Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, has made the following appointments to Labour’s frontbench team:Shadow Minister for Pensions – Jack Dromey MPShadow Minister for Labour – Laura Pidcock MPShadow Minister for Planning – Roberta Blackman-Woods M… read more
Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to the news that Calais Hospital is advertising for NHS patients, said: “This is very worrying and shows that the NHS clearly isn’t ‘better prepared’ for winter than ever before a… read more
Peter Dowd MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to reports that HMRC is struggling to deal with the growing number of cases of tax avoidance, said:“The consequences of deep Tory cuts to HMRC are being felt, and risk und… read more
Sue Hayman MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting following the PM’s speech, said:“The Government has missed a crucial opportunity to make significant progress on the environment with this insubstantial, weak and long overdue 25 year pla… read more
Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to the latest NHS performance data, said: “Today’s stats reveal a relentlessly bleak picture for patients at the start of the NHS’s 70th Birthday. Eight years of severe austerity has… read more