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Below is the full text of deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner's speech to the Confederation of British Industry's Future of Work Conference this afternoon. When I first became the Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work, the…
Labour has announced that in government it will introduce a policy requiring firms with more than 250 employees to have action plans in place to support women as they experience the menopause. The party said today it would require large…
The regulation watchdog has concluded that the government's impact assessment of the minimum service levels bill is "not fit for purpose", in what Angela Rayner described as a "damning judgement". The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) today…
Having been a member of the national executive committee (NEC) for a combined total of nine years and a long-standing party member for 27 years, I still remember my sense of shame when the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)…
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…
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…
MPs had a late one in the Commons last night debating the government's minimum service levels bill. Despite considerable efforts from opposition parties – who submitted more than 100 amendments – the legislation passed unamended by 315…
The government's minimum service levels bill has passed its third reading unamended, with MPs voting in favour of the legislation by 315 votes to 246. The bill, which would see minimum service levels enforced during strikes in certain areas…
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…
The government's minimum service levels bill is due to go through its remaining stages in the House of Commons today. The legislation – which would see minimum service levels enforced during strikes in certain areas of the public sector –…
Rishi Sunak's week went from bad to worse yesterday evening when The Guardian reported that his right hand man Dominic Raab is facing a far more extensive bullying investigation than initially thought. According to the paper, at least 24…
