Trade unions welcome pay deal announcements from Chancellor
Union leaders praise change in direction, but warn of divisions in pay restoration for NHS workers
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Age UK condemns Chancellor’s restriction on Winter Fuel Payments
Charities warn older households just above the threshold will be hit hard by the move
Jeremy Hunt confronted with spending black hole in excruciating interview
“For you to have signed up to this list of spending commitments in the year.. it’s unprecedented Mr Hunt”
RMT’s Eddie Dempsey makes powerful speech on beating the far right at anti-racism march
Thousands of counter-protesters united in London against a large Tommy Robinson rally
Junior doctors in England offered 22.3% pay deal
Breakthrough pay offer will be put to BMA members for a vote
Over 90 campaign groups call on Government to reverse the Tory crackdown on peaceful protest
‘The current government now faces a clear choice between allowing its dire consequences to play out under its watch, or do something to prevent it’
Who’s the odds-on favourite to win Tory leadership race as nominations close today
Which Tory MP is currently being tipped to win the Conservative leadership race?
‘Running on Empty’: UK arts spending among lowest in Europe, new report finds
The report warns that the reduction in funding has led to a significant decline in the number of students enrolling in arts education and a broader ‘marginalisation’ of the arts in state-funded schools.
New research reveals devastating impact of the two-child benefit cap
The study found that 23 percent of families with three children and 26 percent of families with four or more children experienced food insecurity in June, compared to 17 percent of households with one or two children and 12 percent of households without children.
Charities welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm barge but urge Labour to act sooner
‘The current living conditions on the barge continue to pose significant humanitarian and health concerns. Delaying the relocation only prolongs the (mental, physical, and even fatal) distress and suffering of those housed there.’