Thousands of steelworkers are set to be laid off just before Christmas after British Steel brought forward plans to close its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe. In a move unions say will be devastating for the local community, at least 2,500 jobs are set to be put at risk by theContinue Reading
All UK children should be given a “digital vaccination” of access to technology and digital skills that ensures they are not susceptible to misinformation and to help close the digital divide, a new report has said. The report says a minimum digital living standards framework should be established, which wouldContinue Reading
All UK children should be given a “digital vaccination” of access to technology and digital skills that ensures they are not susceptible to misinformation and to help close the digital divide, a new report has said. The report says a minimum digital living standards framework should be established, which wouldContinue Reading
Union delegates are set to call on the government to pursue a raft of pay restoration settlements for public sector workers. In a bid to reverse over a decade of real-term wage reductions, Trades Union Congress (TUC) delegates representing nearly 5.5 million workers workers will decide on a call forContinue Reading
Independent readers were divided when we asked for their views on a shorter working week. With campaigners preparing to launch a new pilot for a four-day workweek, hoping the Labour government will be receptive, we wanted to know if you would support making this practice more widespread. Some readers viewedContinue Reading
The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats fell by almost a third in Rishi Sunak’s last year as prime minister, piling pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to continue the downward trend. In the year to June 30, days before the general election, there were 31,493 arrivalsContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves has confirmed that Labour’s first autumn Budget will bring fresh tax rises as she says more needs to be done to fill the government’s shortfall in public finances. Her statement comes after she announced a slate of cost-cutting measures to grapple with the issue in July. These includedContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure to lift the two-child benefit cap in Labour’s first budget in October. The prime minister is facing renewed calls to scrap the austerity-era policy after a senior party figure suggested it would not be removed by chancellor Rachel Reeves in the statement thisContinue Reading
Yvette Cooper is facing backlash over plans to reopen two troubled detention centres as part of a crackdown on immigration. On Wednesday, the home secretary announced a series of measures aimed at tackling illegal migration and improving border security, including a pledge to return the number of failed asylum seekersContinue Reading
Transport secretary Louise Haigh said she plans to support local authorities who want to introduce 20mph speed limits, despite polling showing that 70 per cent of people are opposed to the policy. She said she wants to move on from the “culture wars” that made transport policy so controversial underContinue Reading
