There are many reasons to hate Tory Richard Benyon. Not only is he Britain’s richest MP worth £110 million, and not only did he slash flood defences when he was environment secretary.
Journalists protested outside the Egyptian embassy in London yesterday, Wednesday, as 20 journalists are being put on trial in Egypt for 'endangering national security'
Around 60 striking GMB union members were camped out the front of Ealing Hospital on the first day of their second 48 hour strike yesterday, Wednesday. The strikers are porters, domestic, catering, and help desk workers employed by Compass Medirest. They are fighting for the London Living Wage and holiday pay, sick pay and unsocial hours pay. The action follows a 98 percent vote for strikes and a solid 48 hour strike last week.
Over 200,000 people have signed a petition started by Bristol school student Fahma Mohamed demanding government action over Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Council care workers in Glasgow residential homes voted unanimously for another three 72-hour strikes at the end of a three-day strike last week.
Tube workers’ unions the RMT and TSSA are set to enter seven weeks of talks with London transport bosses after calling off a 48-hour strike last week.
More than 100 protests against Atos Healthcare were set to take place around Britain on Wednesday of this week.
New rulings could open the gates to tens of thousands of successful appeals against the Tories’ hated bedroom tax.
Yorkshire ambulance workers struck for the fourth time on Monday of this week.
A post worker in Oxford has won his job back after workmates struck to demand his reinstatement.
The NASUWT teaching union has announced it won’t join a national strike this term to defend teachers.
Lecturers at Edinburgh College struck for three days last week in a bitter dispute over attacks on their terms and conditions.
