Child poverty strategy likely to fail unless two-child limit goes, charity warns
The charity estimates that the two-child limit pushes another 109 children into poverty each day.
Labour
Immigration key to solving Britain’s construction crisis – say experts
‘The government has assumed restricting migrant workers will lead to higher wages and productivity but that doesn’t happen automatically.’
‘A win for young people’: Labour’s potential UK-EU mobility scheme welcomed
Most British voters backed a UK-EU youth mobility scheme in a recent poll
Transport secretary reveals UK state-owned rail company to be launched in two years
The RMT union has said Labour needs to go further and bring the rest of the railway into public ownership
Over a million workers remain on zero-hours contracts
The general secretary of the TUC says the latest labour market data highlights the need for Labour’s Employment Rights Bill.
The Renters’ Rights Bill: Challenging the backlash from landlords
‘I certainly won’t shed a tear if the scales of England’s housing system […] start to tip back towards the one in five of us who rent our home.’
Charities urge Labour to reconsider refugee citizenship refusals
‘If the government really follows through with blocking refugees from getting citizenship, the UK will be taking a huge step backwards.’
Partied out: As party membership plummets the oligarchs ascend
The growing reliance on oligarch donations risks undermining the very fabric of democracy. With political parties no longer depending on membership fees or union backing, we risk wealthy individuals pushing policies that primarily serve their own interests rather than the people.
Top 5 union wins over the last month
From succeeding at the latest stage of 10-year Asda equal pay claim to Stagecoach drivers getting an 11% pay rise, unions have been winning
Conservative Lord accused of ‘staggering u-turn’ on renters’ rights
Renters’ Reform Coalition analysis found that one in three peers scheduled to speak in the debate were landlords themselves