Leading Conservatives now realise that their leader is desperately out of touch - Umunna

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:24:14 -0500

Chuka Umunna MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on reports of David Davis’ interview with Prospect magazine, said:

First we lose out to France over fast jets and now we lose out to South Korea over Royal Navy tankers - Murphy

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:14:30 -0500

Jim Murphy MP, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary, commenting on news today that the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) tankers contract will go to Daewoo, said:

The Prime Minister is completely out of touch with pressures on families - Dromey

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:19:39 -0500

Jack Dromey MP, Labour's Shadow Housing Minister, today called on the Prime Minister to correct his statement to the House in January where he claimed that rents were falling in the private rented sector.

Ministers must drop their blind spot on road safety if 80mph speed limits are to be approved - Maria Eagle

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:08:24 -0500

Labour will back a change to variable speed limits, allowing them to increase to 80mph as well as decrease below 70mph as currently permitted, as a safer alternative to the Government’s proposed blanket increase in motorway speed limits.

Marie Colvin was an inspiration to women in her profession - Ed Miliband

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:12:41 -0500

Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party, said:

Labour launches Shadow Defence Review

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:01:53 -0500

Today Labour publishes ‘21st Century Defence’, a consultation paper, to launch the Labour Party Shadow Defence Review.

Labour will review the threats the UK faces, assessing the Government’s defence policy against recent events and expert opinion and seeking to define a long term vision for UK defence policy.

Energy companies must respond to the confusing array of tariffs - Flint

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:01:06 -0500

Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, commenting on SSE’S announcement on their range of energy tariffs, said:

Labour calls on Lib Dem MPs to support NHS risk register fight in Commons today

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:39:35 -0500

Call comes as Lib Dem activists table Spring Conference motion calling for section of Health Bill to be scrapped

Andy Burnham MP, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, speaking ahead of Labour’s opposition day debate in the House of Commons today, is calling on Liberal Democrat MPs to support his call for the Government’s risk assessment on the Health Bill to be published.

Evidence, not dogma: a smart way to raise education standards - Twigg

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:03:02 -0500

Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, in a speech today to Progress, said:

Tory MPs belatedly voicing concern over Cameron's botched child benefit plans - Jamieson

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:18:00 -0500

Cathy Jamieson MP, Labour’s Shadow Treasury Minister, in response to calls by Conservative MPs for the Government to rethink its child benefit changes, said: