This new attempt to address the refugee crisis in Calais is in reality an admission of failure - Abbott
Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, speaking in response to reports of a new deal on Calais refugees, said:
“This new attempt to address the refugee crisis in Calais is in reality an admission of failure.
“We have repeatedly been told that security measures would solve the problem, but it...Read More »
Today’s findings are damning indictment on Government’s failure to tackle gender pay gap - Butler
Dawn Butler MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, commenting on reports by the ONS and the Young Women’s Trust on the gender pay gap, said:
“Today’s findings are a damning indictment on the Government’s failure to tackle the gender pay gap. While the Government claims progress, this latest analysis...Read More »
Jon Trickett responds to reports that the government is now placing Interserve under watch
Jon
Trickett MP, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, responding to reports that the
government is now placing Interserve under watch, said:
“The
Government awarded Interserve numerous contracts after significant profit
warnings, clearly showing us that Carillion was not an isolated case.
“The Tory
Government is wedded to a dogma which would...Read More »
2030 EU target for phasing out single-use plastics demonstrates lack of ambition in Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan - Hayman
Sue Hayman MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting on the launch of the EU’s plastics strategy, said:
“Labour welcomes the EU plastics strategy published today. The fact that the EU is bringing forward a target of 2030 for member states to phase out single-use plastics demonstrates the lack of ambition and...Read More »
Labour reports Boris Johnson to statistics watchdog over misleading comments
Keir Starmer MP, Labour’s Shadow Brexit Secretary, has today written to Sir David Norgrove, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, following comments made by Boris Johnson that Vote Leave’s claim the UK sends £350m a week to the EU was ‘grossly underestimated’.
• A copy of Keir Starmer’s letter is below.
Dear Sir...Read More »