Politics

“A great deal of work remains to be done to lift the veterans most affected by the ban from the poverty inflicted upon them after the loss of careers. “Too many face crippling debt, poor housing, social isolation and live with poor health and wellbeing. “2024 must be the year …

NHS waiting lists must be urgently reduced so people can get back to work, the party argues. Source link

Labour will promise to deliver the biggest shake-up to rail “in a generation” by establishing the long-delayed Great British Railways (GBR) organisation and bringing routes back into public ownership. Making the announcement in a speech on Thursday, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh will also pledge to establish a “best-price ticket …

The chancellor says cutting services will cost “a great deal less” than allowing Russia to succeed in Ukraine. Source link

This was a trip with two aims: to refocus the world’s attention on Ukraine and announce a big boost in defence spending – with an eye, of course, on national security, but also on the general election.    When it comes to Ukraine, this was a co-ordinated effort across the …

MPs have voted in favour of the government’s Renters’ Reform Bill – despite it including an indefinite delay to the end of no-fault evictions. A debate on the legislation ran throughout Wednesday afternoon, including around a new clause from the government which would hold off outlawing Section 21s until a …

Oliver Dowden. Angela Rayner and Mhairi Black recalled Frank Field who has died at the age of 81. The deputy leaders were the key players in the Commons for PMQs, with Rishi Sunak away in Germany. The former Labour minister later stood as an independent candidate for the Birkenhead seat, …

Angela Rayner said she knew the Conservatives were “desperate to talk about my living arrangements”, opening her question on no-fault evictions. Oliver Dowden, standing in for Rishi Sunak, said it was his fifth PMQs with the deputy Labour leader Rayner, joking that she would “be claiming it as her principal …

Labour’s deputy leader has been dogged by questions over her living arrangements before she was an MP. Source link

Labour’s Angela Rayner has attacked the Conservatives for “obsessing” over her living arrangements while renters continue to face uncertainty over the government’s promise to end no-fault evictions. The deputy leader has been facing scrutiny over the sale of her former home in Stockport from before she was an MP, with …