Margaret Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on single household Universal Credit payments putting claimants at risk of domestic abuse, said: “Universal Credit single household payments make it easier for perpetrators of domestic abuse to control and exploit their victims, leaving vulnerable people – often women and children – wholly reliant on an abusive partner for money to fulfil even their most basic needs.
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Delays in payments of Universal Credit are sending victims back to abusive partners
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Inequality across the education system is rising
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Labour announce bold vision for Statutory Youth Services
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The future of Social services
While the Tories kick the can down the road, 1.4 million older people are going without the care they need
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Labour is back as the political voice of the working class – Corbyn
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Not enough for the NHS
The money announced today is not enough to save our NHS after eight years of Conservative austerity – Ashworth
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Rebecca Long Bailey responds to Government plans to tackle the pay gap between bosses and workers
Rebecca Long Bailey, Shadow Business, Industrial Strategy and Energy Secretary, responding to Gov
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Fix Universal Credit
This Council believes that the Universal Credit process is flawed and causing unnecessary hardship to local families.
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Salford City Mayor reshuffles team
Salford’s City Mayor has reshuffled his team to fill key posts and bring more women into his cabinet. Councillor Tracy Kelly will take over the role of Lead Member for Housing and Neighbourhoods which was held by Councillor Paul Longshaw who sadly passed away last month.
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The rise in fuel poverty is simply not good enough
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial St
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Government is out of step with rest of the world when it comes to tackling tax avoidance
Peter Dowd MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, commenting on the Public Accounts
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The OECD has been damning of the Tories’ bungling of the Brexit negotiations
John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor, responding to the publication today of the OECD’s Economic
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Labour calls on Conservative MPs to support motion to pause Universal Credit roll out
Ahead of a vote in the House of Commons today (Wednesday 18 October), Labour’s Shadow Work and Pe
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