MPs call for Universal Credit expansion to be delayed, warning system on brink of ‘collapse’
Members of DWP committee fear next month’s planned roll-out could leave ‘hundreds of thousands’ without benefits.
Charlotte England
More people are dying in immigration detention centres. It is time to shut them down
Two detainees have died in the same month the BBC broadcast secret footage of guards abusing and neglecting people inside Brook House IRC
Murdoch’s bid to take over Sky just hit another wall
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has referred the 21st Century Fox bid to buy Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority.
Students call national demo against tuition fees, after Tories lose bid to raise cap
The Conservative Party was forced to abandon plans to hike tuition fees by £250 each year, after the DUP caused them major embarrassment by backing a Labour motion to block the rise.
Young workers deserve a higher minimum wage, unions say
The TUC’s comments coincide with a new report by thinktank Demos, which found 36% percent of young people worry about not being paid enough.
Government backtracks on plan to sell-off NHS staffing agency, after campaigners call for investigation
After coming under scrutiny, the Tories have done a sudden U-turn on the privatisation of NHS Professionals.
Civil servants demand the government ‘scrap the cap’ on their pay
Workers say their take home pay has stayed the same for almost a decade.
Activate proves the Tories have absolutely nothing to offer young people
The young Tory campaign group’s message resonates… with designer-clad Nazi-teenagers who want to gas ‘chavs’.
Privatising a key part of the NHS is not in the taxpayers’ interest. It must be investigated
The government has dodged questions about the privatisation of NHS Professionals for long enough, it’s time to launch an enquiry.
Tory MP criticised for ‘gypsy traveller’ comments
Scottish Conservative Douglas Ross fuelled accusations of racism within the party.