Party will now challenge whoever emerges as the leader of the Conservative Party to have … read more
Diane Abbott MP, Shadow Home Secretary, responding to the release of a new Home Office document on police funding from 2015, said: “The Home Secretary may be kidding himself with assertions of rising police funding, but he won’t fool over-stretched … read more
Barbara Keeley MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Social Care and Mental Health, responding to the latest Alzheimer’s Society report, said: “This research reveals the shocking scale of the social care funding crisis. Continued inaction on social care funding from this … read more
Margaret Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to reports of Universal Credit claimants being targeted in a multi-million pound scam, said: “The government claimed that Universal Credit would reduce fraud and error. Now we know it is … read more