New PCS leader: ‘We will hold Keir Starmer’s feet to the fire’
Last week, I was honoured to be elected to lead the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) –…
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Starmer on King’s Speech: “Gimmicks, division, and more of the same”
Good morning. Today is the day of the King’s Speech, where the monarch will lay out the government’s…
Roundup: Another CLP suspended, CEOs flock to conference, TUC presses Labour
Labour has seen so much demand from business leaders hungry to attend a party conference event with senior…
NEU general secretary: ‘We will close schools’ if needed to fight anti-strike law
National Education Union general secretary Daniel Kebede has warned the union is prepared to “close” schools if needed…
By-election results unpicked ahead of crunch NPF weekend
Good morning. It’s 2-1 to the opposition. Rishi Sunak has avoided triple by-election defeat by the skin of his teeth. The…
Streeting ‘relieved’ at NHS recruitment plans but intends to ‘pore over detail’
The long-awaited NHS workforce plan has today been published, setting out plans for a significant expansion of healthcare staff across…
Labour says ‘we’ve moved on’ from Brexit despite Lammy’s EU focus
Good morning, and a very happy Brexit day to you. Today marks seven years since the UK voted to…
New peer plan raises questions about Labour’s Lords abolition intentions
Good morning and happy solstice. Back in the Commons today like a bad smell is the minimum service…
The Tories are tough on strikes – but not the causes of them
Conflict at work is inevitable, and government should know better than to suggest otherwise. If the Conservatives genuinely…
Labour to force vote on leaseholds as party turns its focus on housing policy
Labour will today force a vote on a motion demanding action on the leasehold system. Michael Gove pledged in…
