Peak inequality: FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon today
The High Pay Centre data also shows that the median FTSE 100 CEO’s pay packet had gone up by 4.22% from £4.22 million last year.
Basit Mahmood
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he stands with Greenland after Trump threatens to take it over
“I stand with her. She’s right about the future of Greenland.”
Dame Emily Thornberry says US action in Venezuela not legal, in strongest criticism yet
‘We cannot have breaches of international law like this. We cannot have the law of the jungle.’
Reform council leader’s companies collapse after owing £1.5m
So much for being “a business leader with a proven track record”
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UK’s decision to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme is supported by majority of Britons, poll finds
The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.
Nigel Farage faces second investigation over claims he broke electoral law
Anna Turley, the Labour party chair, has called on Farage to “urgently come out of hiding” and explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit for campaigning.
Keir Starmer roasts Reform UK at PMQs over Russian bribes
The Prime Minister’s comments caused much laughter across the Commons, with Farage and his deputy Richard Tice looking annoyed.
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill passes through Parliament-Delivering biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the development marked a “major victory for working people in every part of the country”.