The NHS is facing its worst crisis since it was founded. The NHS will be over £2 billion in debt by the end of the year. The government is failing to meet its own targets: on A&E waiting times, cancelled operations, and cancer treatment times. Add in the impact of George Osborne’s social care cuts, which …
Statement on a visit to the Whittington Hospital Read More »
Jeremy Corbyn: May I start, Mr Speaker, by wishing you, all Members of the House and all staff here, and Major Tim Peake, who is not on the planet at this time, a very happy Christmas and a peaceful new year? The number of days that patients are being kept in hospital because there is …
Prime Minister’s Questions – Health & Social Care Read More »
The Prime Minister has botched his negotiations with European leaders. He has tried to bludgeon them into accepting flawed and phoney reforms, which will not address the real problems of the European Union – and failed. They have called David Cameron’s bluff, and he knows it. Labour backs Britain’s continued membership of the EU as …
Speech at the meeting of the Party of European Socialists in Brussels Read More »
The Paris climate change agreement is historic in its ambition to take action against the worldwide threat of global warming. It represents a victory for the international movement for climate change action and global justice. The challenge now is to turn the Paris agreement’s fine words into the strong action the planet and its people need. …
Responding to the Paris climate change agreement Read More »
The Stop the War Coalition has been one of the most important democratic campaigns of modern times. It has brought hundreds of thousands of people on to the streets time and again. It has organised protests and lobbies in every part of the country, including by military families. Most of all, it has been shown …
Speech at the Stop the War Coalition Christmas Fundraising Dinner Read More »
Thank you for that welcome. It’s good to be back in Scotland and back in Glasgow. You’ve already heard a lot about the details in this Bill, which has passed through the House of Commons. Only the House of Lords stands in the way of the Bill becoming law next year. We already have the …
