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Andy Burnham warns closing ticket offices could be illegal
‘This is really wrong on so many levels, but we're going to take a stand.’
Millions of households’ face fuel poverty as government support scheme ends, warns charity
'Without more support too many will continue to rack up unmanageable debts or try and survive in unheated homes causing ill health, misery, and avoidable death.'
Take Thames Water into public ownership petition amasses tens of thousands of signatures
The English model of privatisation is not normal, as 90 percent of the world runs water in public ownership.
RMT threatens ‘full industrial force of the union’ amid ticket office closure rumours
Mick Lynch said his union won't 'meekly sit by'
Tory MP baffles on BBC Question Time for not knowing own pay rise
‘I’m fascinated that you don’t know the size of your pay rise given that you're Paymaster General’
Hunt urged to reward key workers and tackle inequality in Spring Budget
Amid fears that the Chancellor will uphold policies that favour the rich, calls are being made for Jeremy Hunt to tackle child poverty and inequality and reward key workers.