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Councils: Delay social care reforms as sector faces ‘perfect storm’ in next year

County councils in England say long-awaited social care reforms should be delayed due to the sector facing a “perfect storm” of staffing and financial pressures. Reforms to protect against unsustainable care costs and make more people eligible for ...

06 Oct 2022 at 09:16

Labour pledges to build National Care Service enforcing high standards in homes

Labour has pledged to recruit care workers by guaranteeing fair pay, workers’ rights and appropriate training under a National Care Service as it claimed “too many private equity firms are failing” in their duties to residents. The party said its ...

24 Sept 2022 at 08:00

David Lammy unveils new ‘green dimension’ to Labour’s foreign policy

A Labour government would have a “green dimension” to its foreign policy so that “never again will we be dependent on fossil fuel dictators”, the shadow foreign secretary has said. David Lammy’s speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool ...

27 Sept 2022 at 18:40

Starmer recalls moment he was ‘struck’ by plight of woman in Grimsby

Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to ensure Britons are “thriving”, not just “surviving”, as he recounted the moment he was “struck” by the plight of a woman he met in Grimsby. The Labour leader used his speech at the party’s annual ...

27 Sept 2022 at 17:17

Rachel Reeves to call for more economic devolution for northern England

Rachel Reeves is to make the case for “deeper and broader” economic devolution to give communities across the north of England the tools to “lead in the growth industries”. Labour’s shadow chancellor is set to stress the need for ...

22 Nov 2022 at 23:30

Labour criticised for ‘shameful’ dropping of wealth tax

Labour has been criticised for its “shameful” move to rule out a wealth tax if it wins the next election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said a Labour government would not introduce a mansion tax on expensive properties or ...

27 Aug 2023 at 16:15

Business interest in Labour conference soars, party says

Labour has attracted a surge of interest from business at its annual conference in October, as shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves ruled out any version of a wealth tax under a Labour government. The Opposition, which ...

26 Aug 2023 at 22:37

Prime Minister says he has ‘long believed in borrowing to invest’

Sir Keir Starmer said he has “long believed in borrowing to invest”, which can act as a “catalyst” for private investment. During a visit to New York where he is attending United Nations General Assembly meetings,...

25 Sept 2024 at 18:01

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Suspension of Growth Deal for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council 'undermines hard work' of local stakeholders in Dungiven

Glenshane Community Development Ltd has expressed 'deep concern and disappointment' over the recent decision by the Labour Government to suspend the Growth Deal for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. ...

17 Sept 2024 at 16:33

Scrap bedroom tax at October Budget, SNP urges Chancellor

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to scrap the so-called bedroom tax at this month’s Budget. The SNP has pushed the Government to move on the issue, which sees cash deducted from benefits if the ...

04 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Politicians should ‘cut all the flim-flam’ on NHS future, says Victoria Atkins

Politicians should “cut all the flim-flam” and drop rhetoric which is “damaging public confidence” in the NHS, Victoria Atkins has warned. In a Commons debate about Lord Darzi’s NHS investigation, ...

07 Oct 2024 at 21:35

Fact check: Funding for brownfield land development launched two years ago

The Prime Minister has said the Government “is rolling up its sleeves and delivering the change the British people deserve” as he announced £68 million of funding for councils to help build on ...

15 Oct 2024 at 17:51

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