Prem Sikka: Here’s why the autumn statement does nothing to help ordinary working people
‘The chancellor delivered a continuation of austerity, public spending cuts and tax hikes.’
Inequality
Households to be £1,900 poorer, analysis of Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement finds
“This Parliament is on track to be the first in which real household disposable incomes actually fall”
‘Government has turned its back on working people’: Trade unions react to King’s speech
“gimmicks, division, and more of the same.”
UK government is ‘violating international law’ over poverty levels, says UN official
“The policies in place are not working or not protecting people in poverty, and much more needs to be done for these people to be protected.”
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters say the government does not care about levelling up, poll finds
55% of voters in the North West believe that the government does not care about levelling up, as do 52% of voters in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Keir Starmer answers ‘why Labour?’ during conference speech
“Together we will fix tomorrow’s challenges today,” Starmer told the conference
‘2.5 million households can’t afford the internet’, digital exclusion must be a priority Labour conference told
10.2 million people lack the basic digital skills they need to function in society.
Margaret Hodge on fighting extremism, challenges facing the country and what the next Labour government must do
With nearly 30 years of Parliamentary experience, we asked Hodge about some of her proudest achievements as an MP, her views on populist extremism, addressing child poverty and inequality and what she thinks the biggest challenges facing the country are going forward.
The Conservative Party conference offered no policies to fix the country
The ruling Conservative Party might have reflected on its failures and offered fresher policies to rejuvenate the economy and heal social divisions
89% of school staff say child poverty in their school has increased in the last two academic years, survey finds
80% of school staff say providing universal free school meals to all school children would reduce child poverty in their school, according to a survey carried out by the Education Anti-Poverty Coalition.