Press release: Waste criminal pays up after Proceeds of Crime confiscation order
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The Bombardier partnership with Airbus is welcome, but should not justify the Government taking its foot off the pedal – Long-Bailey
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, commenting on Bombardier partnering with Airbus on C-Series jets, said:
“This partnership is a welcome step in the right direction for Bombardier, Airbus and their workers and the pairing of two cutting edge product lines is exciting for the future of aerospace manufacturing.
“However, this should in no way justify the Government taking its foot off the pedal in the US tariff dispute with Boeing. The Government must ensure that unjust tariffs are removed and existing jobs protected.”
read moreInflation has reached its highest level in five years following Tory economic failure – Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd MP, Labour’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to today’s inflation figures by the ONS, said:
“Inflation has reached its highest level in five years, while real earnings are still lower than in 2010, following seven years of Tory economic failure.
“Only Labour will deliver a £10 per hour Real Living Wage, investment in infrastructure, and an effective industrial strategy to raise living standards and build an economy for the many, not the few.”
read moreRise in hate crime is unacceptable – Diane Abbott MP
Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to today’s Home Office figures on hate crime, said:
“This rise in hate crime is unacceptable, especially after a drop in police referrals has seen a fall in prosecutions.
“The Tories have made great claims about tackling burning injustices. But they are clearly not tackling the great injustice of being attacked simply because of your religion, your sexuality, the colour of your skin or your disability.
“Labour will hire 10,000 extra police to ensure there are sufficient officers working in the community who can help tackle crimes like this. The Tories continue to make police cuts and, in their own words, they have created a ‘hostile environment’ for migrants. Amber Rudd needs to urgently come to Parliament and explain what the Government’s response will be to address this serious failing.“
read moreAgenda set for 19th CPC National Congress
The agenda for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been set at the preparatory meeting for the congress, spokesman Tuo Zhen said Tuesday.
| Tuo Zhen, spokesperson for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, holds a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. [Photo by Jin Liwang / Xinhua] |
Xi Jinping presided over the preparatory meeting at the Great Hall of the People, which was attended by 2,307 Party delegates and specially invited delegates.
There are a total of 2,354 delegates and specially invited delegates to the congress.
A 22-member delegate credentials committee was approved at the meeting. A presidium of the congress consisting of 243 members was also approved.
Attendees also approved the organizational setup and tasks of the secretariat of the congress.
Liu Yunshan was appointed secretary-general of the congress.
Tuo, spokesman for the 19th CPC National Congress, told a press conference that the agenda includes:
— To hear and examine a report submitted by the 18th CPC Central Committee;
— To examine a work report of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection;
— To deliberate and adopt an amendment to the Party’s Constitution;
— To elect the Party’s 19th Central Committee and its 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
The congress will open at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and conclude on Oct. 24, the spokesman said.
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