Some Home Office staff to get pay rise of over 9%
Some Home Office staff are getting an inflation-busting 9% pay rise, the department has confirmed. The union representing civil servants, PCS, welcomed the deal, which is nearly double the 5%…
Many African kings opposed eradicating slavery
The government should “unequivocally reject” calls for the UK to pay reparations for its role in the slave trade, Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has said. He said calls for…
Couple given go-ahead to sue governments over winter fuel payment
A Scottish couple have been given permission to proceed with a legal bid to overturn the scrapping of the universal winter fuel benefit for all pensioners. Peter and Florence Fanning,…
Chess fanatic playing Labour’s first big gambit
Reuters “Serious” and “determined” are words often used to describe Rachel Reeves, the UK’s first female chancellor. But colleagues and friends have suggested the Labour MP’s public persona does not…
Keir Starmer struggles to define ‘working people’ tax pledge
Getty Images Sir Keir Starmer has attempted to define who “working people” are, amid renewed scrutiny of his tax plans ahead of next week’s Budget. Labour promised at the general…
Minister put on spot over ‘working people’ definition
Treasury minister James Murray was asked to define “working people” amid speculation that the chancellor could raise some taxes in the Budget next week. Murray said the government will keep…
London mayor halves transport funding request from Budget
Getty Images Sadiq Khan says the reduced amount is due to a “black hole” in public finances London mayor Sadiq Khan has halved – compared to last year – the…
‘We can’t change our history’ on slave trade, says Keir Starmer
BBC The UK “can’t change our history”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC when asked about paying reparations to countries impacted by the transatlantic slave trade. His…
What could reparatory justice for slavery look like?
Getty Images Calls for the UK to provide reparations for its historic role in the slave trade have reignited ahead of a meeting of Commonwealth countries on Friday. While Sir…
Rachel Reeves rejects calls for UK to act
UK Government Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who is at the Commonwealth summit, has said he wants to focus on the future. The UK is “not going to be paying…