The pressures facing children's services are unsustainable - Andrew Gwynne MP
Andrew
Gwynne MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local
Government,
commenting on the National Children’s Bureau’s survey of local councillors
responsible for children’s services, which has revealed that rising demand and
a lack of resources are leaving children’s needs unmet, said:
"The
pressures facing children’s services are...Read More »
The Government must repair damage caused to legal aid reforms, not apply a plaster to a broken system - Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to today’s
statement by Justice Secretary David Lidington that the government’s review
into its Legal Aid reforms will conclude by July 2018, said:
“When people can’t afford to defend their rights, those rights are
worth nothing more than the paper they are written...Read More »
Ministers have squandered a real opportunity to curb highly addictive Fixed Odds Betting Terminals - Tom Watson MP
Tom
Watson MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and
Sport, responding
to the Government’s review into gambling stakes and prizes and social
responsibility measures, said:
“This
response from the Government is deeply disappointing.
“Ministers
have squandered a real opportunity to curb highly addictive Fixed Odds Betting
Terminals, which...Read More »
Next month's budget must address unprecedented workforce crisis in our NHS - Jonathan Ashworth
Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s
Shadow Health Secretary, responding
to the Health Foundation’s warning that NHS workforce planning is ‘not fit for
purpose’, said:
“Theresa May has overseen an
unprecedented workforce crisis in the NHS. This latest warning is the
culmination of an incompetent strategy, which has left our health service...Read More »
John McDonnell responds to IFS research on public finances ahead of the Budget
John McDonnell MP,
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, commenting on analysis published today by the IFS on the public
finances ahead of the Budget, said:
“The IFS have today
confirmed seven years of Tory austerity policies have failed to drive up
investment and productivity, with serious potential consequences for the public
finances. Tory...Read More »