Work and Pensions Update – A Failing Social Security System 22 Dec 2020 Thank you to everyone at Oasis Hub Waterloo for welcoming my visit as Shadow Secretary…
Shadow Treasury update – Access to Cash 05 Mar 2020 I am pleased to support The Community Access to Cash Pilots initiative, which aims to…
Shadow Treasury update: Austerity U-turn 31 Jan 2020 This week, despite their rhetoric on the end of austerity, the Tory government yesterday announced…
Shadow Treasury update: preparing for Budget 14 Jan 2020 I am busy preparing Labour’s possible responses to The Budget, which Chancellor Sajid Javid has…
Shadow Treasury update: Access to cash 29 Oct 2019 I was appalled that Barclays Bank had cancelled their agreement allowing customers to withdraw cash…
Shadow Treasury update – Conference Special 26 Sep 2019 I had a great few days at party conference, talking to members and engaging with…
Shadow Treasury update – Mortgage Switch Guarantee 17 Jul 2019 I was very glad to host a Mortgage Switch Guarantee event in Parliament lastweek, calling…
Shadow Treasury update – SME productivity 10 Jul 2019 It was a pleasure to launch the 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2019 report…
Shadow Treasury update – Breathing space for debts 26 Jun 2019 Last week, I led Labour’s response to a government announcement of a policy to introduce…
Shadow Treasury update – Overseas Loan Transparency Act 12 Jun 2019 This week, alongside Shadow Treasury and Shadow International Development colleagues, I have been working on…
Shadow Treasury update – Fintech for Schools 21 May 2019 In my role in the Shadow Treasury team, I have seen the devastating impacts financial…
Shadow Treasury update – Post Bank 03 Apr 2019 This morning I met with the Chief Executives of several giants of the banking sector,…
Shadow Treasury Update – Spring Statement 21 Mar 2019 Last week, with Brexit dominating the headlines and the parliamentary business, the Chancellor snuck out…
Shadow Treasury Update – March 2019 08 Mar 2019 We desperately need better financial education for young people in the U.K. This week, alongside…
Shadow Treasury Update – City Surgeries 06 Feb 2019 Last week I was proud to address a landmark Labour North West Business Conference at…
Defeating the Finance Bill 22 Jan 2019 There was no pre-Christmas slowdown for the Shadow Treasury Team, as the last few weeks…
December 2018 11 Dec 2018 I’ve been working hard on the Finance Bill for several weeks, the huge piece of…
Finance Bill 23 Nov 2018 There is lots of legislation that the Shadow Treasury Team will be working on in…
Autumn Budget 09 Nov 2018 Last week I undertook a frantic round of debates and media appearances in relation to…
October 2018 24 Oct 2018 This month, I have met with many organisations to discuss what we might expect from…
September 2018 09 Oct 2018 Since conference I’ve had a number of further meetings about how to stabilise, grown and…