Unite: New London bus air conditioning system a major victory in driver Covid safety campaign
The announcement that all London buses have been fitted with a much safer air conditioning system...
Friday, 20 November 2020 11:17
Treasury must answer questions on procurement process, says Committee
Rt Hon. Mel Stride MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, has written to the Chancellor about the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report, Investigation into Government Procurement during the COVID-19 Pandemic...
Friday, 20 November 2020 11:15
NEU comments on Public Sector Pay
In remarks to the media today about a possible public sector pay cap, Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Friday, 20 November 2020 10:22
LabourList blog on Corbyn's suspension
The suspension of the Labour whip from Jeremy Corbyn has had a timescale of three months applied to it...
Friday, 20 November 2020 10:19
UK-Japan trade deal provides continuity for businesses but lacks ambition, Lords Committee report finds
Today the House of Lords International Agreements Sub-Committee have published a new report, Scrutiny of international agreements: UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, providing a first analysis of the recently agreed UK-Japan trade agreement...
Friday, 20 November 2020 10:18
£61 million boost for Europe's largest 'flying lab' to tackle climate change from the skies
The investment will support research into some of the world's most pressing environmental challenges such as climate change and severe weather events...
Friday, 20 November 2020 10:15
Covid-related pay freezes are a kick in the teeth for public sector workers, says NAHT
Responding to the news that the Chancellor is considering a freeze of public sector pay in next week's Comprehensive Spending Review, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...
Friday, 20 November 2020 09:39
DCMS Committee puts Premier League and EFL football chiefs on notice to end ‘current fiasco’
MPs are demanding that the leaders of the Premier League and the EFL provide weekly updates to the Committee on progress made to ensure the survival of football clubs at risk...
Friday, 20 November 2020 09:36
NEU launches research on 'a sense of belonging' and its role in positive learning and behaviour
Today, the National Education Union launches findings from a review led by Professor Kathryn Riley of UCL, Institute of Education and colleagues (Dr Tracey Allen and Dr Max Coates), on the links between a sense of belonging, behaviour, and learning outcomes...
Friday, 20 November 2020 09:35
Westminster Hall debate on The Future of Work - Nov 19
Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP): I beg to move, that this House has considered the future of work...
Friday, 20 November 2020 09:27