Based on the search results, there is extensive, well-documented evidence that Labour MPs and the Labour Party were indeed calling for more government spending during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key evidence includes: 1. **March 2020**: Labour, under Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, called on the government to underwrite up to 90% of wages for at-risk workers, increase statutory sick pay, and boost benefits including Universal Credit, Jobseeker's Allowance, and Carer's Allowance (BBC News, PoliticsHome, LabourList). 2. **March 2020**: Corbyn wrote to the Prime Minister with six key demands, including "bolster support for workers," increasing statutory sick pay, scrapping the bedroom tax and benefit cap, and restoring local housing allowance (LabourList). 3. **July 2020**: Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds delivered a speech calling for a "back-to-work Budget," arguing against tax rises and for growth, and calling for more investment in social security and jobs (LabourList). 4. **July 2020**: Labour urged a £30 billion green stimulus to create 400,000 jobs, with Ed Miliband arguing "austerity isn't the answer" (The Independent). 5. **November 2020**: 30 Labour MPs wrote to Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging increases to statutory sick pay and minimum wage floors in job support schemes (LabourList). The evidence is overwhelming that Labour MPs were publicly and repeatedly calling for the government to spend more during the pandemic — on wage subsidies, sick pay, benefits, and economic stimulus. This is a matter of public record documented across multiple sources. The claim is accurate. Labour Members were indeed asking the Conservative government to spend more during the pandemic period, on multiple fronts and at multiple points throughout 2020–2021. Sources: - BBC News: "Coronavirus: Labour calls on state to pay wages of most at-risk workers" — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51977363 - PoliticsHome: "Labour Calls for Government to Underwrite Wages to Prevent Coronavirus Layoffs" — https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-tells-boris-johnson-to-pay-up-to-90-of-wages-to-help-workers-through-unprecedented-coronavirus-crisis - LabourList: "Corbyn writes to PM with six key coronavirus demands" — https://labourlist.org/2020/03/corbyn-writes-to-pm-with-six-key-coronavirus-demands/ - LabourList: "Use spending review to increase sick pay, Labour MPs urge Rishi Sunak" — https://labourlist.org/2020/11/use-spending-review-to-increase-sick-pay-labour-mps-urge-rishi-sunak/ - LabourList: "Today, Britain should have had a back-to-work Budget – Dodds' full speech" — https://labourlist.org/2020/07/today-britain-should-have-had-a-back-to-work-budget-dodds-full-speech/ - The Independent: "Labour urges government to avoid austerity and beat coronavirus recession by creating 400,000 jobs with vast green new deal stimulus" — https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/labour-green-new-deal-jobs-30-billion-stimulus-austerity-b1719833.html - Labour Party official document: "Wages, Welfare, and Wellbeing: Labour's Economic Plan for Individuals Affected By Coronavirus" — https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Labour%E2%80%99s-Economic-Plan-for-Individuals-Affected-By-Coronavirus-Final.pdf