Shadow Chancellor Blog
Sunday Politics interview with Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil: Ed Balls good to have you back so soon but we had the – Ed Balls: Well George Osborne’s come out, I suppose I should too. AN: Exactly and you’re not so much of a submarine, we see more of you. Now the Chancellor said on Andrew Marr this [...]
More...Local election results – transcript of BBC interview with David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby: How do you feel about these results that have come in? Ed Balls: They are good results but they show that we have got more to do, to be honest David. We’ve won councils across the south, the eastern region, Birmingham, done brilliantly in Wales. We’ve taken lots of [...]
More...Murnaghan interview on the recession, Jeremy Hunt and local elections
DERMOT MURNAGHAN: Well now, if you believe the polls, Labour are storming ahead of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats but not on the economy. Labour’s two Eds cannot persuade the public that they could get us back on track more quickly than Dave and George so why not? Well [...]
More...More balanced approach means US economy is growing, while Britain is back in recession
Ed Balls MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, responding to today’s US economic growth figures, said: “The results of two different economic strategies are increasingly clear to see. By taking a more balanced approach over the last couple of years, with a jobs plan to support the recovery, President Obama has delivered a [...]
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- edballsmp: Congrats to @OwenSmithMP - new Shad Welsh Sec - and the brilliant @CatMcKinnellMP - ready to expose the #recessionmadeinDowningStreet
- edballsmp: RT @CatMcKinnellMP: Delighted 2 be joining Labour's excellent Treasury Team with @edballsmp @RachelReevesMP @chrislesliemp & @cathyjamieson
- edballsmp: RT @BevaniteEllie: Great to have 3 formidable women on Shadow Treasury team - @CatMcKinnellMP @cathyjamieson & @RachelReevesMP
- edballsmp: RT @labourpress: @EdBallsMP on why eurozone growth proves our recession was made in Downing Street - http://t.co/Mk1CQv26
- edballsmp: After all George Osborne's bluster, Germany & France avoid recession - confirming the UK does have a recession made in Downing Street
Constituency News
Our local police officers at the House of Commons: “20% police cuts are criminal”
I met Sgt Andy Rogers and other members of our local policing team as part of their March and lobby of Parliament yesterday. [...]
More...My column in the Morley Observer & Advertiser
Congratulations to all the Councillors; Labour and Independent who were elected across our area last week. [...]
More...News on Pinderfields & Pontefract A&E Departments
It is good news that Pontefract A&E is to re-open soon, but there is a lot more work that needs to be done to stop the long waits and cancelled operations at Pinderfields, that have been undermining care for my constituents. And I am also worried that the Government's NHS [...]
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