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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
