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Tories ridiculed for proposing to ban four day week

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

“Yet again we witness the political gymnastics of this outdated and out of touch Conservative Party descend into a collective swoon over the terrifying prospect of a council functioning better whilst saving the tax-payer money.”

A group of people on a stage with a sign reading four day week

New petition calls for referendum on public ownership of water

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

Feargal Sharkey is backing the petition

WASP campaigners who have launched the petition for a referendum for public ownership of water

Labour’s achievements this week: Lifting 450,000 children out of poverty and delivering workers’ rights

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

Change doesn’t happen overnight, yet slowly and surely, this government is delivering after 14 years of Tory austerity

Keir Starmer

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NHS
Opinion

Britain is crying out for bold solutions to save the NHS

Ellie Chowns MP
30 July, 2024

‘The NHS needs Keir Starmer to use his huge majority to do whatever it takes, and that begins with telling the truth about the huge investment needed to save it’

Liz Truss

Liz Truss is brutally mocked after offering up her opinion on Rachel Reeves’ spending plans

Basit Mahmood
30 July, 2024

“As you are a disastrously failed PM with the shortest tenure in history and were turfed out by the electorate at the general election, we shall file your contribution appropriately.”

teachers
News

Trade unions welcome pay deal announcements from Chancellor

Hannah Davenport
30 July, 2024

Union leaders praise change in direction, but warn of divisions in pay restoration for NHS workers

Keir Starmer outside Number 10 Downing Street

The EU’s signal that it may be ready for closer ties with a Labour government can only be a good thing

Tony Burke
30 July, 2024

With growing opposition among UK voters to Brexit, the damage it has done and an increase in ‘buyers remorse’ any improvements to relations with the EU should be popular in the EU itself.

Rachel Reeves
News

Age UK condemns Chancellor’s restriction on Winter Fuel Payments

Hannah Davenport
30 July, 2024

Charities warn older households just above the threshold will be hit hard by the move

Eton

Private schools face VAT charge from January 2025, Labour confirms

Basit Mahmood
30 July, 2024

The Treasury confirmed yesterday that it would apply to payments made in advance for school terms starting after January 1 2025, including any payments made on or after Monday.

Jeremy Hunt interview
News

Jeremy Hunt confronted with spending black hole in excruciating interview

Hannah Davenport
30 July, 2024

“For you to have signed up to this list of spending commitments in the year.. it’s unprecedented Mr Hunt”

Northern Railway

Labour begins process of renationalising rail

Basit Mahmood
29 July, 2024

This afternoon MPs are debating the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill – which will see private rail franchises taken into public ownership as they expire.

Eddie Dempsey
News

RMT’s Eddie Dempsey makes powerful speech on beating the far right at anti-racism march

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Thousands of counter-protesters united in London against a large Tommy Robinson rally

Brexit and EU

Another Brexit failure: £2M Brexit border control post has carried out just two checks

Basit Mahmood
29 July, 2024

A ‘very attractive, big facility with two or three people rattling around doing some paperwork.’

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