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By BRENDAN CARLIN and EVIE REDWOOD Published: 23:52 BST, 28 June 2025 | Updated: 02:44 BST, 29 June 2025 Sir Keir Starmer was told to rein in Angela Rayner’s new labour laws last night amid claims they could lead to a £1 billion tax hike. The Tories have already warned…

A protester holds a placard reading (Image: Getty) Labour has been accused of copying the Tories’ measures to clean the nation’s waterways by announcing that company fines and penalties will fund improvements in the sector. The Government is expected to announce on Thursday that over £100million in fines levied against…

Here’s your daily news update for Friday, 6 June 2025: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories. In the news today, a teacher in the Northern Cape has failed in his attempt to return to work after being dismissed for using a racial slur against two black pupils. Meanwhile, the…

The Conservatives have accused Labour of backing a “tax on bath time” over proposals to introduce ‘progressive’ water tariffs that would see heavier users charged more. Water firms are lobbying for seasonal pricing that would hike bills in summer compared to winter, following the driest spring in nearly 70 years…

The Ministry of Labour, in partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ Egypt), has launched the Labour Market Information Coordinating Observatory, marking a significant step toward institutionalising regional labour market observatories. The newly integrated observatory will operate within the Ministry’s framework, streamlining efforts to analyse and adapt to…

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Abure’s faction in LP produces 26 chairmanship candidates for Lagos local council election A faction of the Labour Party loyal to the embattled national chairman of the party, Julius Abure, has produced 26 chairmanship candidates for the…

Under the first-past-the-post system, Reform benefited from a 31% vote share overall. Support for Reform UK has climbed to its highest level yet in a new national poll, while both the Conservatives and Labour have fallen to their worst numbers since 2019, with projections also showing that the party would…

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Nigel Farage swipes the Tories 'will never recover' following their local elections wipeout - as Conservative and Labour MPs demand changes in face of Reform UK surge By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE Published: 08:57 BST, 4 May 2025 | Updated: 14:02 BST, 4 May 2025 Nigel Farage has…

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, laughs after shooting a shirt into the crowd during the party's local election campaign launch in Birmingham, UK, on Friday, March 28, 2025. Photographer: Darren Staples/Bloomberg Published on :  03 May 2025, 8:20 am Key topics: Farage’s Reform UK stuns Labour with dramatic by-election…