My speech to Progress Annual Conference on Saturday 12 May. ...
Read this entry » Can I start by thanking Demos for hosting today’s lecture here in the House of Commons. You have been a consistent champion of the theme...
Read this entry » Iain Duncan Smith should be supporting disabled people who want to work hard and get on, but instead he has the unbelievable arrogance to accuse...
Read this entry » Byrne Takes Local Jobs Bid to Transport Secretary Liam Byrne today demanded a government re-think on plans to block 6,500 inner city jobs in...
Read this entry » We’ve had two years of excuses and now we’ve got the evidence – this Government has utterly failed to tackle Britain’s jobs emergency,...
Read this entry » Liam Byrne yesterday asked Lord Heseltine to help ensure a Birmingham mayor is given the powers to get the city back to work. Mr Byrne and Lord...
Read this entry » Let students lead the way to stronger links to China Liam visiting the MG plant in Longbridge At a visit to MG Motors in Longbridge , Liam Byrne...
Read this entry »The move could stop the waste of £2 million which should be better targeted at tackling drug crime. Recent figures show a 21% year on year increase in drug related...
Read this entry »Birmingham suffering unemployment emergency, says Byrne as Labour launches 10 point jobs plan. Labour today launched ambitious plans to make Birmingham ‘Britain’s...
Read this entry »While this Government dithered, youth unemployment has gone through the roof As the Government prepare to finally launch their Youth Contract, new figures from...
Read this entry »Just after I made my announcement that I’d stand for mayor yesterday, I was straight off to Bordesley Green to go and see some of the results of a huge campaign...
Read this entry »Press release from Liam Byrne MP FOR IMMEDIATE USE Byrne: “my priority - jobs, jobs, jobs” Hodge Hill MP and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary,...
Read this entry »Fewer people coming off benefit and into work than at any time since 1996, Chris Grayling must tell us what is going so badly wrong New figures released tby...
Read this entry »Hard working families will be absolutely staggered to learn that they are next on the Chancellor’s hit list. Hidden in the fine print of George Osborne’s budget...
Read this entry »One of our big campaigns over the last few years has been to win two fantastic new health centres – on the Bromford and Firs, and in Alum Rock. Now the centres...
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