The Prime Minister has at least four serious grounds to launch an investigation into breaches of the Ministerial Code by Priti Patel – Jon Trickett
Jon
Trickett MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, commenting on further reports about
Priti Patel’s secret meetings with members of a foreign Government, said:
“Tonight
Downing Street has confirmed that even after she was caught, Priti Patel was
far from frank in her meeting with the Prime Minister yesterday...Read More »
Jeremy Corbyn speech at the CBI Annual Conference
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader
of the Labour Party, speaking at the CBI
Annual Conference today, said:
It’s
a pleasure to be with you here for the second year running.
And
a good deal has changed since I came to your conference last year.
We’ve
had a surprise General Election and to...Read More »
Tory cuts to local government will see spending on youth services more than halved
Labour’s Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs,
Cat Smith MP, on the occasion of Youth Work Week, responding to new analysis
which reveals that Tory cuts to local government will see spending on youth
services more than halved, said:
“Youth workers are the unsung heroes of our communities, helping
Response to "Paradise Papers" revelations
John
McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, responding to the “Paradise Papers” revelations in
the Guardian this evening, said:
“These
are deeply worrying revelations. Despite all the Government’s claims of
cracking down on tax dodgers, this evidence confirms that tax avoidance is
clearly continuing on an industrial scale. Either the Prime Minister...Read More »
Calls for inquiry into failure to pay trainee GPs their salaries – Jonathan Ashworth MP
Jonathan
Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, has
written to Jeremy Hunt requesting an “urgent update” concerning the failure of
Capita to pay hundreds of trainee GPs their salaries.
Jonathan Ashworth said:
“I’m
sure you would agree that trainee GPs seeking charitable support to feed their
families, and being unable to cover...Read More »