Minimum service levels bill passes second reading by 309 votes to 249
MPs have voted in favour of the government’s minimum service levels bill by 309 votes to 249, after…
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NEU announces walkout dates after teachers vote overwhelmingly to strike
The National Education Union has announced plans for seven days of strike action over the coming months after…
Starmer: “I have to be realistic about what is possible” with leadership pledges
Keir Starmer has argued that he has to be “realistic about what is possible” when asked about accusations…
MPs to debate anti-union legislation as teachers prepare for strike ballot results
The government’s minimum service levels bill will receive its second reading in parliament today. The legislation proposes to give the…
UCU announces 18 days of industrial action involving 70,000 university staff
The University and College Union has announced that more than 70,000 of its members will strike for 18…
Khan’s Brexit speech shows tensions persist around Labour’s stance on the EU
Keir Starmer will shortly be delivering a speech in Belfast on the Northern Ireland protocol, in which he…
PCS condemns meeting with government minister over pay dispute as “total farce”
Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka has declared that his union will “look to escalate…
Polls suggest voters agree with Labour’s assessment of 13 years of Tory “failure”
“After 13 years in government, what does it say that the best they can offer is that, at…
Labour motion on ending tax breaks for private schools rejected by MPs
A Labour motion calling for the creation of a Commons select committee to consider ending tax breaks for…
PMQs: Starmer attacks Sunak over “13 years” of Tory “failure” on the NHS
The first Prime Minister’s Questions of the year covered similar ground to the last session of 2022, as…
