21 h. ago Voices: ‘She screamed in his face’: Readers share shocking examples of toxic bosses amid sick leave row

Our community say Britain’s workplace sickness crisis is driven not by ‘attitude’ but by toxic bosses, poor management, low pay and relentless pressure

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39 h. ago Lib Dems accused of blocking sick pay for seven million people

Paul Nowak, head of the Trades Union Congress, is set to accuse the Lib Dems of holding up the Employment Rights Bill in the House of Lords, and breaking their own manifesto pledge

Economics

66 h. ago It would be financial suicide to levy a £30 billion windfall tax on banks

Our banks would have to consider severely curtail lending if the Lib Dem suggestion is ever implemented

Economics

4 d. ago Outrage as Lib Dem council rules migrant hotel protesters are 'far

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in Dorset voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion condemning demonstrators outside three asylum hotels.

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5 d. ago Trump threatens to ‘dock’ already unpaid air traffic controllers who call out sick: ‘I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU’

President accuses the already short-staffed, vital airport workers of having failed to ‘step up to help’ against a ‘fake Democrat attack’ during shutdown

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5 d. ago Trump’s assault on BBC a ‘threat to national interest’, warns Lib Dem leader – latest updates

Nigel Farage says that US president complained ‘is this how you treat your best ally’ in reference to broadcasterWe have heard from Culture, Media and Sport committee chair Caroline Dinenage, who has suggested that the outgoing BBC director Tim Davie ignored an internal dossier into bias at the BBC (see post at 09.06 for more detail on the dossier).She said Davie “ignored” concerns raised in Michael Prescott’s report over the way the speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama.I’m very sad about Tim Davie stepping down. I think he was an effective leader at the BBC.I think he was a great champion for public service media, but there is no escaping the fact that he was very slow to act on this particular issue. But this isn’t the first time and on this particular issue, Michael Prescott’s report, he just didn’t take it seriously until it was too late.I would like to say it has been the privilege of my career to serve as the CEO of BBC News and to work with our brilliant team of jou...

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5 d. ago Mutinous Labour MPs warn Rachel Reeves of electoral meltdown if she breaks manifesto pledge with 2p tax hike

Rachel Reeves has been dropping heavy hints that income tax could go up in the package on November 26 - despite the move being explicitly ruled out in the manifesto.

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7 d. ago SNP government accused of 'passing buck' over LPS tower block safety fears

Hundreds of Scots are thought to live in Large Panel System (LPS) high-rise buildings which could be vulnerable to gas explosions and collapse.

Politics

8 d. ago Elon Musk on course to become the world's first TRILLIONAIRE: Tycoon sets out his vision for AI cars and robot army to perform surgery and 'eliminate poverty'

Elon Musk looks set to become the world's first trillionaire after clinching the largest pay deal in corporate history.

Technology

8 d. ago DWP boss who fiddled £45,000 in sick pay as he toured the world is not put behind bars as judge says he has 'used his get out of jail free card'

Maurice Okello, 39, claimed he had been rushed to hospital with malaria after being bitten by a mosquito while he was attending his father's funeral in Kenya.

Economics

1 week ago Rapper branded 'an idiot' and accused of 'taking the mick' after blocking Peak District road with £300,000 Rolls

Police had to be called after Tion Wayne's entourage reportedly stopped traffic from using Winnats Pass while a cameraman and drone operator recorded his impromptu performance.

Economics

1 week ago ‘I hate my boss is not a health condition’, says leader of sick pay review

Action to combat UK’s £85 billion sick leave bill urged by ex-John Lewis chief executive Sir Charlie Mayfield

Politics

1 week ago MP accuses Reform and 'hard right' figures of 'exploiting' Huntingdon attack

Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Max Wilkinson claimed members of the Reform Party were among those who tried to 'whip up fear and sew division' after Saturday's attack on an LNER train

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1 week ago MPs spar over response to Cambridgeshire train attack – UK politics live

Lib Dem spokesperson says Reform ‘trying to exploit incident for political gain’ and shadow home secretary’s remarks are ‘beneath contempt’Farage is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t have the guts to cut public spending”.He says Britain has been living under an illusion.I think for some years we’ve actually been living under an illusion. We’ve not been prepared to face up to just how much of an economic mess we genuinely in.As we slipped down the global league tables, we kid ourselves that it’s OK, we’ve got GDP growth. Continue reading...

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1 week ago SNP Education Secretary urged to make urgent statement on soaring school violence

Lib Dem MSP Willie Rennie said Jenny Gilruth must respond to the Daily Record exclusive on

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2 w. ago North London Labour councillor defects to Tories after 'demanding' ward from Lib Dems

North London Labour councillor defects to Tories after 'demanding' ward from Lib Dems  MyLondon

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2 w. ago The SNP and Lib Dem reaction to the Inverness asylum seeker plan reeks of hypocrisy

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Labour's centre-left rivals have let themselves down over the Cameron Barracks plan.

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2 w. ago MPs vote down Farage’s proposal for UK to leave ECHR – UK politics live

Lib Dems say ECHR protects ‘our elderly and most vulnerable the very people who need it most’Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet secretary and former national security adviser, goes next. He is now a peer, and a member of the committee.He says the deputy national security adviser, Matthew Collins, thought there was enough evidence for the case to go ahead. But the CPS did not agree. Who was right?In 2017, the Law Commission flagged that the term enemy [in the legislation] was deeply problematic and it would give rise to difficulties in future prosecutions.And I think what has played out, during this prosecution exemplifies and highlights the difficulties with that. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage loses major vote as he's accused of 'making career by damaging Britain'

Nigel Farage's call for the UK to leave the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) was voted down by MPs, with Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey branding it "un-British"

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2 w. ago Pressure mounts for Prince Andrew to be hauled in front of MPs over Royal Lodge

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says Andrew has lost his right to special treatment and called for a select committee inquiry to be set up to examine whether taxpayers have funded his lifestyle

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