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Appearing on Good Morning Britain yesterday, Angela Rayner was asked whether she supported the GPS tagging of asylum seekers, which was introduced in its current form by the government last year. In response, the deputy Labour leader said…
Boris Johnson's government, possessed of a substantial majority, was in reasonably robust health until the Owen Paterson scandal – which began when the former Environment Secretary was disciplined for lobbying on behalf of pharmaceuticals…
Prime Minister's Questions is the most combative and theatrical part of the Westminster week. The leader of the opposition and the Prime Minister trade barbs and accusations while MPs bray, cheer and boo. Not so this week: with President…
Ambulance workers represented by the GMB union in the East of England have voted to take industrial action in the only remaining ambulance service in the country not to have seen strikes during the current dispute. The union announced this…
Labour Students have passed a motion committing themselves to campaign to abolish tuition fees and restore maintenance grants and will be lobbying to have this be party policy in the next manifesto. In January, a majority of the members of…
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen has said nurses in England are being "punished and left behind" as a result of the government's failure to resolve a dispute with the union over pay and conditions. Speaking to Sky News…
Civil service union leader David Penman has argued that if Dominic Raab were "any other employee" he would "in all likelihood be suspended" from his role over the allegations of bullying made against him. The Guardian reported last week…
As many as half a million people have woken up today and gone on strike. This includes border force workers, train drivers and university lecturers (represented by PCS, ASLEF and the UCU, respectively), but the big one going out today is…
UNISON has announced a further day of strike action by its members in the ambulance service as part of an ongoing dispute with the government over pay. The union revealed today that its members will walk out on February 10th, following…
National Education Union joint general secretary Kevin Courtney has said Gillian Keegan "brought no proposals whatsoever" to a final set of talks aimed at averting upcoming strikes by teaching staff. The NEU announced a series of strike…
The Fire Brigades Union has announced that firefighters will take strike action following a ballot that saw 88% vote yes on a 73% turnout, a result that the union described as a "decisive mandate". Announcing the result of the ballot this…
Nick Thomas-Symonds has declared that Rishi Sunak has "very serious questions" to answer about what he knew about Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs following the Prime Minister's decision to sack the MP as Tory Party chair. In an interview with…
