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The announcement follows months of industrial action by railway workers in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.

The crisis-hit PM is teeing up a fierce clash with unions with a legal bid to prevent transport services grinding to a halt during strikes - branded 'desperate' and 'unworkable' by critics

Tory discontent has become a massive distraction for the PM, who should have been dealing with soaring inflation that has sent prices rocketing, with the cost of food up by 14.5% on last year

Inflation in the UK has spiked back to its 40-year high of 10.1% as households and businesses continue to struggle with soaring food and energy prices. The data come "despite the Bank of England trying to turn down the heat on this bubbling pot of prices", says Susannah Streeter, Senior…

The Labour leader will tell the TUC a Labour government will repeal any new legislation restricting the right to strike.

The reports come as doubts grow on the new administration's commitment to the levelling up agenda

The Channel 4 news anchor said he had reached out to Steve Baker to apologise

There were farcical scenes as the Government appeared to U-turn on a threat to strip the whip from Conservative MPs if they backed a fracking ban.

"This whole affair is inexcusable. It is a pitiful reflection on the Conservative parliamentary party at every level"