Anaemic manufacturing growth now ‘matter of national urgency’, Make UK says

BRITISH manufacturers face two years of feeble growth, which the government must address as a “matter of national urgency,” an industry body warned

Rwanda scheme to cost billions - four times more than processing claims in Britain, report finds

THE Tories’ Rwanda deportation policy will cost billions of pounds in public funds — four times more than processing asylum-seeker claims in Britai

Starmer under pressure as anti-racist demos to demand he lift Diane Abbott suspension

Heappey announces he is quitting Parliament

THE Tory exodus continued today as armed forces minister James Heappey announced he would not be standing for re-election.

Former left Labour MP Laura Smith resigns from party after suspension for not backing austerity budget

TRADE union leaders praised former Labour MP Laura Smith as she announced her resignation from the party today.

Billions at risk as Britain's AI rollout in public services falls behind, TUC warns

BILLIONS of pounds of productivity savings are being risked by the government as its rollout of AI in public services falls behind other countries

Shopworker attacks double in a year as Tories fail to act on 'epidemic' of retail crime, Usdaw report says

SHOPWORKERS are increasingly abused by “hardened criminals” as the government fails to deal with an “epidemic” of retail crime, Usdaw warned today.

Britain remains ‘stagnation nation’ as Tory tax giveaways ‘will crash the economy’

BRITAIN remained a “stagnation nation” today as the latest figures fuelled fears that the Tories’ £46 billion unfunded tax plan will crash the econ

NHS investment need to fight rise in long-term worker illness, TUC says

GROWING numbers of workers are needing NHS services after official figures today showed more adults are off-work due to illness, the TUC warned.

Tories' public spending plans don't add up, official forecaster says

THE head of Britain’s fiscal watchdog raised more concerns over the government’s spending plans today, warning “we don’t know” how they will add up