‘Right to disconnect’ plans must offer firms flexibility, experts warn August 20, 2024 The government’s plan to give workers the ‘right to disconnect’ must offer companies some flexibility when it comes to implementing the changes, experts have warned. Staff who are frequently contacted by their bosses outside of their work day could be granted thousands more in compensation cash from employment tribunals under new worker reforms, The Times [...]
Sunak breaks cover to say ‘of course’ he believes PM in Downing Street parties saga January 18, 2022 Rishi Sunak has made a public appearance for the first time in a week to say “of course” he believes Boris Johnson’s claims that he thought lockdown-busting Downing Street parties were work events. Sunak said Johnson “has set out his understanding of this matter in parliament last week” and refused to say whether he unequivocally [...]
Boris Johnson vs Michael Gove: A long but rocky relationship that ended with a desperate sacking July 9, 2022 Not long ago, Michael Gove quipped that his 2016 sabotage of Boris Johnson’s Tory leadership bid had been like an “unexploded bomb going off in my hands”. He was speaking from a position of safety last October, while still in charge of the Prime Minister’s levelling up agenda, but the joke highlighted the enduring uneasiness [...]
Vladimir Putin announces government overhaul and names new prime minister January 15, 2020 Russia’s prime minister and the entire government have resigned from their posts after President Vladimir Putin said he will hold a referendum on sweeping constitutional changes which could allow him to keep power when his term ends in 2024. The resigning prime minister Dmitry Medvedev said he wanted to give Putin room to make “all [...]
Keir Starmer follows Rishi Sunak and publishes tax return March 23, 2023 Sir Keir Starmer has published his tax returns, showing he paid £67,000 in tax over the last year. The Labour leader paid £51,547 in 2020/21 and £67,033 in 2021/22, he said, which is a total of £118,607. It came just a day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published his own tax returns, which revealed he [...]
Scottish Power urges Government to bring in price cap freeze as winter crisis looms August 14, 2022 The boss of Scottish Power has proposed that the energy price cap should be held for the next two years to ease household costs.
Can the civil service strike be averted? Union accuses minister of ’empty promises’ on pay negotiations urged January 17, 2023 Civil servants on the path to future leadership roles in Whitehall have voted to strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the FDA union in the civil service fast stream backed strike action, accusing ministers of “empty promises” over pay reform. On a turnout of 60per cent, some 88per cent of fast stream members [...]
Queen’s coffin to lie in state in keeping with historic tradition September 8, 2022 The Queen’s coffin is set to lie in state to allow the public to pay their last respects. Lying in state is usually reserved for sovereigns, current or past queen consorts, and sometimes former prime ministers. During the formal occasion, the closed coffin is placed on view in the vast, medieval Westminster Hall in the [...]
President Joe Biden to land in UK amid cluster bombs row over Ukraine July 9, 2023 President Joe Biden is set to land in the UK today amid an international row over the US supplying cluster bombs to Ukraine. The trip, which the White House hopes will “showcase the president’s leadership on the world stage”, is expected to be dominated by the weapons and Ukraine’s potential NATO entry. Biden has committed [...]
‘Huge vote of confidence’: Sunak cheers Google’s £790m AI injection in Watford January 18, 2024 Google has announced plans to invest $1bn (£790m) to build a new UK data centre as it tries to gain a lead in the race for AI supremacy.