ASLEF: Train drivers’ union calls for meaningful talks after members again vote overwhelmingly for more industrial action
Mick Whelan, General Secretary of ASLEF, the train drivers’ trade union, has called on the government, and the train companies, to come to the table and negotiate a new pay deal...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 12:21
Committee Chair says Government’s gigafactory support ‘fails key tests’ as Government response to EV batteries report published
The Business and Trade Committee has today published the Government’s response to its Batteries and electric vehicles report...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 12:06
Scottish Government: New Health Secretary meets frontline staff
New Health Secretary Neil Gray visited Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow to meet staff working to ensure patients get access to the right treatment as quickly as possible...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 12:05
Mayor earmarks additional £151m to support the Metropolitan Police and keep Londoners safe
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced his intention to invest an additional £151m in policing and crime prevention as he confirms his final draft budget for 2024-25...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 10:05
Contracts awarded for novel software that will control future UK MOD satellites
The contracts will develop innovative software to provide a robust, secure and automated satellite control system for future UK MOD satellites...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 10:02
Scottish Government: Help tackling council tax debt
Extra help for people struggling with council tax debt will be on offer in three local authority areas under a pilot scheme...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 10:01
Tougher sentences for ‘rough sex’ killers
Cowards who kill their partners with sexual violence will face longer behind bars as the government continues to clamp down on domestic abuse against women...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 09:54
Yvette Cooper responds to new figures on daily abuse and attacks of shop workers
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, responding to new figures showing 1,300 incidents of abuse and attacks on shop workers every day, said...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 09:52
Business and Trade committee publish Government response to report on Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing - Feb 14
The Committee has launched this inquiry into the supply of batteries for electric vehicle manufacture in the UK...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 09:41
Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee transcript - Feb 8
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 09:35