Sentences with phrase «labour welcomed the move»

Labour welcomed the move but said it was «long overdue».

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Labour MSP Monica Lennon, who has been a vocal campaigner on the issue of «period poverty», said the move was welcome but did not go far enough.

But he welcomed the Lib Dems pledge to reverse Labour's plan for a 1 per cent increase in National Insurance «when resources allow» - claiming it was moving towards his party's position on the issue.

Labour's decision to drop its opposition to free schools — a direct challenge to the local authority stranglehold over state schooling — is likely to anger trade unions, although union bosses yesterday welcomed moves to outlaw teachers without formal qualifications.