It is appalling that DVSA senior managers and ministers have allowed this dispute to escalate - Rachael Maskell
Rachael
Maskell MP, Labour’s Shadow Rail Minister, commenting on the driving examiners
strike, said:
“It
is appalling that DVSA senior managers and ministers have allowed this dispute
to escalate, meaning thousands of driving tests are having to be cancelled.
"Driving
examiners have told me they have serious and genuine concerns about the...Read More »
If these allegations are true, British taxpayers will be rightly outraged - Osamor
Kate Osamor MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for
International Development, commenting on allegations that the British aid
budget has contributed towards human rights violations and terrorist
groups in Syria, to be aired tonight following a six
month Panorama investigation, said:
“Spent properly, Britain’s aid budget achieves incredible
results and we must not shy away from working in...Read More »
A 700,000 increase in the number of children and older people in poverty is totally unacceptable - Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams MP,
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary,
commenting on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation state of the nation report,
said:
“A 700,000 increase
in the number of children and older people in poverty is totally
unacceptable.
"The last seven
years of flat-lining wages and austerity cuts, now combined with sharply rising
costs of household...Read More »
Tories’ record on children & young people’s mental health has been shocking - Keeley
Barbara
Keeley MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health, commenting on
the announcement of measures contained within the new Children and Young
People’s Green Paper, said:
“This
announcement leaves many unanswered questions, in particular whether the
reported funding will amount to new investment and whether the incentives
offered will lead...Read More »
Under the Tories, social mobility has totally stalled. It is no surprise the whole Social Mobility Commission has resigned in frustration - Trickett
Jon
Trickett MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, responding to the resignation of
the Social Mobility Commission board, said:
“As
inequality has grown under the Tories, social mobility has totally stalled.
Theresa May has rewarded the rich whilst holding everyone else back. It is no
surprise the whole Social...Read More »