Ed Miliband launched a passionate plea for an ‘electric car revolution across the country’ – before admitting he does not have one himself. The shadow business secretary attacked the PM’s plan for a 2030 ban on polluting vehicles, saying it was ‘not taking the bold action necessary to make this fair’. He said it needs … Read more
Ed Miliband today told Sir Philip Green he ‘owes a moral responsibility’ to Arcadia Group workers to cover a shortfall in the company’s pension scheme after the firm collapsed into administration. Some 13,000 staff working across Arcadia brands which include Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton, now face an anxious wait, with Deloitte brought in to handle … Read more
Boris Johnson had barely begun speaking when the Opposition benches began bobbing up and down, shrieking and squawking like an aviary of demented cockatoos. ‘Will he give way? Will he give way? Will he give way?’ The Prime Minister was presenting his Internal Market Bill and for a moment it was as though we were … Read more
Ed Miliband denies new Labour leader Keir Starmer is ‘purging’ Corbynistas saying he was right to sack senior left-winger Rebecca Long-Bailey for a ‘significant error of judgement’ in anti-Semitism row Mr Miliband said ‘decent’ Ms Long-Bailey made a ‘significant error of judgement’ She shared article online containing an allegedly anti-Semitic conspiracy theory In it actress … Read more
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition Angela Rayner, deputy Leader and chairwoman of the Labour Party Anneliese Dodds, shadow chancellor of the exchequer Lisa Nandy, shadow foreign secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds, shadow home secretary Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lammy, shadow justice secretary John Healey, shadow defence secretary Ed Miliband, shadow … Read more