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New analysis from the TUC has revealed that thousands of key workers, including those working to combat the surge in Covid cases over the festive period, will earn less on Christmas Day this year than they did a decade ago. The trade union…
Labour has argued that people "pay more but get less" under the Tories and that the government is hitting people with higher taxes to "paper over the cracks" of austerity. Following a statement from Michael Gove on Thursday, Labour's Mike…
Labour has criticised "Boris Johnson's sleaze" and accused the Prime Minister of lying after it was announced the Conservative Party will be fined for failing to declare donations for the Downing Street flat refurbishment. The Electoral…
Most ordinary people in the UK don’t buy or own shares in companies. According to the Office for National Statistics, the proportion of shares held by individuals has declined since 1963, when individuals owned 54% of UK quoted shares in…
Labour has called on ministers to ensure an end to the use of emergency rules introduced for the procurement of public contracts at the height of the pandemic. In a letter to the Crown Commercial Services, the body that oversees public…
"A coward, not a leader," Keir Starmer branded Boris Johnson in a session more combative than usual. The pair met as the corruption scandal rumbles on with a crunch vote expected this afternoon. The Labour leader urged Johnson to "say sorry…
It has been reported that the government is planning to lower the threshold at which students repay their student loans from £27,295 a year to £22,000. This would significantly increase the debt repayments for millions of students in our…
The row sparked by the Owen Paterson £112,000-lobbying scandal has developed into an embarrassing mess for the Prime Minister. A little under two weeks after the government whipped Conservative MPs to back an amendment rejecting a 30-day…
Research commissioned by Citizens UK into the effect of low pay on employees in the care sector has found that 73% of workers are struggling to afford their day-to-day essentials, including buying food and paying bills. Following…
Labour MP Richard Burgon has called on the government to increase taxes for the top 1% of earners to aid the country's efforts to meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to ensure a just climate transition. Ahead of a…
To the fury of House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, the government continues to release highlights from Wednesday’s Budget ahead of time. The latest favourable headline divorced from context is that Rishi Sunak will end the public sector…
The national 'living' wage is set to rise from £8.91 to £9.50 next April, it has been confirmed ahead of Wednesday's Budget. This is the minimum hourly rate earned by those aged over 23. (For those aged between 21 and 22, there will be an…
