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It’s been my dream to work as a doctor in our NHS for as long as I can remember. As a third year medical student, I’m now working my way towards it. I believe passionately in a publicly owned and publicly run health service - a commitment…
A councillor and local housing campaigner has won the selection for a Yorkshire target seat. Fiona Derbyshire has been picked to contest York Outer, where the Tories' majority fell from more than 13,000 to 8,289 at the last election…
A Unite activist and former bus driver has won a hotly-contested selection for Labour's top target seat in the south west. Paul Farmer, who had backing from a string of trade unions, saw off the challenge of two other former parliamentary…
Workers in the public sector could be the key to kicking out the Tories in a general election, new research claims ahead of a major trade union rally in Westminster today. As the TUC leads the labour movement in a march on Parliament Square…
Uber has had its licenced revoked in London in a bold move by Transport for London. The ride hailing app has been accused of multiple infractions, including over workers' rights and passenger safety. They are also accused of using complex…
Senior figures from across the labour movement have criticised the "pathetic" and "insulting" manner of the Tories' decision to adjust the public sector pay cap. Today Liz Truss, the chief secretary to the Treasury, said police and prison…
Five big unions made up Labour's top general election campaign donors, the latest political funding figures reveal. Labour received just under £10m in donations during the election period, compared to the Tories colossal £24,840,627. The…
The status quo isn’t working for working people and the Tory government still hasn’t woken up to the seriousness of this. Today’s figures from the High Pay Centre show that the FTSE 100 chief executives are taking home an average of £4.5m…
Matthews Taylor’s report into employment practices was published as Theresa May seeks to relaunch her premiership, but it will have done little to satisfy workers or employers. While ambitious in its scope, the Taylor report focuses in…
Jeremy Corbyn paid tribute to the former dinner lady who rose to be president of the GMB union and chair of the Labour party, who has just died. Mary Turner, a union activist for more than 60 years, was described alternately as a…
When the Conservatives came to power in the 2010 coalition, they started a process of systematically reducing the funding to public services. This has continued unabated for more than seven years. The results of this are being measured in…
Figures from across the Labour movement have reacted to the Taylor review into modern employment. Matthew Taylor, a former policy adviser to Tony Blair, conducted the report on behalf of the government. Theresa May has not pledged any fresh…
