Work and Pensions Update – Crunch Time to #CancelTheCut to Universal Credit
I’ve pushed for a vote in Parliament on Wednesday. Ask your MP to do the…
Jonathan Reynolds MP Proudly serving the communities of Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, Longdendale and Dukinfield.
Shadow Work and Pensions updates
Work and Pensions Update – The Biggest Cut In The History Of The Welfare State
This morning, I spoked to numerous media outlets to urge the Conservative Government to urgently…
Work and Pensions Update – Make Work Pay
Thank you to everyone you came along to support my Make Work Pay speech at…
Work and Pensions Update – Working Household Poverty
The poverty rate amongst working households in the UK has hit record levels. It’s time…
Work and Pensions Update – Universal Credit Cut Latest
With just weeks to go before the Government take £20 a week off Universal Credit,…
Work and Pensions Update – Cancel the Cut
My campaign to cancel September’s planned cuts to universal credit continues. Imagine if Denmark cut…
Work and Pensions Update – Working with Business
Alongside fellow key members of the Shadow Cabinet’s economic team Rachel Reeves and Ed Miliband,…
Work and Pensions Update – In Work Poverty
In work poverty is one of the biggest struggles of our generation. The societal contract…
Work and Pensions Update – One Year On
One year ago today I was thrilled to be appointed Shadow Secretary of State for…
Work and Pensions Update – Youth Unemployment
I remain busy trying to push for greater action to prevent widespread youth unemployment. At…
Work and Pensions Update – A Budget of Missed Opportunities
It’s been a very busy week returning to Westminster for the Budget after 11 weeks…
Work and Pensions Update – Pre-Budget Roundtable
Today I spoke to The Guardian about new figures revealing the extent of people having…
Work and Pensions Update – Worrying Numbers from the Trussell Trust
It was great to virtually visit Carlisle Community Help this week in my role as…
Work and Pensions Update – Cancel the Universal Credit Cut
Last week, as Shadow Work and Pension Secretary, I was proud to lead an Opposition…
Work and Pensions Update – Child Poverty in the UK Growing Rapidly
Research from Joseph Rowntree Foundation this week revealed the true extent of child poverty in…
Work and Pensions update – Protecting the State Pension
It is imperative that Government keeps its promises to pensioners. This week we supported emergency…
Work and Pensions update – DWP Questions
I was pleased to describe the ways in which I would fix our broken social…
Work and Pensions update – The crisis’ North/South divide
Last week, my team’s research revealed that Covid-19 related job losses could widen the North/South…
Work and Pensions update – raw deal on legacy benefits
Last week I spoke to the BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 5, LBC, Talk Radio and…
Work and Pensions update – support for funeral costs
I continue to campaign for fuller support for people struggling to pay funeral costs. It…
Work and Pensions update – failure of Universal Credit
The National Audit Office has today published a landmark report into the process of accessing…