Sunak U-turns on furlough – but there are many holes in his new plan
Rishi Sunak made the entirely predictable U-turn today of resuming a form of furlough, after repeatedly claiming that…
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Who is new Downing Street press secretary Allegra Stratton?
Downing Street has appointed former journalist Allegra Stratton as its new press secretary, which means she will lead…
Chancellor’s “furlough flip flop causing chaos”, says Anneliese Dodds
Labour’s Anneliese Dodds has accused her opposite in government Rishi Sunak of “causing chaos” during the pandemic with…
Johnson’s abandoned ‘levelling up’ agenda leaves a gap for Starmer to fill
Public health officials has warned that it is “extremely likely” the North West will see around 3,000 Covid-19…
GMB calls for immediate resignation of Test and Trace chair Dido Harding
Labour-affiliated trade union GMB has called for the immediate resignation of Tory peer and NHS Test and Trace…
‘Captain Hindsight’: Labour’s tricky coronavirus challenge
Government communications are not improving. You would have thought that they would be learning from their mistakes during…
Labour launches ‘international climate justice network’ to inform party policy
The Labour Party has launched an ‘international climate justice network’ with the aim of developing party policy and…
Labour gives local parties permission to hold virtual AGMs
The Labour Party has informed local parties today that they now have permission to hold virtual annual general…
Labour abstained on rule of six as “government has majority of 80”
Labour has revealed that it abstained on the ‘rule of six’ vote in the House of Commons last…
McCluskey: We’ll use withdrawn Labour funding to “nurture newer voices”
General secretary Len McCluskey has announced that Unite the Union will use the funding withdrawn from Labour after…
