Civil servants to strike despite new pay offer

The PCS union says members will walk out in Ireland and Wales this week and at the DVLA from 11 June.

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Lord John Morris, ex-Welsh secretary and Blair attorney general dies

John Morris led the charge for a Welsh assembly in the 1970s that came to fruition 20 years later.

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Oil and gas ban would be mistake, union boss says

The GMB union's Gary Smith calls for a mix of energy sources, and plans built around "decent jobs".

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Brexit: Food safety checks on EU imports still unknown

Food inspectors say delays to post-Brexit EU import checks leave them in a "difficult position".

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Matt Hancock ordered to apologise over rule breach

A watchdog says the former health secretary tried to influence an inquiry into a Conservative MP.

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Student-suicide petition to be debated by MPs

A group of parents are calling for a legal duty of care for students in higher education.

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Sir Keir Starmer under fire after Jamie Driscoll barred from longlist

Critics hit out after left-leaning Jamie Driscoll is barred from running for an expanded role.

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Universal basic income: Plans drawn up for £1,600 a month trial in England

Thirty people would get a monthly lump sum for two years, under a think tank's scheme in England.

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