Ed Miliband announces £54m winter support during Ukraine visit
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has announced £54m in winter support for Ukraine during his first visit to the country in that role, to help...
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Abtisam Mohamed backs call to end private-jet fuel tax exemption
Sheffield Central Labour MP Abtisam Mohamed has joined a cross-party group urging Chancellor John Healey to change the taxation of private jets, so that...
Emily Thornberry's committee to hold joint hearing with German counterparts
Dame Emily Thornberry’s Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a joint public session with its German counterpart on 13 October, giving MPs and German parliamentarians...
Josh MacAlister welcomes kinship support reaching more than 450 children
Children and Families Minister Josh MacAlister has met kinship carers as a local financial support pilot in North East Lincolnshire reports assistance reaching more...
Jonathan Reynolds backs up to £50m for West Midlands automotive innovation
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has backed up to £50m for innovation in the West Midlands automotive supply chain, devolving support from the Drive35 programme...
Andy Burnham welcomes £1bn investment pledge for up to 4,000 affordable homes
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has welcomed a £1bn investment pledge from German investment manager PATRIZIA intended to support up to 4,000 affordable homes across...
Clive Lewis backs Dawn Butler's parliamentary tribute to Grunwick women
Clive Lewis has highlighted his support for Dawn Butler’s parliamentary motion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Grunwick strike, honouring the workers who challenged...
Liam Byrne welcomes planning milestone for Heartlands urgent treatment centre
Liam Byrne has welcomed progress towards an urgent treatment centre at Heartlands Hospital, saying the proposed facility’s planning application is now live. Liam Byrne...
Chris Webb presses for Blackpool police resources after Claremont patrol
Chris Webb has pledged to keep pressing for the police funding and officers Blackpool South needs after joining a neighbourhood walkabout in Claremont with...
Florence Eshalomi says rough sleepers need lasting support beyond Christmas
Homelessness minister Florence Eshalomi has said the Government’s Christmas rough-sleeping pledge must be followed by sustained support, with secure housing, healthcare and employment, to...
Clive Lewis urges welfare reset to protect disabled people's living standards
Clive Lewis has called for a reset in the Government’s approach to welfare, arguing that Labour should turn Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s rejection of...
Joanne Green takes Manchester health and adult social care brief
Labour councillor Joanne Green has joined Manchester City Council’s executive with responsibility for health and adult social care, completing council leader Garry Bridges’s executive...
James Gibson backs goat-grazing pilot to protect Leeds wildlife meadow
Labour councillor James Gibson has welcomed a conservation grazing pilot using a herd of rare-breed goats to manage steep grassland at Asket Hill, near...
Nigel Chapman backs safety campaign after dangerous driving near Oxford bin crews
Labour councillor Nigel Chapman has backed a safety campaign urging drivers to protect Oxford’s waste and recycling crews, after 15 incidents of dangerous pavement...
Tom Hinchcliffe backs £2,500-a-day charges to cut peak-time roadworks
Labour councillor Tom Hinchcliffe has backed new charges of up to £2,500 a day intended to encourage companies to avoid carrying out roadworks on...
Helen Hayden backs foster carers' packs supporting Black children in care
Labour councillor Helen Hayden has welcomed a Leeds initiative providing free hair and skincare packs for Black and dual-heritage children in care, developed by...
John Healey backs Rotherham Christmas toy appeal after 2,051 children helped
John Healey is backing the Rotherham Families First Christmas Toy Appeal and will help launch this year’s campaign at Parkgate Shopping Centre on 6...
John Healey welcomes dedicated contacts for domestic abuse victims
John Healey, the Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, has welcomed plans to give domestic abuse victims a dedicated liaison officer as Crown Prosecution...
Huw Thomas backs needs-based reform of Welsh funding settlement
Welsh Labour finance spokesperson Huw Thomas has backed a review of the Barnett formula and greater flexibility over the Welsh Government’s finances, urging negotiations...
Ross Houston targets 5,361 long-term empty homes in Barnet
Barnet deputy council leader Ross Houston has backed a new enforcement and support drive aimed at the owners of the borough’s 5,361 long-term empty...
Louise Brett agrees three-part plan to reduce homelessness in Ealing
Ealing deputy council leader Louise Brett has agreed a three-part package covering homelessness prevention, temporary accommodation for families and support for rough sleepers. Ealing...
Rosy Moore extends weekly food-waste collections to 23,000 more Greater Cambridge homes
Cambridge deputy council leader Rosy Moore has announced that weekly food-waste collections will expand to more than 23,000 additional homes across the city and...
Nathan England puts smaller-home options before Telford cabinet
Telford and Wrekin housing cabinet member Nathan England will ask colleagues to explore two options for increasing the supply of smaller homes: one-bedroom properties...
Shantanu Rajawat now leads Labour minority administration in Hounslow
Hounslow Council leader Shantanu Rajawat now heads a Labour minority administration after one councillor began sitting as an Independent, leaving Labour with 31 of...
Shabana Mahmood's Home Office sets out detail of Immigration and Asylum Bill reforms
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s department has published a full set of policy factsheets for the Immigration and Asylum Bill, setting out plans for a...