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Birmingham council leader says end of city’s bin strike ‘within sight’

Long-running dispute could be resolved as improved offer is made to workers, who first began strike in January 2025

The Guardian - UK

Streeting risks reigniting Labour civil war in row over benefits cuts to boost defence

Health secretary’s remarks on welfare budget come as ex-military chiefs warn of the peril facing the UK if No 10 fails to invest in defence

The Independent UK

Labour will be decimated in May local elections, Unite leader says

Sharon Graham tells party to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ after ‘shameful’ handling of Birmingham bin strike

The Guardian - UK

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London set for travel disruption as bus workers and Tube drivers could strike on the same day

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are due to strike for two days in April, May and June in a dispute over hours.

The Independent UK

Union fined £265,000 for blocking lorries in Birmingham bin workers’ strike

Court finds Unite repeatedly breached injunction by blockading and ‘slow walking’ next to waste trucks

The Guardian - UK

Unite announces cut to Labour membership fees by £580,000

UK union cutting contributions as talks with Birmingham council fail to reach resolution over bin strike

The Guardian - UK

Unite to cut affiliation with Labour by more than £500k amid bin strike anger

Union members have been on all-out strike for exactly a year in protest at plans to reform Birmingham’s refuse collection service

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Reeves must back defence investment plan or be sacked, says Unite union boss

Sharon Graham tells chancellor she should ‘back British industry’ by increasing military spending

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – as it happened

Minister told MPs the deal had been been paused, but that was immediately denied by the Foreign Office

The Guardian - UK

Workers at London councils to be balloted on pay strike

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham says 3.2 per cent offer ‘unsatisfactory’

Evening Standard

Union hits out as Mossmorran plant ends production

ExxonMobil announced at the end of last year that the plant would close.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer Warned His Fall In 2026 Will Spark 'The Real Nightmare' For Britain

As Keir Starmer's political demise seems inevitable, Britain faces a far more alarming prospect: a Labour successor chosen by party ideologues rather than voters.

International Business Times UK

Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Crisis: Why 2026 Could End His Premiership Early

Keir Starmer leadership crisis deepens as 2026 nears, with polls at lows and Labour behind Reform. May elections, internal tensions, and policy hurdles could end his premiership early, amid calls for change

International Business Times UK

Unite leader tells Labour to ‘stop being embarrassed’ to be voice of workers

General secretary of party’s main union backer says it must change course or risk sowing seeds of its own destruction

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The Independent UK

Starmer’s Labour branded ‘austerity-lite’ and ‘rudderless’ in scathing attack on PM by Unite boss

Head of one of the UK’s largest unions warns the government that a failure to prioritise workers in 2026 could lead to ‘sowing the seeds of its own destruction’

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer's Labour is 'austerity lite', says Unite boss in scathing attack on 'failing leadership'

Sharon Graham says debate who should replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister is ‘inevitable’

International Business Times UK

King Charles' Christmas Under Threat: Why Strike Leaders Are Predicting a 'Cold' Holiday

King Charles III faces a festive fuel crisis at Sandringham House.

Evening Standard

Senior minister insists employment rights U-turn does not breach manifesto

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the Employment Rights Bill remained ‘the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation’.

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The Independent UK

Starmer accused of ‘complete betrayal’ by Labour backbenchers after workers’ rights U-turn

The government has found itself in a stand off with Labour backbenchers who have accused ministers of breaking a manifesto pledge

Evening Standard

Starmer faces Labour revolt over axing ‘day one’ workers’ rights reforms in manifesto breach

Fury among Labour backbenchers as announcement comes day after Government accused of another manifesto breach over Budget tax rises for working people

Evening Standard

Starmer faces backbench anger after ‘day one’ workers’ right U-turn

MPs including a former employment minister have said the move breaches Labour’s manifesto.

The Independent UK

Reeves given stark Budget warning from business to avoid ‘death by a thousand taxes’

CBI director general Rain Newton-Smith will tell the chancellor that if her priority is growth, she needs to prove it or the country faces ‘Groundhog Day’

The Guardian - UK

Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit

Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves promises to ‘grip the cost of living’ in autumn budget

Chancellor admits economy ‘feels stuck’ for many as she signals intention to freeze income tax thresholds

The Independent UK

Strike dates set in union’s pay dispute with defence company Leonardo

Unite says more than 3000 workers at Leonardo UK’s facilities in Scotland and England will walk out.

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