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How Labour’s plan for ‘fair pay’ deals looks to solve UK social care crisis
Underfunded, overstretched sector to become testing ground for battle against low pay but critics say policy is weak and vague

Heather Stewart

29, Nov, 2023 @1:46 PM

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Ladbrokes-owner Entain settles Turkish bribery inquiry; Amazon Black Friday protests– as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as strikes take place at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse, and at sites in Germany

Graeme Wearden

24, Nov, 2023 @4:14 PM

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‘What do we want? £15!’ Hundreds join Amazon picket line for Black Friday strike
Trade unionists from US and Europe stand with staff at Coventry hub over local pay dispute amid global day of action

Heather Stewart

24, Nov, 2023 @12:40 PM

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Which public services will suffer most to pay for Tory tax cuts?
Already squeezed criminal justice system, schools and local government would face painful cuts if chancellor’s sums are to add up

Heather Stewart

23, Nov, 2023 @4:49 PM

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Autumn statement: voters in Shakespeare’s birthplace count cost of Tory theatre
Usually boosted by tourist spending, Stratford-upon-Avon’s residents and businesses lament cost of living crisis

Heather Stewart

21, Nov, 2023 @6:30 PM

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Black Friday strike could mark the beginning of the end for Amazon’s war on unions
Rising GMB membership, cross-border action and a probable new government point to better times for thousands of workers

Heather Stewart

19, Nov, 2023 @1:00 PM

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Suella Braverman says Rishi Sunak broke secret promises he made to win her support and accuses him of betrayal – as it happened
Former home secretary tells PM he broke promises he made to gain her support during party leadership contest

Tom Ambrose (now) and Andrew Sparrow (earlier)

14, Nov, 2023 @8:27 PM

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Suella Braverman’s departure letter: what she wrote – and what it means
Sacked home secretary pulls no punches in letter to Rishi Sunak but some of them may miss the mark

Heather Stewart

14, Nov, 2023 @7:30 PM

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British millennials still bearing scars of 2008 financial crisis, says research
Generation Y counterparts in the US have closed living standards gap on previous generations

Heather Stewart

13, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM

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Police say Suella Braverman’s claims of force’s bias ‘a factor’ in attacks on them
Officers believe claims made before Saturday’s pro-Palestinian march stoked far-right violence

Vikram Dodd and Heather Stewart

12, Nov, 2023 @7:30 PM

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Like horses laid off by the car: BT tech chief’s AI job losses analogy draws anger
Harmeen Mehta criticised for equating human workers with ‘beasts of burden’ and denigrating right to strike

Heather Stewart

09, Nov, 2023 @3:36 PM

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The Women Who Made Modern Economics by Rachel Reeves review – a personal manifesto
The shadow chancellor’s portraits of her economic heroes reveal much about a future Labour government’s agenda

Heather Stewart

19, Oct, 2023 @10:00 AM

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