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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…

Tom GerkenTechnology reporter Jagex Imagine calling your friends, ordering a pizza, and opening up RuneScape on your PC. A lot of people around my age might read those words and be instantly thrown back to the days of dial-up internet, MSN Messenger and Napster. But before you instinctively type the letters “a/s/l” on your keyboard,…

Pritti Mistry,Business reporterand Archie Mitchell Getty Images Households are facing a “truly dismal” increase in living standards after the Budget, the head of an influential think tank has warned as it accused Labour of breaching its manifesto promise. Average disposable income – a measure of people’s earnings after tax – will rise by just 0.5%…