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Articles tagged with: Strikes
Top Stories: Major Childcare Overhaul, Energy Price Guarantee Extended, Doctors On Strike
Economy
Top Stories: Major Childcare Overhaul, Energy Price Guarantee Extended, Doctors On Strike
Major childcare support is set to be announced by the government today as Jeremy Hunt attempts to tackle the UK’s poor economic growth and economic inactivity in his Budget.
Top Stories: Migrants Boats Plan, Ambulance Strikes Cancelled, Boris Johnson Nominates Father For Knighthood
Home affairs
Top Stories: Migrants Boats Plan, Ambulance Strikes Cancelled, Boris Johnson Nominates Father For Knighthood
The government is expected to bring in powers to remove asylum seekers who arrive in small boats from the UK and implement a lifetime ban on them returning or claiming British citizenship.
Most People Support Junior Doctors And Ambulance Staff Going On Strike
Health
Most People Support Junior Doctors And Ambulance Staff Going On Strike
A new poll for PoliticsHome has found that a majority of the public are supportive of strikes by junior doctors and ambulance workers ahead of a further wave of industrial action.
Nurses Strikes Paused As Government And Union Agree To Enter Intensive Talks
Health
Nurses Strikes Paused As Government And Union Agree To Enter Intensive Talks
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has agreed to pause strikes while it takes part in new intensive talks with the government over pay and working conditions.
Top Stories: Rishi Sunak's Northern Ireland Deal Hits Resistance, Ministers Blamed For NHS Walkouts
Health
Top Stories: Rishi Sunak's Northern Ireland Deal Hits Resistance, Ministers Blamed For NHS Walkouts
Rishi Sunak is facing inevitable resistance over his plans to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol after the DUP indicated it would not support a new deal.
The Strikes Bill will put the UK at odds with much of Europe
Home affairs
By Catherine Barnard
The Strikes Bill will put the UK at odds with much of Europe
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is being pushed through Parliament with some speed. It shows the government’s determination to prove it is dealing with strikes in the public sector.
Lords Diary: Baroness O'Grady
Home affairs
By Baroness O’Grady
Lords Diary: Baroness O'Grady
My first week in the Lords after standing down as TUC general secretary
Top Stories: Keir Starmer Questions Why Dominic Raab Is Still In Post, Unions Warn Of More Strikes
Defence
Top Stories: Keir Starmer Questions Why Dominic Raab Is Still In Post, Unions Warn Of More Strikes
Keir Starmer challenged the Prime Minister at Prime Minister’s Questions on why the deputy prime minister still has a job despite allegations of bullying after Nadhim Zahawi was sacked over his tax affairs.
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Health
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Mass walkouts are set to take place across multiple sectors in February affecting the NHS, schools, rail services and more.
We need radical action and government leadership to put the NHS on a sustainable footing
Health
By Saffron Cordery
We need radical action and government leadership to put the NHS on a sustainable footing
The escalation of strikes is making this one of the most challenging periods in history for the NHS – especially as trust leaders were already bracing themselves for one of the toughest winters to date.
Ministers Accused Of Stoking Strike Stalemate By 'Playing It Long' On Pay
Health
Ministers Accused Of Stoking Strike Stalemate By "Playing It Long" On Pay
The standoff between the government and unions over public sector pay is showing no signs of ending any time soon as the country braces for a day of mass strike action on 1 February.
NHS Nurses “Angry” At Health Secretary’s Claim That Pay Rises Could Cut Patient Care
Health
NHS Nurses “Angry” At Health Secretary’s Claim That Pay Rises Could Cut Patient Care
Striking NHS nurses have expressed their frustration at health secretary Steve Barclay’s suggestion that pay rises are “unaffordable” and that repurposing existing budgets to facilitate them would take money away from vital patient care.
Labour Lays Into Ambulance Waiting Times, Inflation Falls Again, Nurses Begin Fresh Strike
Health
Labour Lays Into Ambulance Waiting Times, Inflation Falls Again, Nurses Begin Fresh Strike
Labour leader Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of not taking responsibility for long ambulance waiting times in a heated session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), as a new wave of NHS staff go on strike.
Ministers Reject Criticism Of Scottish Gender Law Veto, Education Secretary 'Extremely Disappointed' By Teachers' Strike
Education
Ministers Reject Criticism Of Scottish Gender Law Veto, Education Secretary "Extremely Disappointed" By Teachers' Strike
The education secretary has rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s criticism of the government’s plan to block new gender reform laws passed by Holyrood.
Surprise Economic Growth, 'Cordial' Talks Between Sunak And Sturgeon, Health Secretary Warmer To Pay Increase For NHS Staff
Economy
Surprise Economic Growth, "Cordial" Talks Between Sunak And Sturgeon, Health Secretary Warmer To Pay Increase For NHS Staff
The UK economy saw surprise growth of 0.1 per cent in November, in the first sign that the country might be able to overcome recession in 2023.
Doctors Warn Strike Talks Must Address 'Full Pay Restoration' After Health Secretary Summit
Health
Doctors Warn Strike Talks Must Address "Full Pay Restoration" After Health Secretary Summit
Doctors have warned Health Secretary Steve Barclay that averting strikes from junior doctors means addressing "pay restoration" to historical levels, as the NHS continues to tackle the winter crisis.
Civil Service Strikes, Disability Benefits Reforms, Partygate Revelations Continue
Economy
Civil Service Strikes, Disability Benefits Reforms, Partygate Revelations Continue
Tens of thousands of civil servants will strike at the beginning of February in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
Government Proposes 'Blue Light' Minimum Services In New Anti-Strike Law
Parliament
Government Proposes "Blue Light" Minimum Services In New Anti-Strike Law
Business secretary Grant Shapps has introduced a controversial new bill in Parliament to limit the effectiveness of strike action.
Rishi Sunak Hints He Will Speak With Nurses About Pay In This Financial Year
Health
Rishi Sunak Hints He Will Speak With Nurses About Pay In This Financial Year
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested that negotiations may be on the table for nurses’ pay this year, with talks planned with unions from multiple sectors on Monday.
Nurses Want To 'Meet Halfway' On Pay, MPs Urged To Stay Out Of Prince Harry Revelations
Health
Nurses Want To "Meet Halfway" On Pay, MPs Urged To Stay Out Of Prince Harry Revelations
The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has asked Health Secretary Steve Barclay to “meet me halfway” on a nurses pay deal in order to end strikes, with industrial action in the NHS set to continue later this month.
Rishi Sunak Asks Voters To Judge Him On 'Results' In First Major Speech Of 2023
Health
Rishi Sunak Asks Voters To Judge Him On "Results" In First Major Speech Of 2023
Rishi Sunak has set out five promises to the public in his first major speech of 2023, with the Prime Minister telling voters "we’re either delivering for you or we’re not".
When And Why Are NHS Staff Going On Strike?
Health
When And Why Are NHS Staff Going On Strike?
NHS staff, including nurses and ambulance workers, are due to hold further strikes over pay and working conditions in the coming weeks, as the winter crisis deepens and government faces growing pressure to intervene.
Christmas Strikes Continue, Conservative MPs Visit Ukraine, Report Shows Brexit Is Damaging Businesses
Transport
Christmas Strikes Continue, Conservative MPs Visit Ukraine, Report Shows Brexit Is Damaging Businesses
Cross-sector strikes are continuing today with National Highways workers walking out for four days until Christmas day.
Senior Tory MP Warns Army Is Already 'Overstretched' As Soldiers Prepare For Ambulance Strike
Defence
Senior Tory MP Warns Army Is Already "Overstretched" As Soldiers Prepare For Ambulance Strike
Ministers have vowed to become less reliant on the Army to step in during strikes amid growing concern among military figures about the impact on soldiers and military resource.