RMT accuses government of ‘wrecking negotiations’ as operators and passengers prepare to face further disruption on Thursday Talks to avert a second national rail strike collapsed in rancour as the two sides traded insults in a bitter war of words as millions of passengers faced another day of disruption. In […]
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Research finds BNPL shoppers now paying off average of 4.8 purchases since cost of living began to surge Almost a third of shoppers who use buy now, pay later credit say repayments on the loans have become “unmanageable”, with the cost of living crisis pushing them into a debt spiral, […]
Billionaire media baron, 91, to split from model and actor wife, 65, he married in London in 2016, New York Times reports The merry wives of Rupert Murdoch: marriage to Jerry Hall is reportedly over The billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall, a former top model, are reportedly […]
RMT praises ‘fantastic’ turnout at picket lines but government plays down impact of action The first day of the biggest rail strikes in decades gave much of Great Britain a reminder of lockdown, with city centres quieter as millions avoided public transport, worked from home or took to their cars. […]
At least five MPs defy Keir Starmer’s orders and tweet pictures of themselves with RMT strikers Keir Starmer is expected to discipline at least five Labour frontbenchers who defied his orders and appeared on RMT picket lines on Tuesday in solidarity with striking railworkers. On the first of three days […]
Analysis: Critics fear Labour leader’s tactics are largely about drawing dividing lines within his own party In a gritty promotional video for his 2020 Labour leadership bid, Keir Starmer called himself a “proud trade unionist” who had worked with unions “all my life”, including as a legal observer on the […]
The PM and his transport secretary pose as bystanders while millions of Britons suffer. They could intervene. But they have no will and no plan Ed Davey is the leader of the Liberal Democrats This week has left the country drained after government ministers reverted to divisive political playbooks last […]
Proposal to replace Human Rights Act with bill of rights is effort to make government ‘untouchable’, say critics What would a British bill of rights look like? Downing Street will tomorrow set out sweeping plans to override the power of Europe’s human rights court just days after a judge in […]