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Government plans to “rip up” workers’ rights met with outrage

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 January, 2021 (5 days ago)

Leaked government plans to tear up EU-derived workers rights creates an angry backlash

Corporate-led trade deals are coming to Britain – and unions have to be ready

Tony Burke
5 January, 2021 (3 weeks ago)

The Tories are trying to shut workers out of Britain’s post-Brexit trade deals, writes Unite’s Tony Burke.

Kenny MacAskill: How Scottish independence – not federalism – offers hope for England’s left

Kenny MacAskill MP
14 December, 2020

Independence will act as a catalyst for radical change for England, writes Kenny MacAskill MP.

8 MPs who won awards for tackling discrimination, health inequality and poverty

Lucy Skoulding
3 December, 2020

All of these MPs have done significant work to support disadvantaged communities this year

Union Jack and European flag

Labour must hold Tories to account for the Brexit disaster

Mike Buckley Sam Alvis
30 November, 2020

Labour need to be clear with the public – the only reason Brexit is still here is Tory party politics.

6 major problems with the Chancellor’s Spending Review

Lucy Skoulding
25 November, 2020

After a year devastated by the coronavirus pandemic and with 36 days until the Brexit transition period ends, a lot was expected from Sunak’s speech

Unions worry this ‘rushed’ UK trade deal could undermine labour standards in east Africa

Tony Burke
11 November, 2020

The UK government is pushing through trade deals before the Brexit transition period ends. But at what cost?

Fact checkers: Australia-style deal isn’t the same as a Mongolia-style one…it’s worse!

Joe Lo
29 October, 2020

Mongolian exporters get tariff-free access to the EU, UK businesses will not.

Majority of UK public think Scotland will vote for independence in a year

Lucy Skoulding
19 October, 2020

Over 50% of the UK public think it’s very or fairly likely

Here’s what Day One of a No Deal Brexit could look like

Josiah Mortimer
13 October, 2020

We’re 80 days away from a potentially disastrous crash-out Brexit. A new report from Best for Britain sets the scene.

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