Trade unions call on government to act on manifesto promise to strengthen statutory sick pay
Union leaders stress that
statutory sick pay in the UK is ‘set at one of the lowest levels in the industrialised world’
Labour
The Home Office doubles time refugees have to find accommodation to 56 days
The decision has been welcomed by organisations that support refugees, but they argue that it needs to be made permanent.
‘Starmer must avoid Biden’s strategic mistake’: Reactions to Keir Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’
‘Unless economic growth delivers material benefits for more of us, Starmer risks suffering the same fate as US President Biden.’
Five key takeaways from Keir Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ speech
The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has laid out the six new milestones for his government as part of Labour’s Plan for Change.
Revealed: The first rail services to be brought back into public ownership
“John Major’s decision to privatise British Rail in 1994 was foolish, ideologically-driven, and doomed to fail.”
President Trump: The Labour government’s biggest headache?
The dynamics of the so-called ‘special relationship’ between the two nations are set for a dramatic test.
North West constituents rally against Northern Rail’s poor service: ‘This wouldn’t be tolerated in London’
‘People in the north of England should not be expected to put up with a substandard service.’
A century of sensationalism and misinformation: The legacy of the Daily Mail
For its devoted readers, the Mail serves as a bastion of traditional British values. For its critics, the Daily Fail or the Daily Wail as it’s known, presents the worse curtain-twitching paranoia.
Government’s commitment to youth services welcomed by support groups
‘Youth services are not a luxury; they are essential to the development of healthy, thriving communities.’
Two cats in a sack – The Conservative leadership contest enters its final stretch
Once again, the Conservatives seem poised to serve up another political gift to Labour. If Labour manage to blow it, they’ll only have themselves to blame.