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Labour MPs launch bid to block Keir Starmer over two-child benefit cap

Labour leadership expecting to face vote this weekend in policy forum

The Independent UK

Speaker hits out after president of Serbia 'threatens' senior Tory MP

THE Speaker of the House of Commons has condemned the president of Serbia’s “threat” against a Tory MP ...

The National (Scotland)

Tory mayor calls MP a ‘liar and a coward’ over claims about Teesworks project

Ben Houchen dismisses accusations of corruption and and wrongdoing made by Labour MP for Middlesbrough Andy McDonald

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Tory mayor Houchen brands Labour MP ‘liar and coward’ over Teesworks row

Ben Houchen launched a public attack on Labour’s Andy McDonald in the latest salvo in the Teesworks dispute.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak sparks confusion over investigation into Teesworks freeport

Downing Street said it was passing on queries to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

The Independent UK

The controversial regeneration of Teesside Steelworks

Teesside is at the centre of a growing political row between Labour and Conservatives over the regeneration of a former steelworks site.

The Week

'Happy life' awaits for rare blue lobster after being delivered to Low Fell seafood shop

The blue lobster was discovered in a delivery at the newly opened Fish seafood shop in Low Fell

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TVA pilot project in western Ky. to put solar farm on coal ash landfill

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State pension triple lock 'utterly unaffordable' and will 'bankrupt UK', Tory MP declares

Sir Edward Leigh also suggested a social insurance model instead of the NHS, slammed people who are 'choosing not to work' and demanded small boat migrants are 'detained, arrested, dealt with quickly and deported'

Daily Mirror

Minimum wage should be increased to £15 an hour as soon as possible, says TUC

Move opens new policy gap between unions and Labour party, which is reluctant to commit to specific figure under Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

£10m hydrogen plan revealed as Scotland looks to be 'world leader' in production

THE Scottish Government is investing £10 million to help develop hydrogen as part of a “cleaner, greener energy system”.

The National (Scotland)

Gran's luxury £3,000 Turkey holiday in jeopardy due to passport delay submitted three months ago

Mary O’Riordan made a passport application in February and is still waiting with days left to fly as passport office swamped.

Daily Record

Grandson distraught as passport delays puts £3,000 Turkey jaunt in jeopardy

Mary O'Riordan fears that she will miss going on holiday to Turkey's five-star Mukarnas Spa and Resort with her family due to a lengthy delay in her grandson's passport application

Daily Mirror

Boss of collapsed Bulb Energy criticised for £250,000 salary funded by taxpayers

Labour MP asked if it was ‘morally justifiable’ for taxpayers to be funding salary of Hayden Wood

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The Independent UK

P&O Ferries CEO acknowledges ignoring UK rules in firing 786

The head of a ferry operator at the center of a bitter labor dispute stunned U.K. lawmakers when he acknowledged that the company chose to ignore the law and labor contracts when it fired 786 workers without consulting with them in advance

Manchester Evening News

P&O Ferries boss reveals new crew paid just £5.50 an hour as he admits law was broken

The firm replaced 800 seafarers with cheaper agency staff last week

Bristol Post

P&O Ferries boss asked by Bristol MP if he's 'clueless or a shameless criminal'

P&O CEO Peter Hebblethwaite admitted that the company broke the law in not consulting with trade unions over redundancies

Insider UK

P&O admits breaking the law over sackings

Chief executive is due to be grilled by MSPs next week, after a first round today in Westminster

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Wales Online

P&O Ferries admits breaking law over mass sackings

The workers were dismissed without notice

The Independent UK

P&O admits breaking law over sackings

The company replaced its crews with cheaper agency workers last week.

Wales Online

New P&O ferry workers will be paid under UK minimum wage, admits boss who has £325,000 basic salary

800 workers were sacked by P&O Ferries without notice last week

Birmingham Post

P&O Ferries admits paying new workers below UK minimum wage

The company's chief executive has given evidence to MPs

The Independent UK

‘Are you just a shameless criminal?’: savage start to P&O Ferries questioning by Labour MP

Darren Jones shows no mercy following mass redunandancies

The Independent UK

P&O admits paying new ferry workers below UK minimum wage

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite said the average pay of the new crew is only £5.15 per hour.

Daily Mirror

P&O Ferries boss admits firm broke law - and claims they warned Tories last YEAR

Chief Executive Peter Hebbelthwaite claimed the firm warned Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last year that P&O would be "needing to make changes to our business this year”

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