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UK recession: Labour wants ‘targeted financial backing’

The UK has not seen “a big enough bounce back and we really need one” the shadow chancellor said about Tuesday’s economic figures. Anneliese Dodds called for “targeted financial backing” from the government to help the economy. She said its policies were “not correcting the enormous challenges that we face sufficiently” with the UK “experiencing […]

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Labour MP Dawn Butler says racism led to police car stop

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Dawn Butler said she was pulled over by police while travelling through Hackney A Labour MP has accused police of racially profiling her after she was stopped while travelling in a car in east London. Former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler tweeted she had been pulled over in Hackney […]

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Labour urges PM to block ex-MEP’s peerage over IRA comments

Image copyright Getty Images Labour has called on Boris Johnson to block a peerage for an ex-MEP who has refused to apologise for comments about an IRA attack in 1993. Former Brexit Party MEP Claire Fox was among 36 new appointments to the House of Lords unveiled last week. She was a member of the […]

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Coronavirus: Labour warns of ‘perfect storm’ for working parents

Image copyright Getty Images A “perfect storm” of rising childcare costs and providers closing down could make it “impossible” for some parents to return to work amid the coronavirus pandemic, Labour says. The party says childcare costs in England have risen up to three times as fast as wages since 2010. And it is calling […]

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Coronavirus: Labour urges support for quarantining workers

Image copyright PA Media Labour has called for support for people arriving in the UK from Spain to quarantine for 14 days – where there is no guarantee their employers will allow them to work from home for two weeks. And it said the aviation industry needs a specific deal to help it recover from […]

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Russia report: Labour calls for review of news agency licence

Image copyright Getty Images Labour has urged Ofcom to review the licence of Russian news agency RT in the light of “troubling revelations” in the Russia report, published this week. The Intelligence and Security Committee report said there was evidence of “serious distortions” in RT coverage. In a letter to the media regulator, shadow culture […]

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Labour would ‘rescue any university going bust’

Image copyright Getty Images Labour says it would not allow any university in England to go bust. There have been warnings of universities facing financial problems during the pandemic. But Kate Green, shadow education secretary, says such “precious and valued assets” should not be allowed to fail. The government last week announced plans for emergency […]

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Former Labour staff respond to High Court ruling

Seven members of staff who worked for the Labour Party have said they are pleased with their settlements. They said “their reputations have been restored” by the High Court ruling, but that it would “take time to repair the damage of unfounded remarks”. Speaking on behalf of the group, Martha Robinson said they hoped Sir […]