Daily email Hunt delivers a Budget for the fewest against backdrop of widespread strikes The inadequacy of yesterday’s Budget was epitomised by one of Jeremy Hunt’s few surprise announcements: scrapping the lifetime allowance on tax-free… Katie Neame 16th March, 2023, 11:29 am
News UK economy grew £400bn less than forecast under Tories, TUC says The UK economy has grown £400bn less than expected since the Tories came to power, TUC research has… Katie Neame 2nd February, 2023, 12:43 pm
News Nowak demands “urgent meeting” with Sunak to resolve public sector strikes TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has demanded an “urgent meeting” with Rishi Sunak about strikes by public sector… Katie Neame 3rd January, 2023, 10:30 pm
News Sunday shows: Conservatives accused of ‘parroting bogus data’ on private schools Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson rejected the “spurious” arguments against Labour’s plans for private… Katie Neame & Elliot Chappell 4th December, 2022, 10:28 am
News Sunday shows: Inflation-level pay rises in public sector “unaffordable”, Nandy says Sophy Ridge on Sunday Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy told viewers this morning that pay rises for… Elliot Chappell & Katie Neame 27th November, 2022, 10:48 am
Comment Austerity is not the only game in town. We must look at taxes on wealth We are deep in a cost-of-living emergency 12 years in the making, an emergency that is about to… Beth Winter 1st November, 2022, 1:00 pm
News O’Grady: Public sector workers at “breaking point” over pay and conditions Frances O’Grady has warned that public sector staff are at “breaking point” over pay and conditions after polling… Katie Neame 30th October, 2022, 10:30 pm
News Public sector pay rises could be funded through wealth tax, UNISON report says Public sector pay rises in line with inflation could be funded through tax increases for higher earners and… Katie Neame 2nd September, 2022, 12:01 am
News Children living in poverty in a fifth of key worker households, TUC research finds Frances O’Grady has criticised the government’s “heartless decision” to oversee further real-terms pay cuts for public sector employees… Katie Neame 5th August, 2022, 12:01 am
Comment PMQs: Starmer slams PM hypocrisy over banker bonuses and public sector pay It was obvious that the rail strikes would be a focus of today’s Prime Minister’s Questions whether Keir… Katie Neame 22nd June, 2022, 2:10 pm