4 hours ago Labour warned winter fuel cuts will come back to haunt them 'again and again'

Keir Starmer insists pensioners will still be 'better off' despite scrapping Winter Fuel Payments - but thousands have poured scorn on the PM's claim, with many worried the cuts will push elderly Brits into poverty

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6 hours ago Drink spiking is to be made a specific criminal offence for the first time as Keir Starmer vows 10,000 bar staff will be trained how to spot tell

Bartenders and bouncers will be taught how to identify offenders and victims under a new drive to cut down on the number of people being given knock-out drugs on nights out.

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9 hours ago 100,000 pensioners pushed into poverty? Why it doesn't pay to get old under Labour

According to the Department for Work and Pensions, between 50,000 and 100,00 extra pensioners will be pushed into poverty by restricting winter fuel payments

Economics

11 hours ago More than 1.8MILLION people sign petition demanding a new general election amid mounting fury at Labour's Budget tax raid

The petition on the Parliament website, complaining that Keir Starmer has 'gone back on promises', has been gaining 100,000 backers an hour.

Economics

15 hours ago MPs to vote on assisted dying as row over ministerial criticism deepens

Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater’s legislation will come before the Commons on Friday.

Politics

15 hours ago Drink spiking to be made criminal offence as Starmer pledges crackdown on violence against women

Prime minister calls chief constables, transport bosses and industry executives to Downing Street on Monday to urge co-ordinated response as Labour promises to halve violence against women and girls in next decade

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17 hours ago Thousands of bar staff in England and Wales to be trained to spot spiking

Training for 10,000 hospitality workers announced as Keir Starmer hosts talks on tackling violence against womenThousands of bar staff will be trained to spot and stop spiking in England and Wales as the government steps up efforts to tackle violence against women and girls.About 10,000 hospitality workers will be trained in preventing and dealing with incidents of spiking by spring next year, Downing Street said before a meeting with police and hospitality leaders. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Bar staff to be trained to deal with spiking as PM demands joint action on VAWG

Workers in the night-time economy will be instructed on how to prevent cases, support victims and help ‘collect evidence’ by spring next year.

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17 hours ago UN says bystanders must step in to help end UK's violence against women epidemic

UN Women UK said more must be done to encourage members of the public to intervene, as Keir Starmer holds crunch talks in Downing Street about tackling Britain's violence epidemic

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21 hours ago Keir Starmer doubles down on benefits crackdown as he promises ‘zero tolerance’ on cheats

Labour work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall says young people who refuse jobs or training will lose payments as prime minister warns of ‘bulging’ cost of welfare

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