Labour Conference 2021 01 Oct 2021 It’s great to be back from a genuinely energising, inspiring and certainly very busy week…
Reynolds’ Report – Fighting the Universal Credit Cut 28 Sep 2021 It’s been a frantic month doing everything within my power to urge the Government to…
Work and Pensions Update – Crunch Time to #CancelTheCut to Universal Credit 07 Sep 2021 I’ve pushed for a vote in Parliament on Wednesday. Ask your MP to do the…
Work and Pensions Update – The Biggest Cut In The History Of The Welfare State 03 Sep 2021 This morning, I spoked to numerous media outlets to urge the Conservative Government to urgently…
Work and Pensions Update – Make Work Pay 24 Aug 2021 Thank you to everyone you came along to support my Make Work Pay speech at…
Work and Pensions Update – Working Household Poverty 10 Aug 2021 The poverty rate amongst working households in the UK has hit record levels. It’s time…
Work and Pensions Update – Universal Credit Cut Latest 29 Jul 2021 With just weeks to go before the Government take £20 a week off Universal Credit,…
Work and Pensions Update – Cancel the Cut 09 Jul 2021 My campaign to cancel September’s planned cuts to universal credit continues. Imagine if Denmark cut…
Work and Pensions Update – Working with Business 15 Jun 2021 Alongside fellow key members of the Shadow Cabinet’s economic team Rachel Reeves and Ed Miliband,…
Work and Pensions Update – In Work Poverty 28 May 2021 In work poverty is one of the biggest struggles of our generation. The societal contract…
Work and Pensions Update – One Year On 06 Apr 2021 One year ago today I was thrilled to be appointed Shadow Secretary of State for…
Work and Pensions Update – Youth Unemployment 19 Mar 2021 I remain busy trying to push for greater action to prevent widespread youth unemployment. At…
Work and Pensions Update – A Budget of Missed Opportunities 05 Mar 2021 It’s been a very busy week returning to Westminster for the Budget after 11 weeks…
Work and Pensions Update – Pre-Budget Roundtable 19 Feb 2021 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 05 Feb 2021 It was great to virtually visit Carlisle Community Help this week in my role as…
Work and Pensions Update – Cancel the Universal Credit Cut 28 Jan 2021 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 15 Dec 2020 Research from Joseph Rowntree Foundation this week revealed the true extent of child poverty in…
Work and Pensions update – Protecting the State Pension 06 Oct 2020 It is imperative that Government keeps its promises to pensioners. This week we supported emergency…
Work and Pensions update – DWP Questions 21 Sep 2020 I was pleased to describe the ways in which I would fix our broken social…
Work and Pensions update – The crisis’ North/South divide 07 Sep 2020 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 07 Aug 2020 Last week I spoke to the BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 5, LBC, Talk Radio and…