9 h. ago Rather be on holiday already? Starmer is flanked by glum ministers at last PMQs before summer break as he dodges on fears of MORE tax hikes

Flanked by glum ministers including Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner, Keir Starmer was pressed to spell out who will be protected from efforts to fill an estimated £30billion hole in the public finances.

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12 h. ago Angela Rayner 'backing local stealth taxes drive': Deputy PM and mayors push for powers to raise huge new revenues from struggling Brits

The Deputy Prime minister is said to be encouraging local elected political leaders to put pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to give them control over taxes collected locally.

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23 h. ago Analysis finds devolved tax powers could add £4 billion for local services

A report commissioned by county councils suggests fiscal devolution would boost growth and local government finances.

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65 h. ago Twelve months ago GMP revealed a pilot scheme which could be a life saver

A Greater Manchester MP has called for GMP to change its policy and the region's Deputy Mayor, Kate Green, is to demand an explanation from the force over its stance. Neal Keeling reports on a growing row.

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2 d. ago Labour accused of 'crocodile tears' over junior doctors strike as ministers criticise medical union for low turnout in ballot

Angela Rayner 's radical workers' rights Bill will soon scrap the 50 per cent turnout threshold which unions must meet to hold legal strike action.

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2 d. ago Government needs to overhaul ‘unfair’ business rates, says Greene King boss

Nick Mackenzie, boss of the 1,500-strong pub firm, said reduced property tax payments were needed to drive investment and new jobs.

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2 d. ago You can hardly blame the union for pushing at a door ministers unbolted: DANIEL HANNAN

Angela Rayner is scrapping the minimum turnout that a trade union needs before launching legal strike action - a threshold that the doctors barely cleared in their recent ballot.

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4 d. ago How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now

The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion

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4 d. ago Unite attacks Angela Rayner over ‘abhorrent’ handling of Birmingham bin strikes

Deputy PM accused of refusing to engage as union considers cutting ties with LabourAngela Rayner has been accused of handling the Birmingham bin workers’ strike in a “totally and utterly abhorrent” way by the Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham.Graham told BBC Radio 4 Today’s programme: “Angela Rayner refuses to get involved, and she is directly aiding and abetting the fire-and-rehire of these bin workers, it is totally and utterly abhorrent.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Angela Rayner slammed for 'totally and utterly abhorrent' behaviour as Unite suspend her

Unite have suspended Angela Rayner over the Birmingham bin strikes

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4 d. ago Unite boss accuses Angela Rayner of ‘totally and utterly abhorrent’ behaviour as clash with Labour escalates

The general secretary of Unite has launched fresh attacks on deputy prime minister Angela Rayner

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4 d. ago Unite boss calls Angela Rayner 'despicable' after stripping deputy PM of membership when she criticised Birmingham's striking bin workers

In the latest deepening of the rift between Labour and Unite, the union's boss Sharon Graham issued a barbed broadside at Ms Rayner, claiming she had acted in a 'despicable way'.

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5 d. ago Rayner ’will not be pushed around’ by Unite after union votes to suspend her

Deputy PM targeted for role in Birmingham bin strikes but sources say she resigned her membership months agoAngela Rayner has made clear she will not be “pushed around” by the Unite trade union after it voted to suspend her membership and rethink its ties with the party.The deputy prime minister was targeted for censure by the union over her role in the Birmingham bin strike, although party sources said Rayner resigned her membership of Unite some months ago. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump's 50% tariff on Brazilian goods like coffee and orange juice could drive up US breakfast costs

President Donald Trump’s threat to boost import taxes by 50% over Brazilian goods could drive up the cost of breakfast in the United States

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5 d. ago Labour goes to war with Unite: Union accused of 'silly stunts' after suspending Angela Rayner for failing to back striking bin workers 'causing misery' in Birmingham

The party accused Unite of engaging in 'silly stunts' after its annual conference voted to suspend the membership of the Deputy Prime Minister, who said the walk-out was causing 'misery' and should end.

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5 d. ago Labour in clash with unions as Unite suspends Rayner’s membership and says party is not on side of workers

General secretary Sharon Graham said the deputy prime minister ‘has had every opportunity to intervene and resolve this dispute’ over Birmingham’s bin strike

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5 d. ago Unite suspends Angela Rayner’s membership as it says Labour is not on the side of workers

General secretary Sharon Graham said the deputy prime minister ‘has had every opportunity to intervene and resolve this dispute’ over Birmingham’s bin strike

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5 d. ago Angela Rayner suspended by Unite in union backlash over long

Members of Unite, a major donor to Labour, voted to “re-examine its relationship” with the party.

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5 d. ago Union militants kick out Angela Rayner as Birmingham bin war threaten to plunge Labour into another civil war

Members of the powerful hard left union Unite voted to suspend her at its policy conference in Brighton today over her criticism of the walk out that left the city a festering rat-infested mess.

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5 d. ago Unite votes to suspend Angela Rayner’s membership over Birmingham bins dispute

Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the party.

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