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UK has already paid £120m for stalled Rwanda deal

Britain has already paid Rwanda £120 million to take migrants despite the deal being grounded by legal challenges. Officials for the east African nation’s government confirmed it has received the entire initial payment for the agreement signed in ...

22 Jul 2022 at 13:15

Tackling cost-of-living crisis must be Truss’s number one priority – unions

Union leaders were scathing about how long it has taken to elect a new prime minister and made it clear that Liz Truss’s top priority must be tackling the cost-of-living crisis. Unison general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Leaving the ...

05 Sept 2022 at 15:06

National strike ballot of tens of thousands of civil servants launched

A national strike ballot of tens of thousands of civil servants has been launched in the latest outbreak of industrial unrest sweeping the country. More than 200,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will vote in ...

26 Sept 2022 at 11:42

Barclay to meet health unions as leaders warn strikes could put patients at risk

Future NHS strikes could “intensify” the risk to patients, health leaders have warned as they urged ministers to reach an agreement with trade unions as soon as possible. The warning from the NHS Confederation comes as ministers are ...

12 Jan 2023 at 08:10

Talks to be held between Government and biggest civil service union amid pay row

Talks are to be held between the Government and the biggest civil service union in a bid to resolve a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and pensions. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said it will meet a Government ...

09 Jan 2023 at 13:53

Strike by civil servants to go ahead after talks dismissed as ‘total farce’

A strike by 100,000 civil servants is to go ahead next month after talks with the Government aimed at resolving a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions were dubbed a “total farce”. Cabinet Office Minister Jeremy ...

12 Jan 2023 at 20:18

Barclay urged to give ground on pay to resolve NHS disputes

Steve Barclay has been urged to “come to the table and talk about pay” as further talks began to tackle NHS disputes. The leader of the body representing NHS Trusts urged the Health Secretary to act on the issue. ...

12 Jan 2023 at 10:10

Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members at 14 companies and Network Rail again walked out on Friday, crippling services across the country a day after an unprecedented nursing strike. However, some ...

16 Dec 2022 at 17:10

‘Not fair’ for troops to cover for strike action at Christmas, Dowden says

It is “not fair” that armed forces personnel are having to cover for striking workers over the festive period, Cabinet minister Oliver Dowden has said. The Chancellor the Duchy of Lancaster urged unions to ...

18 Dec 2022 at 18:36

Nursing strikes are a ‘badge of shame’ for Sunak’s Government, Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Rishi Sunak to negotiate with nurses over pay as he labelled the impending strike a “badge of shame” for his Government. The Labour leader accused the Prime Minister of entering ...

14 Dec 2022 at 14:16

Defence chief says troops are not ‘spare capacity’ as ministers draft strike cover

The Chief of the Defence Staff has said the military is “busy” and should not be treated as “spare capacity” as ministers prepare to deploy 1,200 troops to cover for striking public sector staff this ...

18 Dec 2022 at 09:12

Unions claim troops not ‘sufficiently trained’ to cover for striking staff

Unions have lashed out at plans for the armed forces to cover for striking public sector workers in the run up to Christmas, claiming the military are not “sufficiently trained” to plug staffing ...

17 Dec 2022 at 23:17

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