Ministers expected to axe ‘right to switch off’ in coming week March 2, 2025 Ministers are expected to axe plans to give people a right to “switch off” outside work hours, reports have suggested. The policy was a central part of Sir Keir Starmer’s manifesto promise of a “New Deal for Working People” aimed at strengthening employment rights. It did not appear in the Employment Bill which is currently [...]
Minerals deal: Zelensky meets Trump in bid for US backing against Russia February 28, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting Donald Trump at a pivotal moment for his country, as he tries to persuade the White House to provide some form of US backing for Ukraine’s security against any future Russian aggression. Zelensky made a thumb’s up sign but did not speak to reporters as he arrived at the [...]
Nominations are open for the City AM Awards 2025 February 28, 2025 The City AM Awards are back for 2025 – on Tuesday 6 May at the Guildhall – and nominations are now open for the top leaders, trailblazers, entrepreneurs and innovators in the City. It’s the 16th year of the City AM Awards, first launched by City AM’s Harry Owen and Lawson Muncaster in 2010 to [...]
Average advertised annual salary surges to almost £41,000 February 24, 2025 The average advertised annual salary has increased to almost £41,000, according to new research. Jobs site Adzuna said higher average wages were fuelled by “significant” increases in sectors such as manufacturing and maintenance. Other sectors with big annual increases were said to including logistics, customer services and domestic help and cleaning. But job vacancies have [...]
Waspi campaigners threaten legal action after ‘gaslighting’ over compensation February 24, 2025 Waspi campaigners have threatened the government with legal action unless it reconsiders the decision to reject compensation for millions of women affected by changes to the state pension age. A watchdog recommended that compensation be paid to women born in the 1950s whose state pension age was raised to be equal with men, but Keir [...]
Starmer told that £200 million for Grangemouth must be ‘used correctly’ February 23, 2025 An extra £200m from the UK government for the Grangemouth oil refinery ahead of its closure will need to be “used correctly” if it is to have a “transformative impact”, a leading trade unionist said. Roz Foyer, general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, also said further money from both the UK and Scottish [...]
Defence spending: 2.5 per cent of GDP is ‘ambitious,’ minister says February 23, 2025 Raising UK defence spending to 2.5 per cent of national income is “ambitious”, a cabinet minister has insisted as the government faces pressure to increase investment. It comes amid uncertainty over the future of the war in Ukraine, as the US began negotiations with Russia, excluding Kyiv from talks. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson sought to [...]
UK to unveil new Russia sanctions to mark three years of Ukraine war February 23, 2025 The UK will unveil new sanctions to “turn the screws” on Russia as it marks three years since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. David Lammy said he would announce the sanctions, which he called the largest package of measures since the early days of the conflict, on Monday to coincide with the anniversary. The foreign secretary [...]
Starmer to set date to increase defence spending during Trump visit – report February 23, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer is expected to confirm a timeline to raise defence spending and give Donald Trump an invitation for a state visit when he visits Washington next week, per a report. The Prime Minister will have to walk a tricky line when he meets President Trump, balancing the UK’s support for Ukraine with the [...]
Almost 300 pubs closed last year ahead of cost rises February 17, 2025 The British Beer and Pub Association warned that urgent Government action is needed to avoid more “completely avoidable” closures.
