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LABOUR and unions called on the government today to urgently deliver a rescue package for the aviation sector to save a quarter of a million jobs.
In a letter, shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon pressed his government counterpart to urge Chancellor Rishi Sunak to deliver the aviation-sector deal he promised nine months ago when the first coronavirus lockdown took hold.
He also asked Grant Shapps to publish assessments of the potential impact of his decision to exempt “high-value” travellers from Covid quarantine restrictions.
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
Letter to PM outlines best way to reduce hardship