Mar 18, 2015 | Newsroom
Today’s Budget statement hides the Tories’ plans for deeper and more painful cuts if David Cameron is allowed back into Downing Street, Emma has said. The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne today made his annual Budget statement in Parliament. But the...
Feb 12, 2015 | Newsroom
Labour’s plans to expand free childcare will bring huge benefits for working parents, Emma said earlier this week. Emma joined Labour’s Shadow Children and Families Minister Alison McGovern MP in support of Labour’s pledge to expand free childcare for working parents...
Feb 10, 2015 | Newsroom
Today Emma has backed Labour plans for a better deal for those renting their homes privately. In South Shields, there are currently nearly 3,000 people living in the private rented sector – they all deserve a fairer deal. Labour will: Give security and peace of mind...
Dec 4, 2014 | Newsroom
Emma responded to George Osborne’s Autumn Statement today (3 December) by criticising the Chancellor’s failure to explain the scale of cuts he would make to public services. Figures in the Autumn Statement suggested that under the Chancellor the UK could be facing £60...
Dec 4, 2014 | Newsroom
Emma is pleased to endorse the Community Foundation’s Surviving Winter campaign, an initiative that helps to ‘recycle’ Winter Fuel Payments so that they reach the neediest households most in danger of fuel poverty. The campaign allows pensioners who receive Winter...
