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“National scandal” that there are 1.4 million contracts that don’t guarantee minimum…

“National scandal” that there are 1.4 million contracts that don’t guarantee minimum hours – Rebecca Long-Bailey

Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, commenting on ONS figures which show there are 1.4 million contracts in use which don’t guarantee minimum hours, said:

“It is a national scandal that there are 1.4 million contracts that don’t guarantee minimum hours, with people stuck in limbo in insecure work, not knowing how much they’ll earn from week to week, unable to budget for basic necessities and unsure if they can even pay the rent.

“The Government urgently needs to get a grip on the broken labour market which is rigged against workers and adopt Labour’s policy to ban zero hour contracts.”

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Rise in use of private ambulances sign of “unsustainable demands” Tories are making on…

Rise in use of private ambulances sign of “unsustainable demands” Tories are making on NHS – Justin Madders MP

Justin Madders MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Minister, commenting on the 22 per cent rise in the use of private ambulances over two years, said:
“The rise in the use of private ambulances is a sign of the unsustainable demands which this Conservative Government is making on the NHS.

“A&E pressures are causing queues outside hospitals, while a chronic shortage of paramedics is stretching services even thinner. Across the country ambulance staff are working round the clock to do their best for patients.

“Ministers need to make sure that all ambulance crews, in every part of the country, are properly staffed and resourced. The Government should provide funding to get the best outcomes for NHS patients, not spend all this money on private companies.“

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Ministers have turned their back on millions of families struggling with high housing costs – John…

Ministers have turned their back on millions of families struggling with high housing costs – John Healey

John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, responding to new research by the National Housing Federation showing that social housing spending is at a record low, said:

“Conservative Ministers have washed their hands of any responsibility to build the homes families on ordinary incomes need.

“Under Labour in 2009/10 we started building almost 40,000 homes for social rent. By last year this had fallen by 98 per cent to fewer than 1,000.

“Ministers try to hide their failure to build more affordable homes by branding more homes ‘affordable’. The Conservative definition of affordable housing now includes homes close to full market rent and on sale for up to £450,000.

“Ministers have turned their back on the millions of families struggling with high housing costs. It’s no wonder that public concern about housing is around the highest level in 40 years. Only Labour has a credible long-term plan to build the genuinely affordable homes to rent and buy that our country needs.”

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The Government has failed to address key questions affecting our security – Diane Abbott MPDiane…

The Government has failed to address key questions affecting our security – Diane Abbott MP

Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, commenting on the government’s announcement about a UK-EU security treaty, said:

“For the sake of our collective security, the UK and the EU need deep co-operation to tackle terrorism, organised crime, people trafficking and other serious crimes.

“Unfortunately, the Government’s approach fails to answer fundamental questions about what form that co-operation would take: how much will we contribute and how are we to maintain current levels of cooperation without accepting ECJ jurisdiction?

“The Tories have provided no answers and once again appear intent on infighting rather than addressing key questions affecting our safety and security.”

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Staying within a 1.5C limit is not impossible if we pursue ambitious policies to tackle climate…

Staying within a 1.5C limit is not impossible if we pursue ambitious policies to tackle climate change – Rebecca Long-Bailey MP

Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Business, Industry and Skills, commenting on analysis published in the journal Nature Geoscience which reveals the aim of limiting global warming to less than 1.5C remains in reach, said:

“This report shows that staying within a 1.5C limit is not impossible, but only if we pursue ambitious policies to tackle climate change.

“Labour will ensure that 60 per cent of the UK’s energy will come from low carbon or renewable sources by 2030. Our manifesto set out plans to support local renewable energy generation and the creation of publicly owned energy companies to bring down prices.

“A Labour government will put us back on track to meet the targets in the Climate Change Act and the Paris Agreement.”

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