Labour criticises Tory cuts to health and education services

6 December 2019
Labour criticises Tory cuts to health and education services
The Conservatives have cut health and education spending by £37.3 billion since 2010, according to new research unveiled by the Labour Party.
According to the figures, the Department for Health and Social Care budget has only increased by an average of 1.5 per cent a year since 2010/11 compared with an average of 3.3 per cent increase that is widely acknowledged as required to keep spending in line with demand and performance at a standstill.

800 libraries closed in Britain since 2010

6 December 2019
800 libraries closed in Britain since 2010
An annual survey of the UK’s libraries has revealed that almost 800 libraries have closed under the Conservative government since 2010.

Social care crisis costing £587m due to bed blocking

5 December 2019
Social care crisis costing £587m due to bed blocking
Age UK has claimed that lack of social care will have led to 2.5 million lost bed days in the NHS over the 917 days between the elections.
The ageing charity calculated that 2,750 people on average were kept in hospital after they were well enough to be discharged each day between the last General Election in June 2017 and the forthcoming vote on 12 December.

Khan urged to make London transport fairer

5 December 2019
Khan urged to make London transport fairer
The Mayor of London should review fare structures and fare freeze, zones and concessions to make the capital’s transport system fairer.

Labour pledges to cap school class sizes

5 December 2019
Labour pledges to cap school class sizes
The Labour Party is promising to cap class sizes at 30 pupils across all schools in England if it wins the General Election.
Extending a commitment in its manifesto to limit classes to this size at all primary schools, the party said it would fulfil the pledge by recruiting nearly 20,000 extra teachers over five years, a pledge made by the Liberal Democrats at the start of election campaigning.

Tories pledge £4.2bn for public transport

5 December 2019
Tories pledge £4.2bn for public transport
The Conservatives have promised to spend £4.2 billion on local train, bus and tram services if they win the General Election.
Boris Johnson's party said that the funding, which would become available from 2022, would help fund transport projects outside London, with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claiming it will transform services 'in towns and cities across the country.

European cities commit to net zero buildings

4 December 2019
European cities commit to net zero buildings
Helsinki, Finland and Valladolid in Spain have signed the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment