FBU slams 2% pay bump for firefighters and control staff as “insulting”
The Fire Brigades Union has condemned a 2% pay bump proposed by employers and described the offer as…
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Labour demands “fuller investigation” after release of care homes Covid report
Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds has called for a “fuller investigation” into the government’s handling of care homes in the…
Labour calls for more targeted support as unions demand change to sick pay
The government has unnecessarily found itself in a big mess over a poorly-communicated, ill-thought-out coronavirus decision – stop…
Government must protect travel jobs under new quarantine rules, says Labour
Labour has told the government to abandon its “one-size-fits-all” approach to Covid support and protect travel jobs after…
“Criminally let down” NHS workers to march on Downing Street over pay
NHS workers who say they have been “criminally let down” by the government will march on Downing Street…
Latest Covid-related mess overshadows the PM’s plan to curb obesity
Cue the Rocky montage. The PM wants us all to get super fit and healthy. Today sees the…
Labour slams government for delay to online harms bill
Labour has slammed the government for the delay in introducing an online harms bill and said the failure…
WATCH: Labour accuses government of making Covid decisions in “chaotic way”
Nick Thomas-Symonds has criticised the government for making decisions in a “chaotic way that doesn’t breed confidence” and…
Sunday shows: Spain quarantine is “shambolic”, says Labour’s Ashworth
Sophy Ridge on Sunday Jonathan Ashworth described the government’s handling of a new quarantine for those travelling from…
Basic income must become part of a new settlement, for a new post-Covid age
I read with real interest Anna Coote’s article earlier this week, which questioned the arguments and assumptions behind…
