If Government's austerity programme was supposed to help the economy - it's failed.

The government needs to have a national debate with key stakeholders, including the UK workforce, on its plans to ban all new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 as the implications for the UK economy are wide ranging, Unite, the country’s largest union, said today (Wednesday 26 July).

Rights are no rights at all if you can't afford to enforce them, says union's general secretary.

Leader of Unite, Len McCluskey has responded to the decision today by the Supreme Court that the Government was wrong to raise employment tribunal fees.

British Veterinary Association President, Gudrun Ravetz has responded to the House of Lords EU Committee report, 'Brexit: farm animal welfare.'

The Government faces having to pay back millions of pounds in employment tribunal fees after the Supreme Court ruled the controversial charges are illegal.

The UK economy suffered a “notable slowdown” in the first half of 2017, with growth reaching just 0.3% between April and June, it has been revealed.

This kind of deregulation will cause suffering for both service users and staff.

Labour could change its line on Brexit "if public opinion shifts", the partys' election campaign chief has admitted.

Liam Fox has insisted there is "no food safety issue" over chlorine-washed US chicken.

The Government has announced it is pausing attempts to recover around £400m in back pay from charities amid fears some organisations could go bust.

A senior Labour MP has launched a withering attack on Barry Gardiner for claiming the UK must quit the single market and customs union after Brexit.

Preparations have begun for a “substantial relocation” of financial services from London after Brexit, the International Monetary Fund has said. 

Donald Trump has said his administration is working on a “very big and exciting” post-Brexit trade deal with the UK. 

David Davis has told EU citizens living in the UK that they can rely on the “trustworthy” British courts to uphold their rights.

Jeremy Corbyn again laid bare the deep Labour divisions on Brexit today as he slapped down a call by Barry Gardiner to reject a customs union agreement with the EU.

Jeremy Corbyn is under more pressure to rethink his opposition to remaining in the single market after leading unions urged him to keep his options open over Brexit.

There is “undeniable concern” that leaving the European Union will damage the UK’s animal welfare standards, a Lords committee has said.  

Liam Fox has admitted it would be "optimistic" to expect a UK-EU trade deal to be complete by March 2019.

Collaborative work with Government is required to heighten levels of optimism within the sector.

Public services are held together by the devotion of overworked and underappreciated employees says GMB.

Jeremy Corbyn’s stance on the single market has opened up a fresh rift in Labour with the Welsh First Minister insisting there is “no need” to leave the trading area as part of Brexit.

Economic growth in the UK is set to be weaker than forecast this year, the International Monetary Fund has predicted. 

Greg Clark will today launch the first phase of a £246m investment into battery technology, as part of the Government’s industrial strategy.