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Council leaders discuss revised pay offer to put to unions

Local authority leaders in Scotland are meeting to discuss a revised pay offer following lengthy negotiations with unions. Leaders from Cosla began talks at 9am on Friday to discuss a new offer to be put to the unions. The dispute has seen mountains ...

02 Sept 2022 at 13:00

Strikes halted after unions receive new pay offer from council leaders

Council worker strikes due to go ahead in Scotland next week have been suspended after unions received a new pay offer from local authority leaders. The three trade unions which took part in the industrial action – Unison, Unite and the GMB – ...

02 Sept 2022 at 18:41

Unions receive new pay offer from council leaders

Council leaders have submitted a new pay offer to unions following lengthy negotiations aimed at averting further strikes around Scotland. The dispute has seen piles of rubbish build up in city centres as waste workers went on strike. Talks ...

02 Sept 2022 at 16:40

Pay talks chaired by Sturgeon constructive but no deal yet – union

Talks between the First Minister, unions and local authority bosses over pay disputes have been “constructive” despite ending without a deal, a trade union has said. Johanna Baxter, head of local government for Unison Scotland, said it is ...

02 Sept 2022 at 12:15

‘Hostile’ refugee policies behind migrant deaths, human rights groups say

Human rights groups have blamed the Government’s “hostile” refugee policies for the deaths of four migrants while attempting to cross the Channel on Wednesday. Government sources told the PA news agency that 43 people were rescued, with ...

14 Dec 2022 at 15:00

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SNP MP urges support for Bill to allow asylum seekers to work

An SNP MP has urged the UK Government to lift its ban on asylum seekers securing work. Glasgow North West MP Carol Monaghan is urging UK ministers to back her Bill which would give those seeking refuge permission to work. The Asylum ...

24 Dec 2022 at 00:01

MPs urged to oppose ‘cruel’ immigration Bill ahead of crucial Commons vote

Campaigners have called on MPs to “stand on the right side of history” ahead of a crucial Commons vote on the Government’s sweeping asylum reforms. Rishi Sunak said he was “throwing absolutely everything” at tackling Channel ...

11 Jul 2023 at 15:29

Senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged

Ministers are facing calls to make further concessions to their sweeping asylum reforms, after senior Tory MPs joined a small backbench rebellion amid a parliamentary tussle over the Illegal Migration Bill. Senior Tories ...

11 Jul 2023 at 23:08

Shapps orders MoD diversity policy review as Army ‘to ease security checks’

Grant Shapps is ordering a review of diversity and inclusion policy at the Ministry of Defence following reports that the Army wants to relax security checks for overseas recruits to boost ethnic minority representation....

12 Feb 2024 at 09:49

‘Somebody is going to die’: MPs warned of pathogens in England’s rivers

MPs have been warned that “somebody is going to die” due to the state of England’s rivers. Water sector leaders and rivers minister Robbie Moore were questioned by the Environmental Audit Committee during a tense ...

15 May 2024 at 18:24

Channel crossings deal ‘does not match scale or urgency of migrant crisis’

The UK’s latest deal with France to curb Channel crossings does not match the scale or urgency of the crisis and is “recycling the same failed response”, critics have claimed. The agreement, hiking the figure ...

14 Nov 2022 at 19:54

New regulations as Labour tries to answer public anger over water companies

The Government is bringing in measures to strengthen regulation of the water industry as it attempts to answer public anger over sewage polluting rivers, lakes and seas. The Water (Special Measures) Bill ...

18 Jul 2024 at 09:42

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