Labour special advisers join union over concerns about pay
Many of Labour’s newly recruited special advisers, known as “spads”, have joined a union over concerns about their pay.Aides working in Downing Street or...
British steel industry braces for 2,500 job cuts at Port Talbot in government deal
The British steel industry is braced for 2,500 job cuts at the Port Talbot steelworks, with thousands more jobs at risk in the UK,...
‘No apologies’: Keir Starmer says ‘tough decisions’ an economic necessity – video
Keir Starmer made clear that his government 'will not risk its mandate for economic stability, under any circumstances' as he spoke at the TUC...
MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons vote
MPs have voted to remove the winter fuel allowance from all but the poorest pensioners, with a significant number of Labour MPs abstaining.After a...
UK government has ‘no choice’ but to cut winter fuel payment, says minister
The UK business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has said the government has “no choice” over cutting the winter fuel allowance, and urged Labour MPs to...
Treasury has tried to push previous chancellors to means-test winter fuel allowance
It is often said there is never anything new in politics. And for old hands in Whitehall, there is nothing new about the Treasury’s...