Tracy Brabin comments on inclusion of foster children in 30 hours childcare policy
Today,
Minister for Children and Families, Robert Goodwill bowed to campaigning
pressure and committed to including foster children in the 30 hours offer from
September 2018.
Labour
MP Tracy Brabin has been campaigning against the unfair exclusion of
foster children from the flagship government policy.
Tracy
Brabin, Shadow Early Years Minister,
commenting on...Read More »
Government favours tax dodgers over tax payers - Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief
Secretary to the Treasury responding to the Government voting down Labour’s
amendments to the Finance Bill:
“This Conservative Government has
once again demonstrated that it favours tax dodgers over tax payers, bankers
over single mothers and large multinationals over public sector workers.
“This evening’s votes...Read More »
Government has decided not to give our schools the resources they need – Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner MP, Shadow Sectary of State for Education, commenting on the Government’s School Revenue Funding Settlement published today, said:
“Today’s announcement simply confirms that the Conservatives will do nothing to reverse per-pupil funding cuts since 2015 or compensate schools for £2.7 billion in cuts to school funding.
"It is a source...Read More »
This Tory Government cannot spin its way out of a police funding crisis - Abbott
Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, speaking in response to the announcement of the police funding grant, said:
“This Tory Government cannot spin its way out of a police funding crisis.
“The truth is that today’s announcement means a real terms cut to the police grant. Since 2010 the Tories...Read More »
The Conservatives’ part-privatisation of probation has been a costly failure - Imran Hussain
Imran Hussain MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Minister, responding to the National Audit Office investigation into changes to Community Rehabilitation Company contracts, said:
“This is yet more evidence of how the Conservatives’ part-privatisation of probation has been a costly failure that is placing the public at greater risk.
“The Government was warned...Read More »