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Labour's 5 Priorities for the Queen's Speech

30/4/2012

 
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Ed Miliband and Ed Balls will today launch a whistlestop tour of local election battlegrounds ahead of Thursday’s elections in which he will underline the key themes of Labour’s campaign.

At a Q & A event in Coin Street, London, Mr Miliband will set out some of Labour’s priorities for next week’s Queen’s Speech, measures that would help families immediately by tackling rip-off prices and creating real jobs for young people.  



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UK 7th Richest Country in World Yet Hidden Hunger Continues

27/4/2012

 
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Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, responding to new figures from The Trussell Trust showing that demand at food banks doubled last year, said:  

"The Tory-led Government are out of touch with families and pensioners feeling the squeeze from higher food bills and struggling to make ends meet. It is an utter disgrace that even though we are the seventh richest country in the world we face an epidemic of hidden hunger, particularly in children. 



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Government Has Failed Every Environmental Test

27/3/2012

 
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Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting on the Government’s failure to introduce carbon reporting as required in the Climate Change Act, said: 

“The Conservatives were quick to parade their vote blue go green message in opposition, but in Government they have failed every environmental test. 



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Labour Launches Climate Change Pledge

7/11/2011

 
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Today the Labour Party has launched a new climate change pledge calling for the Government to take action to tackle climate change, ahead of the UN conference in Durban later this month.

Supporters can demand action by signing up to the online climate pledge on the party’s campaign engine room website.

 


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Revised Feed-In Tariff

31/10/2011

 
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Caroline Flint MP, Labour's Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said ahead of the Government’s announcement of the revised Feed-in tariff scheme:


"If the Government think major energy policies should be dictated by phoney stories, rumour and spin, they are out of touch.  The Feed-in tariff changes, which could cause chaos in the solar industry and affect tens of thousands of jobs, should be announced in the Commons Chamber, so MPs can hold the Government to account.



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