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Keir Starmer joins trade unions in call for bank holiday if Lionesses win the World Cup
Bank holidays in the UK are fewer than in most of Europe
Climate change a growing top concern for voters, new polling finds
Concern for the environment doubled on last month in one poll
Rishi Sunak rules out Brexit-style referendum on net zero amid bitter Tory feud
It remains to be seen whether helicopter enthusiast Sunak, who has previously given into pressure from Tory rebels, will stand firm in his commitment to net zero.
Rishi Sunak slammed for saying pay rises should be a ‘reward for productivity’
As MPs have seen their salaries rise by 30% since 2010
Underfunding and staff shortages risk undermining UK’s net zero target, say workers
"We can't solve environmental problems or net zero unless we have people to do the work”
Tories roasted after pledging just 900 new NHS beds after cutting 12,000 since 2010
"The elephant in the room is who will staff these additional beds? Nursing staff are already spread too thinly over too many patients.”