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Unite has announced ten further days of strikes by its members in the ambulance service, with the union warning that additional dates could be confirmed in the coming days. Unite said its representatives will be working at a regional level…
MPs have voted in favour of the government's minimum service levels bill by 309 votes to 249, after Angela Rayner denounced the legislation as a "vindictive assault on the basic freedoms of British working people". The bill, which would see…
The government's minimum service levels bill will receive its second reading in parliament today. The legislation proposes to give the Business Secretary the power to set minimum service levels during strikes in key sectors, with employers…
As many as 25,000 ambulance staff are expected to take industrial action today after talks with Steve Barclay failed to reach a resolution. GMB national secretary Rachel Harrison said the negotiations "fell well short of anything…
Angela Rayner has declared that the government's minimum service levels bill is "not just insulting, but utterly stupid", arguing that it is ministers who are "failing" to provide "minimum standards, service and staffing" in essential…
Angela Rayner has denounced government anti-strike proposals as “unworkable and unserious” after the government confirmed plans to enforce minimum service levels in the public sector during industrial action. The government announced this…
Last night, MPs passed Labour's motion demanding that the government release documents relating to the contracts awarded to PPE Medpro during the pandemic. Leading the debate for the opposition, Angela Rayner urged ministers to “come clean”…
MPs have passed a 'humble address' motion tabled by the Labour Party calling on the government to release documents relating to the controversial decision to award contracts worth more than £200m to PPE Medpro. Angela Rayner urged ministers…
Labour is looking to expose the dirty details about government procurement during the pandemic. The opposition has today tabled a motion to force a binding Commons vote on the release of documents relating to the controversial decision to…
Angela Rayner has described the 'VIP lane' used for government procurement during the pandemic as a "scandal of epic proportions" ahead of an attempt by Labour to force the release of documents related to the contract awarded to PPE Medpro…
Angela Rayner has argued that Labour's "historic" victory over the Conservatives in the City of Chester by-election shows that Rishi Sunak has "failed" his first electoral test since becoming Prime Minister. Commenting this morning, after…
Angela Rayner has declared that the scope of an investigation into bullying allegations against Dominic Raab must be "immediately" expanded after Rishi Sunak asked for the inquiry to consider a third formal complaint. The Prime Minister…
