Posts Tagged ‘labour’

Tax change ‘to cost families £4k’

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Low income families with parents in part-time work could lose about £4,000 a year because of a change in tax credits, Labour says.

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Tax change ‘to cost families £4k’

Livingstone in ‘gay Tories’ row

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Conservative MPs call for Labour’s candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, to apologise for saying their party is “riddled” with homosexuals.

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Ministers’ car bill ‘cut by 44%’

Monday, January 16th, 2012

The government says £6.7m was spent on cars in 2009-10 – Labour’s final year in office – while in 2010-11, when the coalition came to power, that was down to £3.8m.

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Ministers’ car bill ‘cut by 44%’

Union dismay on Labour pay stance

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Unions accuse Labour of failing to speak up for “ordinary people” after Ed Balls indicates it will support a pay freeze for public sector workers.

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Union dismay on Labour pay stance

Balls supports public pay freeze

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls says Labour will support a pay freeze for public sector workers in order to help reduce the deficit.

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Kinnock attacks Labour ‘cowards’

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock hits out at “cowards” within his party who have criticised Ed Miliband.

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Unite to win Scots vote – Darling

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Former chancellor Alistair Darling urges Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems to work together to defeat those pushing for Scottish independence.

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VIDEO: Miliband: I have ‘clear plan’ for Labour

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Ed Miliband has defended his leadership of the Labour party and has described himself as “someone of real steel”.

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VIDEO: Miliband: I have ‘clear plan’ for Labour

VIDEO: Miliband: I have ‘clear plan’ for Labour

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Ed Miliband has defended his leadership of the Labour party and has described himself as “someone of real steel”.

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VIDEO: Miliband: I have ‘clear plan’ for Labour

VIDEO: Miliband: I have ‘clear plan’ for Labour

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Ed Miliband has defended his leadership of the Labour party and has described himself as “someone of real steel”.

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VIDEO: Miliband: I have ‘clear plan’ for Labour

Ed Miliband has ‘plan’ for Labour

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Ed Miliband has defended his leadership of the Labour party, insisting he has a “very clear plan” for the future.

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Ed Miliband has ‘plan’ for Labour

Miliband ‘lacks energy as leader’

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

A Labour peer who has advised Ed Miliband in the past suggests he has “no strategy and little energy”.

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Miliband ‘lacks energy as leader’

Miliband warned about ‘Tory trap’

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Ed Miliband is warned by a shadow minister that Labour could fall into a Tory “trap” of being cast as the party of tax and spend.

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Miliband warned about ‘Tory trap’

Miliband: We’ll rise to challenge

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Ed Miliband says in his new year message that the Labour Party must show there is an alternative to rising unemployment and falling living standards.

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Lamont is Scottish Labour leader

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

MSP Johann Lamont is elected as the new Scottish Labour leader, pledging to “make Labour Scotland’s party once again”.

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Lamont is Scottish Labour leader