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Households could face rolling blackouts this winter, the National Grid has warned. According to the network operator, a scenario it calls "unlikely" would see planned three-hour outages if the UK is unable to import enough energy from…
Ed Miliband has argued that the warning that households could experience three-hour power cuts this winter "shows our vulnerability as a country as a direct consequence of a decade of failed Conservative energy policy". Commenting after the…
Keir Starmer has declared that millions of people across the country are "paying the cost of the government's recklessness" as mortgage rates reached the highest level since the financial crisis in 2008. In an interview this afternoon, the…
Keir Starmer has said that "I completely understand why people are concerned and are considering industrial action" but restated his opposition to standing with workers on picket lines. In a round of interviews with regional radio stations…
The Royal College of Nursing has officially launched its industrial action ballot in protest over the government's latest pay award and NHS understaffing, representing the college's first UK-wide strike ballot in its 106-year history. In a…
Labour's Lisa Nandy has condemned the government as 999 emergency call operators joined strike action, accusing ministers of having "crashed the economy and poured fuel on the fire of rising inflation". In a Sky News interview this morning…
Liz Truss attempted a reset of her leadership with her speech to Tory Party conference yesterday (yes, already). Taking aim at an “anti-growth coalition" – featuring Labour, the Lib Dems and the SNP alongside “the militant unions, the…
Labour is on track to gain six parliamentary constituencies in Scotland at the next general election – taking the party's total to seven – polling has found. In YouGov research for The Times, published on Wednesday, 45% of Scots reported…
Keir Starmer has warned that the "fantasy economics" being pursued by the Conservative government will mean that households across the country will see an "eye-watering" increase in monthly mortgage payments. Commenting on Labour's analysis…
Rachel Reeves has called on Liz Truss to "immediately reverse her government's kamikaze Budget" as the Prime Minister used her Conservative Party conference speech to condemn what she described as an "anti-growth coalition". Truss addressed…
2019 saw seats previously considered safe, Labour-heartland constituencies turn blue. Caught on the horns of Brexit, the party saw lifelong supporters back Boris Johnson – armed as he was with his pithy ‘get Brexit done’ strapline. Whether…
Labour's Pat McFadden has argued that both Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng must "accept responsibility" for the impact of the 'mini-Budget' and described them as the "architects of the economic chaos" seen over the past two weeks. Commenting…
