Labour has discovered that the Department for Transport has to give 'prior written consent' to Network Rail before there can be any changes to its incentive policy. This follows the release by Labour last week of documents proving that the Transport Secretary has a place on Network Rail's Remuneration Committee as the company's 'Special Member' identified in the Artic...

Chris Bryant MP, Labour's Shadow Immigration Minister, said:

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, said in response to the publication of the HMIC report into police undercover operations and structures: "It is clear from this report that serious reform is needed to the oversight of undercover policing to put proper checks and balances are in place.

Caroline Flint MP, Labour's Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said in response to the news that the Government has lost its appeal against a High Court ruling which found that cuts to solar tariff payments are legally flawed:

Johann Lamont MSP, Scottish Labour leader, said in response to Alex Salmond’s speech at the Hugo Young Lecture this evening:

Jim Murphy MP, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary, responding to the Defence Committee report into the MoD's Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11

We have had economic turmoil for years now and three major parties in two governments have done their best to handle it. But their efforts haven’t been good enough.   A global financial catastrophe caused by irresponsible and grasping bankers has resulted in austerity measures that have hit ordinary people hardest. The narrowest shoulders have

Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, urges Lib Dem MPs to respect the wishes of their voters and reject the Government's plans

Tessa Jowell, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Minister for the Olympics, commenting on the Government’s school sports announcement today said:

Vernon Coaker MP, Labour’s Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, responding to media reports that the Northern Ireland Secretary has written to the Northern Ireland political parties about talks to deal with the past, said: