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RMT’s Mick Lynch describes first meeting with Transport Secretary as ‘positive’
Rail strikes are planned for October 1, 5, and 8, threatening travel chaos for passengers.
Starmer vows to REVERSE Tory tax cuts for Britain’s wealthiest
That's more like it. Keir Starmer has come out to unequivocally oppose a new round of tax cuts for the rich - vowing to REVERSE the policy.
PayPal suspends Toby Young’s Free Speech Union accounts over Covid ‘misinformation’
"Doesn't matter whether you're flogging counterfeit goods or counterfeit journalism, PayPal obviously has the right to shut you down," James O'Brien said.
Dates for next rail strike announced – but could it be averted?
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said it was encouraging that the new Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan had met the union.
Railway cleaners to go on strike amid growing industrial unrest
Members of the RMT union employed by contractors to clean Avanti West Coast trains will walk out for 24 hours on Friday.
Teacher suspended after debating one-sided media coverage of royal family in class
"Have any of you ever thought that it’s a bit odd that you don’t hear any dissenting voices, everybody’s all pushing the same narrative?"
Protesters in Australia burn the Union Jack as the country marks national day of mourning for Queen
As a memorial service was held for the late monarch in Parliament House, protests were underway in multiple cities.
LBC caller rages at Nick Ferrari for bullying Meghan Markle
"You and all the other right-wing gammon media personalities have been bullying Meghan Markle since the word go!"
The Netherlands has just raised minimum wage by 10% to help workers cope with cost of living
The measure forms the core of a €18 billion aid package to help those in need and contrasts starkly to the tax cuts and banker bonuses being handed out in the UK.