When it comes to social care, the Government is passing the buck, dodging the blame and handing the bill to those who can least afford it. Theresa May is loading the burden of her government’s failure to fund social care and dignity for the elderly on to councils. Raising council tax to pay for social care means …
My speech at Labour’s Care for the NHS rally in London Read More »
The NHS is one of our country’s proudest achievements. But under the Tories it is under-funded and understaffed. We need to urgently come together to campaign for the future of the NHS. Please join me tomorrow at our central London rally where we will set out the next stages of our plan to campaign to …
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My speech on human rights marking International Human Rights Day, at Methodist Central Hall I would like to thank you all for coming here today. A day which marks 68 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Here in the Methodist central hall which hosted the first UN …
Colleagues and comrades, I want to thank you for inviting me here today, and for the reception we have received from our hosts in this magnificent city. It is fitting we are in Prague to discuss the challenges ahead for democracy in Europe. This is a city which has been at the heart of the …
My speech to the Party of European Socialists Council in Prague Read More »
Questions to the Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn May I join the Prime Minister in wishing everyone a very happy St Andrew’s day wherever they are celebrating it, all around the world? Last week, the autumn statement revealed the abject failure of this Government’s economic strategy. Economic growth was revised down; wage growth was revised down; …
My joint statement with Jonathan Ashworth MP. Jeremy Corbyn The Conservatives are failing our health service, which has been pushed into financial crisis and soaring deficits. Patients are facing longer waits, with hospitals overcrowded, understaffed and threatened with closure. Labour will stand up for the NHS. We will always make sure the NHS has the …
Launch of Labour’s ‘Care for the NHS’ campaign poster Read More »
