All articles written by Angela Eagle MP on PoliticsHome.com

29 Sep Environment

"Status Quo Not An Option": Defra Secretary Hints At Action On Thames Water

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Angela Eagle has hinted that government action on Thames Water is coming, telling PoliticsHome that "the status quo is not an option".

07 Mar 2024 Economy

This cynical Budget is the last desperate attempt of a dying government

Listening to the Chancellor make the Budget Statement, you’d be forgiven for thinking taxes were falling.

29 Nov 2023 Parliament

Labour MP Says David Cameron Could Have Committed Contempt Of Parliament Over Private Greensill Flights

Lord Cameron, the newly-appointed foreign secretary, might have acted in contempt of Parliament by failing to answer a committee question on how many personal flights he took using Greensill private jets, according to a Labour MP.

17 Mar 2023 Economy

Faced with the highest tax burden for 70 years, the Budget fails to put Britain on a path to prosperity

This budget took place against a bleak backdrop: The forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) showed a worsening cost of living crisis with real wages falling at the fastest rate since records began.

03 Oct 2022 Economy

Liz Truss’s unfunded public spending cuts will unleash austerity 2.0

When newly minted Prime Minister Liz Truss tweeted that she was “ready to hit the ground” most of us thought it was an unfortunate twitter malfunction. Little did we realise it was a statement of intent.

08 Aug 2022 Health

We must treat monkeypox as a public health emergency to avoid it becoming endemic in the UK

Many say that London is at its most beautiful in the summer. But over the last few weekends there’s been a new spectacle to behold in the city, with snaking queues of gay and bisexual men outside the capital’s sexual health clinics waiting for hours in the blazing sunshine to get vaccinated against a growing health threat – monkeypox.

07 Jun 2022 Economy

Temporary support will not end the cost of living crisis – we need a long term strategy

At a recent Treasury Select Committee hearing, the governor of the Bank of England warned of an "apocalyptic” situation with food prices fast approaching. This is on top of the doubling of energy costs currently driving many to wonder how they will cope.

08 Mar 2022 Books & culture

A powerful and remarkable history: Angela Eagle reviews 'Uncontrollable Women'

A revelatory history of fearless women from the French Revolution to the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832, Nan Sloane’s tantalising book left me wishing for more

17 May 2021 Economy

After Greensill, we need lobbying reform to shine a light into the dark corners of Whitehall

The Greensill scandal has brought into sharp focus the need for reform of our lobbying laws to ensure there is complete transparency and robust rules for ex-Ministers, Civil Servants and former Prime Ministers which actually have teeth.

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

As Covid-19 grips the country, we need a well chaired BEIS committee to scrutinise government

This week, we are running articles from the MPs vying to be the new chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee. Angela Eagle says she is "hugely experienced in relevant complex economic briefs working as a treasury minister and shadowing BEIS in Opposition."

17 Oct 2019 Home affairs

Compulsory voter ID is nothing more than a shameless attempt at voter suppression

Bringing in compulsory voter ID is an entirely disproportionate response to a thankfully rare problem. But it could disenfranchise already marginalised communities, says Angela Eagle MP.

14 Mar 2016 Education

Government failing to increase 'quality' apprenticeships

Shadow BIS secretary, Angela Eagle, warns that “when it comes to apprenticeships, the Government is overly focused on quantity over quality”.