Fall in earnings shows this Government has fundamentally failed working people - Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
MP, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on the Annual Survey of Hours
and Earnings, said:
“Year after
year people are worse off. Earnings have fallen again and real wages are lower
than they were a decade ago.
“This
Government has fundamentally failed working people with over 7 million people
Labour has forced Theresa May to backtrack on ill-conceived plans for supported housing - John Healey MP
John
Healey MP, Labour’s
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, responding to the House of Commons’
unanimous support for Labour’s motion to protect supported housing, said:
“Under
pressure from Labour, Theresa May has been forced to backtrack on the
Government’s ill-conceived plans for supported housing.
“Now,
after unanimous House of Commons backing...Read More »
David Davis & Theresa May's comments only add to the confusion & chaos over the Government’s approach to Brexit - Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer MP, Labour’s Shadow
Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, responding to David Davis telling the Brexit select
committee that Parliament might not get to vote on the final Brexit deal until
after we leave the EU, said:
“David
Davis and Theresa May’s comments only add to the confusion...Read More »
The Government has given ground but the devil will be in the detail - John Healey MP
John
Healey MP,
Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, commenting on the Prime
Minister’s announcement that the Government will no longer cap housing benefit
for social housing tenants at the local housing allowance rate, said:
“Once
again, Labour is winning the arguments and making the running on government
policy.
“Ahead
of...Read More »
John McDonnell response to today’s GDP figures
John
McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, commenting on today’s GDP
figures, said
“Today’s GDP
figures further confirm the impact that seven wasted years of Tory economic
policy has had on working households.
“Economic
growth for the majority of 2017 has been below what was expected. In recent
weeks leading...Read More »