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A grieving mother has spoken of the constant trauma still haunting her 27 years after the death of her daughter. Michelle was born at Hedon Road maternity hospital in May 1992, but passed away less than 12 weeks later at Hull Royal Infirmary. Michelle’s mother, Janet, was excited for her …

Merseyside post workers rallying in support of their union’s national strike ballot (Pic: @CWUnews/Twitter) Postal workers in Merseyside walked out on unofficial strike on Wednesday over claims a manager made a racist comment to a Muslim worker. It was a great display of anti-racist solidarity. CWU union members at the …

Merseyside postal workers rally to get the vote out (Pic: @CWUnews/Twitter) Postal workers are going all out to win a strike ballot and then resist attacks from their Royal Mail bosses. Over 100,000 of them in the CWU union are voting in a ballot that closes on 15 October. They …

As the Tory party conference gets into full swing cabinet ministers have taken to the stage to announce some major pledges for the years ahead. From better broadband to more hospitals and overhauling the bus system, the Tories have promised to spend big money on the make up of the …

A shadow cabinet minister has warned that a Labour government’s drive to nationalise key industries could fail, if the party loses the first legal challenge to the controversial plans. Jon Trickett, shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, told an audience at a Labour conference fringe event last Tuesday that the …

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded Boris Johnson “resign now” in a damning Labour conference speech. Party members erupted into cheers of “Johnson out!” as the Labour leader said Mr Johnson was “not fit to be Prime Minister” after losing a Supreme Court showdown. Opening his 42-minute annual address in Brighton, Mr …

The people of Totterdown came to see the University of Bristol’s plans for a new campus on their doorstep – and called on the planners to make sure they can cross the threshold. The university’s public consultation on its plans for the main campus buildings next to Temple Meads station …

Jeremy Corbyn drew the battle lines for a crunch general election tonight as he bids to oust Boris Johnson from No10. The Labour leader rallied activists ahead of an expected autumn poll in a rousing speech to thousands of delegates in Brighton. Outlining the mounting need for a snap poll, …

One of the many surprising features about Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader in 2015 was that he managed to get chosen by a party that is overwhelming in favour of EU membership despite, for most of his career, being in favour of the UK being out. Corbyn accepted remain …

The outcome will decide whether Royal Mail continues to exist as a public service—or is smashed up and run down for profiting billionaires. Source link