The comments made by Jo Stevens, the Shadow Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, on 10 July 2021.
These allegations raise very serious questions about Conservative cronyism at the heart of the BBC.
If Robbie Gibb is in post to further Tory interests rather than the public interest, then he is in the wrong job.
Oliver Dowden must join the calls for him to resign or the BBC must sack him immediately for the sake of its own integrity.
The comments made by Jonathan Ashworth, the Shadow Health Secretary, on 10 July 2021.
The NHS is in crisis as Covid admissions climb, cancer treatments delayed, waiting times increase and pressures intensify.
Sajid Javid has no plan to support NHS staff through the summer. Their only response is to talk about removing the batteries from the smoke alarm by watering down the NHS app and looking at ID cards for pubs.
Boris Johnson’s recklessness in throwing all caution to the wind is creating a summer of chaos.
The comments made by Lisa Nandy, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, on 10 July 2021.
On Srebrenica Memorial Day, we remember the thousands who lost their lives and the survivors whose stories continue to serve as a reminder of the horrors they faced.
As we pay tribute to the victims of the Srebrenica genocide, we are reminded that we continue to live in a world scarred by intolerance, persecution and inhumanity. This year’s Srebrenica Memorial Day should be a moment when we remember the horrors of the past and commit ourselves to building a world that is more inclusive, more generous, more tolerant and more just.
The comments made by Vicky Ford, the Children and Families Minister, on 9 July 2021.
The National School Breakfast Programme is a fantastic scheme, helping some of the most disadvantaged children across the country kick start their day with a good, healthy meal, which can be so important in helping their concentration and behaviour during the school day.
Family Action will lead this delivery in schools, backed by our £24 million investment, meaning hundreds of thousands of children can benefit from breakfast clubs over the next two years – I encourage all eligible schools to sign up.
The comments made by Bridget Phillipson on 9 July 2021.
After causing the UK to experience the worst economic crisis in the G7, the Conservatives should be getting the economy powering on all cylinders. Instead, this morning’s growth data shows how fragile the UK’s economic recovery is.
Instead of the Conservatives’ failure to secure the recovery, Labour’s plan to buy, make and sell more in Britain would mean seizing new opportunities to shape a new future for Britain. This would give people new skills and jobs here in the UK, bring security and resilience back to our economy and public services and help our high streets to thrive again.
The comments made by Steve Reed, the Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, on 9 July 2021.
Councils were already reeling from a decade of cuts to their budgets but Ministers’ broken promises to fund local authorities for the costs of the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed them towards the brink.
Councils across England are already being forced to cut the very staff we clapped at the start of the pandemic and reduce the crucial services our communities rely on.
The Conservatives need to keep their promise to reimburse councils fully for the cost of keeping communities safe during the pandemic.
The comments made by Stephen Morgan, the Shadow Armed Forces Minister, on 9 July 2021.
The Government’s Armed Forces Bill is too narrow and too weak. Its provisions do not apply to government departments, including the Ministry of Defence, and its narrow focus on housing, health care and education, risks creating a ‘two-tier’ Armed Forces Covenant that begins a race to the bottom on standards in those areas left out.
Labour has tabled a series of amendments to the Bill to widen its scope. We will work with MPs of all parties to make sure the government keeps its promises to service personnel, veterans and their families.
The comments made by Justin Madders, the Shadow Health Minister, on 9 July 2021.
It is hard to square this plan with the more transmissible Delta variant, now is not the time to be taking the batteries out of the smoke alarm.
We need clear messages from Ministers about how contact tracing will work once more people are vaccinated – not mixed messages that suggest they just want more people to avoid being traced.
With predictions of 100,000 cases a day an effective contact tracing system will be crucial to stop cases spiralling out of control. Without one, Ministers are gambling with summer.
The comments made by Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Shadow Home Secretary, on 9 July 2021.
Taxpayers will be appalled at having to pick up the Bill for the Home Secretary’s unacceptable behaviour with £370,000 having been used to settle the case – this money could have been used on extra police officers, or tackling anti-social behaviour.
It was wrong that when Priti Patel broke the Ministerial Code, it was the Prime Minister’s independent adviser who resigned.
As usual with this Government it is one rule for them, another for everyone else.
The comments made by Louise Haigh, the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on 9 July 2021.
Lyra McKee is an inspiration to me and so many across these islands and around the world. She was a tolerant, progressive voice for change.
It was such an honour to walk across the Peace Bridge with Lyra’s partner, Sara Canning. Out of terrible grief and trauma, she is building on Lyra’s remarkable legacy and continues to show incredible courage in speaking out.
The work to build on the promise of peace depends on all of us standing squarely alongside those like Sara.