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WHEN Labour unveils its manifesto tomorrow we should recall the words of Angela Davis: it is time we stopped accepting the things we cannot change, and started changing the things we cannot accept. There’s a yawning gulf between Labour’s condemnation of the state of Britain after 14 years of Tory-led …

Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Mims Davies MP, has recently highlighted that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has managed to cut down the waiting times for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to just 39 days. The improvement, according to Ms Davies, is due to enhanced “processes …

THE bakers’ union will today set out a visionary range of policies it wants from a Labour government, including a £15-an-hour living wage and renationalisation of utilities. The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union’s (BFAWU) manifesto also called for a ban on zero-hours contracts, full employment rights from day one, the creation …

Change could soon be on the way for Kirklees Council as Leader Cllr Cathy Scott is expected to imminently face a challenge to her leadership. With Kirklees Council being thrown into disarray with Labour’s loss of overall control at the local elections, the stability of the council is at stake. …

There were 125 million outpatient appointments in 2023 alone and NHS providers, including hospitals and GP services regularly communicate with patients and staff through mail. Letters are often a key part of communicating with patients any appointments, changes or cancellations, test results, referrals, and treatment plans, and these can often …

The swoop is also facing opposition from the CWU, which is instead calling for a “new ownership and governance model” for Royal Mail. Mr Kretinsky’s EP Group, which is expected to make a fresh offer ahead of a deadline of May 15 set under City takeover rules, has held meetings …

Port Office bosses raked in almost £20million while their IT system ripped subpostmasters’ lives apart, it has emerged. Analysis of company accounts reveals five bosses took home almost £19.4million over 24 years. Paula Vennells, who headed the organisation between 2010 and 2019, earned £5.1million during her tenure. She refused to …

UK households have lost £230 from their bank accounts in a cruel cost of living blow amid April’s price hikes. Broadband, mobile and phone bills are rising, as well as TV subscriptions, water bills and also council tax too – not to mention car tax. “If you stay with your …

Post Office hero Alan Bates has been snubbed in a ‘surprise’ honours list. The list – which includes awards for MPs and a major Tory donor – was issued ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend. But Mr Bates – who battled against Post Office bosses for more than 20 …

A terminally ill resident of Hull missed medical appointments because Royal Mail did not deliver letters on time, councillors have been told. The delivery of important legal documents, including some relating to house sales and wills, had also been held up, Councillor John Robinson told a meeting of Hull City …