Labour has retained control of a host of authorities across England but lost councillors after early counting from local elections across the country, with UKIP making the largest gains in seats.
UK prime minister David Cameron is “conning” the British public by spending the country’s aid budget on military and defence activities, the shadow international development minister has said.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services, including the provision of utilities such as power and water.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said the Conservative government’s policies have created an “unbalanced and unsustainable” economy that would leave Britain vulnerable to another...
Shadow local government secretary Jon Trickett has warned the government’s Spending Review process to negotiate devolution deals may amount to an attack on local democracy.
Labour plans to accelerate the nationalisation of rail services by using break clauses in franchises to take operations into public ownership rather than waiting until the contracts expire.
Pensions expert Michael Johnson has called on public sector pension schemes to “get on the front foot” and develop further reforms in the face of a “cashflow crisis”.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith has pledged to change the debate on social security to reflect that what he called a national asset that represents the “collective pooling of risk...
John McDonnell has announced that Lord Bob Kerslake, the former head of the civil service, is to undertake a review of the operation of the Treasury for Labour as it develops its economic polices.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has announced the creation of an economic advisory committee to help the Labour Party develop its anti-austerity public spending and taxation plans.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has begun to appoint his shadow cabinet after his landslide victory on Saturday, with campaign manager and former Greater London Council finance chair John McDonnell named...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced his resignation today after the party suffered a series of high-profile losses in the general election, with shadow chancellor Ed Balls and Scottish leader Jim...
Labour would scrap stamp duty for first-time buyers as part of moves to boost housebuilding if it forms the next government, Ed Miliband announced today.
Labour would hold an emergency Budget within 100 days of coming to office to introduce a new tax on homes worth more than £2m and a levy on tobacco firms, Ed Miliband has announced.
It is uncertain whether the Labour party’s plan to abolish the non-domicile tax status for long-term residents in the UK will raise any additional revenue, an Institute for Fiscal Studies...
There has been a decline in the number of GP surgeries offering evening and weekend appointments over the last five years, according to Labour’s health spokesman Andy Burnham.
Chancellor George Osborne has today been urged to block attempts by the state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland to increase the level of bonuses it can pay employees