At the time of writing more than 120 Labour MPs have signed a "reasoned amendment" which "declines to give a Second Reading" to the Bill, threatening to kill it off. If all the opposition MPs supported the amendment then the government would be defeated. If the Tories were to come to the government's rescue, it … Continue reading Drop the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill
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All Party Parliamentary Group calls on government to abandon its cuts to disability benefits
“The evidence received by this inquiry makes it clear that the government’s proposed reforms to disability benefits, as outlined in the ‘Pathways to Work Green Paper’ will only make life more precarious for disabled people, potentially pushing hundreds of thousands of people further into poverty and will only further entrench existing inequalities.” All Party Parliamentary … Continue reading All Party Parliamentary Group calls on government to abandon its cuts to disability benefits
Homelessness – “The government’s response does little to inspire confidence”
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Homelessness has commented on the government's response to report, England's Homesless Children: the crisis in temporaryaccommodation. In a scathing statement Chair Flo Eshalomi “Last year, a record 127,000 households faced homelessness, with devastating impacts to their health, work and education. When so many families are facing this crisis, the … Continue reading Homelessness – “The government’s response does little to inspire confidence”
Spring Spending Review initial response
All available funding should go to social rent homes - £3.9 billion a year is insufficient to resolve the housing crisis The delayed Spring Spending Review included the announcement that the Affordable Homes Programme would provide £39 billion over ten years, an average of £3.9 billion a year. Whilst this is an improvement on the … Continue reading Spring Spending Review initial response
Rachel Reeves CLP opposes disability benefit cuts
Rachel Reeves own Constituency Party, Leeds West and Pudsey, has opposed the ill-health and disability benefit cuts that the government is proposing to push through. There was no support for the policy. Below is the motion that was passed. No cuts to Disability benefits Our Labour government has announced cuts of more than £6bn to … Continue reading Rachel Reeves CLP opposes disability benefit cuts
Some home truths for Brent Council – the reality of ‘regeneration’
Council tenant Pete Firmin explains the reality of a long-standing 'regeneration' scheme in South Kilburn I’m the chair of a Tenants and Residents Association in South Kilburn and a resident for 40 years’. I want to speak about the problems for residents - all residents - created by the regeneration of South Kilburn. The first … Continue reading Some home truths for Brent Council – the reality of ‘regeneration’
There can be no resolution of the housing crisis without a break from austerity
A debate in the Labour Party on the need for a fundamental change of direction by the government, has broken out in public The recent disastrous Parliamentary by-election and local election results have opened up an unprecedented debate in public, in the Labour Party, as Labour MPs have broken cover. South Shields Labour MP Emma … Continue reading There can be no resolution of the housing crisis without a break from austerity
FBU General Secretary Steve Wright has called on Labour MPs to vote against disability benefit cuts
FBU General Secretary Steve Wright has called on Labour MPs to vote against disability benefit cuts when they come to a vote next month. Steve told the BBC "The most vulnerable and poorest in society are being asked to pay for a crisis they didn't cause. I don't believe that is why people are involved … Continue reading FBU General Secretary Steve Wright has called on Labour MPs to vote against disability benefit cuts
“Tough on developers, big on building council housing”
Chris Hinchliff, Labour MP for NE Hertfordshire, contests the government's strategy on planning. He says that its “Time for a left alternative on planning: tough on developers, big on building council housing.” In an article written for PoliticsHome he says that the government is mis-diagnosing the roots of the housing crisis “The misdiagnosis on supply … Continue reading “Tough on developers, big on building council housing”
The government should abandon its ill-health and disability benefit cuts
Our campaign is calling on Labour MPs to demand the government abandon these cuts. If it proceeds with them then they should vote against them. We share the widespread outrage at the government's proposed cuts to ill-health and disability benefits. The Guardian got it right when it said “It is shameful for a Labour government … Continue reading The government should abandon its ill-health and disability benefit cuts
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 