Rachel Reeves to appoint ‘Covid corruption commissioner’
“That money belongs in our police, it belongs in our health service, and it belongs in our schools.”
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Unions to force Labour conference vote on Winter Fuel Allowance cuts
Unite is planning to bring a motion condemning the cuts
This is what public sector workers need from the Labour government
“A strong economy is not possible without a strong public sector”
Labour must avoid the temptation to hoard power in Whitehall
“To avoid the mistakes of its predecessors, the government must recast the relationship between central and local government.”
Labour praised for giving English local authorities power to run bus services
“Buses are the lifeblood of our communities, but for too many people it has become impossible to rely on local services, as routes have been slashed and timetables hollowed out.
Tributes paid to Labour general secretary David Evans for ‘turning Labour’s electoral fortunes around’ after he announces decision to step down
‘It has been the privilege of my life to be general secretary for the Labour Party.’
Workers to get right to request four-day week under Labour’s workers’ rights overhaul
In reforms designed to shift the balance of power from companies to workers, a system of “compressed hours”, which lets an employee work their contracted week’s hours in four days rather than five, will be included in the package of new rights for workers.
IFS backs Rachel Reeves’s claim that Labour inherited a worse financial situation than expected
So much for the Tories being the party of ‘sound finances’.
Number of patients waiting ‘too long’ for cancer treatment triples over decade
The figures show the sheer scale of deterioration in NHS provision.
Labour members to protest own party conference over deportation plans
Labour Campaign for Free Movement called Yvette Cooper’s announcement ‘disgraceful’