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BREAKING 115,000 Royal Mail workers could stage 8 days of strikes as posties vote for new action
Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes in a second ballot over terms and conditions, the Communication Workers Union has announced.It's believed CWU chiefs plan to announce further strike days over terms and…
UK hands ‘enhanced’ trade status to Syria despite brutal civil war
Tory ministers have offered "enhanced" trade status to Syria - whose regime has long been accused of war crimes.A new post-Brexit Developing Countries Trading Scheme will offer 65 nations lower tariffs and simpler rules to ship to the UK…
Liz Truss rejects plea to bring back Northern Ireland abortion ban in frosty hustings
Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss has rejected a party member's plea to restore a ban on abortions in Northern Ireland during a frosty hustings event.Challenging the foreign secretary at the Conservative members' event in Belfast, one…
Next Prime Minister threatens benefits crackdown – as Sunak vows to be ‘much…
Both Tory candidates to be Prime Minister have threatened a crackdown on benefit claimants - with Rishi Sunak warning he will be “much tougher”. Multi-millionaire Mr Sunak said he will tear up rules that put Universal Credit claimants on…
More than 70% of Tory voters back nationalising energy firms who fail to cut prices
An overwhelming majority of Brits believe energy companies should be temporarily nationalised if they can't slash bills - including 72% of Tory voters, surprise polling shows. Labour's plan to freeze the energy price cap until April is also…
Keir Starmer’s Labour lost almost 100,000 members last year, accounts show
Keir Starmer's Labour lost an "alarming" 100,000 members in 2021, according to the party's latest annual accounts.The drop in fee-paying activists resulted in the party's income from membership declining from £19.3 million to £16.1 million…
Asda boss blasts ‘Captain’ Boris Johnson for ‘going on shore leave’ during…
The chairman of Asda has delivered a scathing verdict on the government's handling of the energy cost crisis - lashing out at "Captain" Boris Johnson vanishing "on shore leave". Lord Rose, who is a Tory peer, lashed out at the holidaying…
Anger over Rwanda political killings warning as deportation policy branded ‘unworkable’
Anger is mounting after it emerged the UK government was told by one of its own advisers that Rwanda tortures and kills political opponents - but continued with plans to send refugees there anyway.An email disclosed to the High Court said…
Liz Truss commits to pensions rise next year amid ‘unprecedented deaths’ fears
Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss has publicly said she intends to raise pensions next year by an expected 9-10% next year - amid fears poverty-stricken older people will die in "unprecedented" numbers this winter.The Foreign Secretary…
Rail fare hike fears as inflation figure used to calculate them hits 40 YEAR high
Passenger groups fear a huge hike in train fares as the inflation figure usually used to determine annual increases rose to its highest level in 40 years.Figures released this morning show the Retail Price Index (RPI) has risen to 12.3% in…
