Workers at Bentley in Crewe shocked and angry at job cuts

“I know that the last few years have been tough for people, but the measures that I took, all fully costed and fully funded in the budget, should start to ease those cost of living pressures that people have been living with for too long,” she told me.

Paul SeddonPolitical reporter PA Media The education secretary has defended Labour’s U-turn over offering all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Instead, ministers now plan to reduce the qualifying period from the current two years to six months, in line with a deal agreed by some unions…

Laurie Watson Laurie Watson’s flight back from a sailing holiday was cancelled Airlines are paying out millions of pounds in compensation to passengers every year after initially saying no as consumer groups accuse firms of trying to put customers off making claims for severe delays or cancellations. Almost £11m was paid to passengers in the…

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