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Keir Starmer's big US trade deal gamble: Fury as Labour has a 100-strong 'surrender squad' trying to unpick Brexit - but PM is yet to appoint a trade envoy for America
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer's big US trade deal gamble: Fury as Labour has a 100-strong 'surrender squad' trying to unpick Brexit - but PM is yet to appoint a trade envoy for America

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer was warned his obsession with unpicking Brexit could cost the UK the 'golden opportunity' of a lucrative new trade deal with the United States. While the Cabinet Office is assembling a 100-strong 'surrender squad' led by a former Gordon Brown aide to unpick parts of the Brexit deal, the PM has yet to even appoint a trade envoy …

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Starmer backs Labour minister Tulip Siddiq amid Bangladeshi anti-corruption probe
3 months, 1 week ago

Starmer backs Labour minister Tulip Siddiq amid Bangladeshi anti-corruption probe

The Independent  

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Labour ministers hand train drivers a pay hike of up to 75 per cent for working overtime
3 months, 1 week ago

Labour ministers hand train drivers a pay hike of up to 75 per cent for working overtime

Daily Mail  

Ministers have handed train driver union barons a 75 per cent pay hike for doing overtime. Under a deal green-lighted by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, hundreds of drivers will get £580 to work an overtime shift between Monday and Friday and £600 at weekends. But it risked sparking a fresh backlash after drivers were already handed an inflation-busting pay hike …

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Keir Starmer faces clash with Labour's union paymasters as he 'waters down plans to ban zero hours contracts and out-of-hours emails to workers' after backlash from business
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer faces clash with Labour's union paymasters as he 'waters down plans to ban zero hours contracts and out-of-hours emails to workers' after backlash from business

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is facing a showdown with Labour's union paymasters amid claims he is poised to water down workers' rights reforms. Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer attend a Labour event at Harlow Town FC in Essex yesterday Unite general secretary Sharon Graham warned 'a red line will be crossed' if the party U-turns on previous employment pledges while TUC president …

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Starmer calls for 'closer trading relations' with EU
2 years, 2 months ago

Starmer calls for 'closer trading relations' with EU

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has called for the UK to have "closer trading relations" with the European Union. The Labour leader repeated his pledge to "make Brexit work" as he argued the current divorce agreement with Brussels is "not a very good deal" and "we need to improve on that". Answering questions this morning after delivering a speech at Queen's University …

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No ‘huge difference’ between way Corbyn and Starmer deal with abuse – Labour MP
3 years, 1 month ago

No ‘huge difference’ between way Corbyn and Starmer deal with abuse – Labour MP

The Independent  

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Labour party to withdraw support from pension deal over taxing jobs
5 years, 1 month ago

Labour party to withdraw support from pension deal over taxing jobs

NL Times  

The PvdA is threatening to withdraw its support from the pension agreement, which was finally reached in June last year after a decade of negotiations. According to the labor party, the coalition is not sticking to its promise to make money available so that people with physically taxing jobs can retire earlier, RTL Z reports. The cabinet signed an agreement …

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Why India’s labour is rejecting a new deal
5 years, 2 months ago

Why India’s labour is rejecting a new deal

Live Mint  

Labour reform was a big promise that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in 2014. While the corporate sector will see wage hikes of nearly 10% this year, the agricultural labour market saw a drop in real wages for the first time in recent years. Social insurance schemes, minimum wage laws, trade unions, …

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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash in BBC election debate
5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash in BBC election debate

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson was tonight declared the winner of the final election TV showdown after roasting Jeremy Corbyn over Brexit, supporting the IRA, stealth taxes and 'overthrowing capitalism'. A snap YouGov poll found the PM performed better in the primetime BBC One clash by 52 per cent to 48 per cent - ironically mirroring the 2016 referendum and a result that …

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U.K.’s Johnson to launch election bid with promise to ‘get Brexit done’
5 years, 4 months ago

U.K.’s Johnson to launch election bid with promise to ‘get Brexit done’

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will formally announce a Dec. 12 election on Wednesday, urging voters to back him and promising to “get Brexit done in the next few weeks”. The early election was agreed by parliament last week, ending two years of deep disagreement over Brexit that has sapped investors’ faith in the stability of the world’s fifth largest …

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The ‘unity government’ brinkmanship is only just beginning
5 years, 7 months ago

The ‘unity government’ brinkmanship is only just beginning

The Independent  

Jeremy Corbyn has sparked an intense debate about how to prevent the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal, by proposing he leads a caretaker government until an early general election. As leader of the opposition, Mr Corbyn would have the first crack at forming an alternative administration if MPs opposed to a no-deal exit passed a vote …

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I was asked to stand for Remain in the Peterborough by-election – this is why I said no
5 years, 10 months ago

I was asked to stand for Remain in the Peterborough by-election – this is why I said no

The Independent  

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Corbyn's rise was based on the support of young people. He'll lose us if he doesn't back a second Brexit vote
5 years, 10 months ago

Corbyn's rise was based on the support of young people. He'll lose us if he doesn't back a second Brexit vote

The Independent  

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May and Corbyn edge closer to a Brexit compromise
5 years, 11 months ago

May and Corbyn edge closer to a Brexit compromise

Daily Mail  

Theresa May edged closer to a compromise with Labour on a customs union last night as she resumed Brexit talks with Jeremy Corbyn. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are edging closer to a Brexit compromise following cross-party talks He said: 'I welcome the indications from the Government that they may be willing to move in the key areas that have …

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Brexit negotiations lead senior Conservative MP to suggest unity government with Labour Party
5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit negotiations lead senior Conservative MP to suggest unity government with Labour Party

ABC  

The UK may be forced to create a national unity government to end the impasse over Britain leaving the European Union, as Prime Minister Theresa May clings to the Brexit divorce agreement that Parliament has rejected three times. Key points: The Conservatives' former education secretary says "a cross-party coalition" is worth considering Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson says he would …

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Brexit: why the mayhem will get even worse in 30 days time
6 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: why the mayhem will get even worse in 30 days time

CNN  

London CNN — In the 32 months since the UK made its decision to leave the European Union, the politics of the country have fundamentally changed. Whatever the outcome of the political machinations of the next week or so – no deal, ratification of the government’s deal, a delay, a second referendum, a general election – at some point, the …

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British PM Theresa May seeks more time, promises Brexit deal vote by March 12
6 years, 1 month ago

British PM Theresa May seeks more time, promises Brexit deal vote by March 12

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Theresa May put off a vote in parliament on her Brexit deal until as late as March 12 - just 17 days before Britain is due to leave the EU - setting up a showdown this week with lawmakers who accuse her of running out the clock. As the Brexit crisis goes down to the wire, May said …

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Labour demands Theresa May sack Chris Grayling amid claims he misled parliament over ferry deal
6 years, 1 month ago

Labour demands Theresa May sack Chris Grayling amid claims he misled parliament over ferry deal

The Independent  

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Theresa May's Deputy Prime Minister AND her Chief of Staff both plotting for a second vote
6 years, 3 months ago

Theresa May's Deputy Prime Minister AND her Chief of Staff both plotting for a second vote

Daily Mail  

Theresa May’s chief of staff has triggered a civil war in Downing Street by telling Cabinet Ministers that a second EU referendum is the only way to break the Brexit deadlock. Meanwhile, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Mrs May’s deputy, David Lidington has held a series of secret meetings with Labour MPs to build a ‘coalition of the …

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The Brexit election has become a battle for Britain’s future
7 years, 10 months ago

The Brexit election has become a battle for Britain’s future

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Carole Walker is a political analyst who worked as a political news correspondent for the BBC. CNN — When British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her decision to call a general election, she said she was doing so in order to secure her own strong mandate, giving her the authority she needed to negotiate Britain’s departure from the …

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