Government abandons plans to delay 30 local elections in England
Plans to delay local elections in 30 councils across England have been abandoned by the government ahead of…
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Starmer to launch five “missions” that form “backbone” of Labour manifesto
Keir Starmer will launch five “missions” that will form the “backbone” of Labour’s election manifesto and are intended…
UNISON announces new strike date for NHS staff in ongoing dispute over pay
UNISON has announced that NHS staff including nurses, paramedics and blood collection workers will walk out on March…
PMQs: Starmer blames Northern Ireland deal delay on Sunak’s weakness as leader
Rishi Sunak’s failure so far to bring forward a new deal on the Northern Ireland protocol gave Keir…
Reynolds: Steel sector “desperately” needs government support amid job cuts
Jonathan Reynolds has argued that steelworkers “desperately” need a government that is “on their side” ahead of an…
RCN pauses strikes for talks while Lords debate minimum service levels bill
Yesterday evening, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced it would pause strikes planned between March 1st and…
Majority of companies on four-day week trial extend changes to working hours
The vast majority of companies involved in a six-month four-day working week trial have chosen to continue with…
“A new relationship with the countryside” – Starmer’s NFU speech
Below is the full text of Labour leader Keir Starmer’s speech to the National Union of Farmers this…
The government’s haphazard approach to public spending puts Britain at risk
When I was growing up on a council estate in Brixton, government procurement wasn’t a term we used.…
Watchdog says government assessment of anti-strike bill “not fit for purpose”
The regulation watchdog has concluded that the government’s impact assessment of the minimum service levels bill is “not…
Reeves: People struggling with cost of living a ‘reality of Tory mismanagement’
Rachel Reeves has declared that households struggling with the cost of living is the “reality of 13 years…
