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RIGHTS NEEDED: Prison officers face a uniquely tough working environment and must be able to flex their industrial muscle
Britain / 16 July 2026
UN urges British government to ‘eradicate the stain’ of preventative detentions
16 July 2026

United Nations experts slam Britain for ‘perpetuating serious human rights violations’

Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde
Workers' Rights / 16 July 2026
GMB demand election promises be delivered at Ferguson's
16 July 2026
Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle during a visit to British Steel in plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, to mark the announcement that British Steel has come under public ownership after the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026 received royal assent. The new law allows ministers to transfer steel businesses' shares or property into public ownership. Picture date: Thursday July 16, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 16 July 2026
British Steel nationalisation leads to unions calls to bring down energy prices
16 July 2026
Diane Abbott MP ahead of her event where she discusses her memoir, A Woman Like Me, with Talat Yaqoob at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, August 21, 2025
Parliament / 16 July 2026
Labour movement leaders urge Burnham to end Diane Abbott's party suspension on first anniversary
16 July 2026
Edinburgh arms factory
Gaza Genocide / 16 July 2026
Activists blockade arms manufacturer Leonardo UK's Edinburgh site over role in arming Israel
16 July 2026
A person wearing a University and College Union (UCU) armban
Workers' Rights / 16 July 2026
UCU announce five-week strike at Dundee University
16 July 2026
04/07/26 of Andy Burnham being interviewed by Sky Sports ahead of the Betfred Super League match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 16 July 2026
Put living standards first, unions tell Burnham
16 July 2026
A newborn baby, August 6, 2013
Healthcare / 16 July 2026
Seven in ten Welsh midwives say most shifts are unsafely staffed, RCM survey
16 July 2026
Climate activists from Greenpeace and Uplift during a demonstration outside the Scottish Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the first day of the Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing, November 12, 2024
Climate Crisis / 16 July 2026
North Sea oil and gas plans ‘won’t take a penny off our bills,’ campaigners warn as public consultation begins
16 July 2026
People taking part in a rally outside the Scottish Parliamen
Britain / 16 July 2026
University law department faces ‘severe’ staffing crisis under plans to slash 45 per cent of jobs, UCU says
16 July 2026
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaking at the launch of Class Ceiling at the The Whitworth in Manchester, January 26, 2026
Britain / 16 July 2026
SNP calls on Burnham to scrap tuition fees
16 July 2026
A general view of a wildfire in Cairngorms National Park, Glenmore
Britain / 16 July 2026
Residents evacuated as major wildfire sweeps through Cairngorms
16 July 2026
A Thames Water van, August 22, 2025
Privatisation / 15 July 2026
Burnham urged to clarify nationalisation plan as Thames Water ‘months from bankruptcy’
15 July 2026
A view of the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff
Wales / 15 July 2026
Welsh Labour appoints new leader
15 July 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend his final scheduled Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, July 15, 2026
Parliament / 15 July 2026
Starmer quits with smear at Corbyn
15 July 2026

Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor

School children in a classroom
Wales / 15 July 2026
Welsh government must rectify ‘chronic underfunding’ of additional learning needs, unions demand
15 July 2026
Workers' Rights / 15 July 2026
Equity to support unpaid comedians after Leicester Comedy Festival venue repossessed
15 July 2026
Palestinian women mourn over the body of 10-year-old Motaz Abu Shaar, who was killed by Israeli fire, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 15 July 2026
Amnesty, Save the Children and more charities urge Burnham to take ‘decisive action’ to end Israeli atrocities on Palestinians
15 July 2026
A homeowner turns down the temperature of a central heating
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 15 July 2026
Scottish government to look at price checker for heating oil
15 July 2026
General view of the British Steel works in Scunthorpe
Industry / 15 July 2026
Labour must commit to buying British to keep nationalised British Steel alive, GMB says
15 July 2026
Workers' Rights / 15 July 2026
‘Tremendous win’ as striking Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers secure 8.26% pay rise
15 July 2026
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell leaving in a prison van from the High Court in Edinburgh, June 23, 2026
SNP / 15 July 2026
Campaigners dismiss 'weasel words' over Yes Scotland Murrell claims
15 July 2026
A pile of cheeseburgers and French fries
Health / 15 July 2026
Quarter of heart disease cases driven by ultra-processed foods, study finds
15 July 2026
[Pic: Robina Weermeijer / Creative Commons]
Healthcare / 15 July 2026
New Alzheimer’s test to be trialled in Scotland
15 July 2026
An Uber vehicle stops across the road from a taxi rank in Sy
Workers' Rights / 15 July 2026
Taxi drivers' union calls on Burnham to halt driverless car trials as first act in office
15 July 2026
Richard Burgon during the Labour leadership hustings at the SEC centre, Glasgow, February 2020
Parliament / 15 July 2026
Labour's Richard Burgon urges ban on MPs taking second jobs
15 July 2026
Wales / 14 July 2026
Welsh government's Budget in danger of falling
14 July 2026
A rally for independence organised by Believe in Scotland, which aims to celebrate Scotland's potential, its culture and its people in Edinburgh, March 28, 2026
SNP / 14 July 2026
Murrell had no access to Yes Scotland accounts, says lawyer
14 July 2026
Jana, 8, mourns over the body of her 10-year-old brother, Motaz Abu Shaar, who was killed by the Israeli military, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 14 July 2026
Sanction Israel now, MPs urge
14 July 2026

82 MPs and peers test incoming premier Andy Burnham’s intentions to reset government policy towards Israel

PSC Cymru die-in outside the Senedd
Gaza Solidarity / 14 July 2026
Palestinian campaigners hold mass die-in outside the Senedd
14 July 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to OES Group Ltd in Gateshead, July 13, 2026
Labour Party / 14 July 2026
Reeves claims economy booming in fight to keep cabinet role
14 July 2026
British and US troops in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, August 27, 2009
Abuse / 14 July 2026
British soldiers dropped Afghan prisoners off forklifts ‘for fun,’ inquiry hears
14 July 2026
From left Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research’s (CICTAR), Toby Quantrill, TUC Cymru’s Amber Courtney and report author Vivek Kotecha
Privatisation / 14 July 2026
Unions demand profit be taken out of social care in Wales
14 July 2026
A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London
Austerity / 14 July 2026
Welsh government urged to complain to Westminster about disability benefits review
14 July 2026
Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh, September 30, 2023
Climate Crisis / 14 July 2026
Labour MPs urged to back North Sea fossil fuel drilling
14 July 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Round-up / 14 July 2026
Wales in brief: July 14, 2026
14 July 2026
Leader of Reform UK Scotland Malcolm Offord is interviewed outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, May 11, 2026
Scotland / 14 July 2026
SNP accuse Reform of trying to criminalise Gaelic and Scots
14 July 2026
A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London, December 21, 2021
Healthcare / 14 July 2026
Nearly £10bn wasted buying PPE during pandemic, Covid-19 inquiry finds
14 July 2026
Climate change activists from Extinction Rebellion chain themselves together outside the BBC Bristol building on Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, December 2018
Media / 14 July 2026
Nearly three in four heatwave newspaper stories failed to mention climate crisis
14 July 2026
Dungavel Detention Centre, just outside the small village of Strathaven in Scotland, August 2003
Asylum Seekers / 14 July 2026
Inspector questions women’s welfare at Dungavel
14 July 2026
Police activity in Rotherham, thought to be in connection with the Ann Widdecombe murder investigation, July 12, 2026
Politics / 14 July 2026
Minister warns of threats to MPs
14 July 2026
The skyline of Canary Wharf in London as the cold snap continues to grip much of the nation, February 14, 2021
Inequality / 14 July 2026
Big banks 'making a killing' from the misery of the cost-of-living crisis, TUC warns
14 July 2026

Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, May 19, 2026
Labour / 13 July 2026
40+ human rights groups demand government close ‘inhumane’ asylum accommodation in former military sites
13 July 2026
IWGB union members protest outside Take-Two House, Rockstar's offices in London, [Pic: IWGB]
Workers' Rights / 14 July 2026
Rockstar Games urged to recognise IWGB by 23 senior union and community leaders
14 July 2026
We Own It
Healthcare / 13 July 2026
Campaigners call on Burnham to ‘red card’ pharma deal with US
13 July 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth with his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Industrial / 13 July 2026
Teaching unions brand Welsh gov pay offer 'recipe for disaster'
13 July 2026
A view of BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in Cumbria, October 30, 2024
Undercover Policing Inquiry / 13 July 2026
BAE Systems offered money to Special Branch to spy on anti arms trade campaigners
13 July 2026
Police outside the house of Ann Widdecombe in Haytor in Dartmoor. The ex-Tory prisons minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor on Thursday after sustaining serious injuries. Picture date: Monday July 13, 2026
Britain / 13 July 2026
Murder of Ann Widdecombe being investigated as potential act of terrorism
13 July 2026
The wreckage of the Chinook Helicopter which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre killing all 29 on board, June 4, 1994
Cover Up / 13 July 2026
MoD ‘cannot be allowed to win’ over Chinook crash inquiry, say families
13 July 2026
Former Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) boss Sir Olly Robbins appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Houses of Parliament in London, April 21, 2026
Mandelson Scandal / 13 July 2026
Sacked Foreign Office chief applies for judicial review saying Starmer followed ‘no process at all’
13 July 2026
A person wearing a University and College Union (UCU) armban
Industrial / 13 July 2026
London South Bank University staff begin marking boycott ahead of strikes over ‘fire-and-rehire plans’
13 July 2026
Medical urine samples and blood vials in a medical clinical laboratory, based at University of Bristol, Monday April 8, 2019
Healthcare / 14 July 2026
Excellence in medical research ‘not leading to better health for enough people’
14 July 2026
Floral tributes are left by the Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield, Liverpool, on the 36th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, April 15, 2025
Politics / 13 July 2026
Campaigner ‘over the moon’ as Hillsborough Law returns to Commons
13 July 2026
Scotland / 13 July 2026
Social care crisis ‘piling pressure’ on Scottish NHS, say Labour
13 July 2026
A view of a burnt area affected by wildfires in Bedar, near Almeria, Spain, July 11, 2026
Wildfires / 13 July 2026
British woman becomes 13th person to die in deadly Spanish fires
13 July 2026
Police outside the house of Ann Widdecombe in Haytor in Dartmoor, July 10, 2026
Crime / 12 July 2026
Police not looking for any other suspects in Widdecombe murder probe
12 July 2026
People enjoy the sun at Viking Bay, Broadstairs, Kent. The heatwave across the UK looks set to continue as 2026 became the first year to record temperatures of 35C on six separate days, July 12, 2026
Climate / 13 July 2026
May and June heatwaves caused excessive deaths, highlighting ‘tragic indictment of energy system’
13 July 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hugs Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves whilst in Berkshire, to deliver a speech following the publication of long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip), June 30, 2026
Economy / 12 July 2026
Reeves to announce small business growth support in final Mansion House speech
12 July 2026
A Thames Water van
Britain / 13 July 2026
MPs call for special administration of Thames Water as future of the utility hangs in the balance
13 July 2026
Miners' Gala
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 12 July 2026
Britain needs a total reset, socialist MP warns Burnham at the Big Meeting
12 July 2026
People attend a protest outside United States embassy in Dublin, over the US attack on Venezuela and the capture and detention of its President Nicolas Maduro by US forces, January 10, 2026
Latin America / 12 July 2026
Campaign grows as over 14,000 join call for Britain to give Venezuela back its gold
12 July 2026
Workers' Rights / 12 July 2026
Foreign Office staff to strike over compulsory redundancy threat
12 July 2026
ROOM TO REUSE: MPs are urging the government to prioritise c
Britain / 12 July 2026
Reviving old buildings could meet nearly half of 1.5m new homes target, say MPs
12 July 2026
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaking at the launch of Class Ceiling at the The Whitworth in Manchester, January 26, 2026
Britain / 12 July 2026
Burnham’s Gaza apology dismissed as meaningless without action on arms sales
12 July 2026
LGSM DMG26
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 12 July 2026
Thatcher prompted corporate takeover of the planet and we need to take it back, LGSM’s Mike Jackson tells the Miners’ Gala
12 July 2026
Marchers at the Durham Miners' Gala, July 13, 2024
Britain / 12 July 2026
Miners’ banners blessed as Durham celebrates proud legacy
12 July 2026
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 [Pic: Neril Terry]
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 12 July 2026
Employment Rights Act does not go far enough, Miners’ Gala hears
12 July 2026
London Renters Union members in Stratford, London, March 13,
Britain / 12 July 2026
LRU puts out call to join eviction resistance for mother with three children
12 July 2026
ann widdecombe house
Police / 10 July 2026
Murder investigation launched into Widdecombe death
10 July 2026
Pension / 11 July 2026
UC is no easy fix in pension crisis
11 July 2026

MPs back measure for 66-year-olds but it won't end suffering, groups say

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump pose for a family photo during the G7 summit in Evian, France, June 16, 2026
Corporation tax / 10 July 2026
Britain losing £600m a year from US exemption to landmark international corporation tax deal
10 July 2026
A file photo dated 27/09/06 of an unidentified man wearing an electronic tag
Electronic Tagging / 10 July 2026
Public safety at risk under government electronic tagging plans, spending watchdog says
10 July 2026
Unison president Andrea Egan delivers her speech to conferen
Durham Miners Gala / 10 July 2026
All workers must prepare to strike for fairer Britain, Unison leader to tell Durham Miners' Gala
10 July 2026
Police detain protestors during a demonstration outside of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026
Protest / 10 July 2026
British woman on hunger strike in Turkey after Nato summit protest arrest
10 July 2026
ken skates
Leadership Contest / 10 July 2026
Welsh Labour socialists dismayed at rushed timetable for new leader
10 July 2026
A plane taking off from Heathrow Airport
Climate / 10 July 2026
Reeves mis-sold Heathrow expansion to the cabinet, Labour MPs and the country
10 July 2026
Firefighters tackle a wildfire on Winter Hill near Bolton
Environment / 11 July 2026
FBU demands Burnham takes ‘fundamental action’ to tackle effects of climate change
11 July 2026
pints
Hospitality workers / 11 July 2026
Unions urged England fans to back pub staff too ahead of World Cup match
11 July 2026
Pupils in a classroom
Education / 10 July 2026
Welsh Labour accussed of being ‘irresponsible’ in schools funding row
10 July 2026
Andy Burnham is interviewed by Sky Sports ahead of the Betfred Super League match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, July 4, 2026
Politics / 10 July 2026
Labour MPs overwhelmingly back Andy Burnham for party leadership
10 July 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
By-election / 10 July 2026
Clacton by-election date set for August 13
10 July 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth during the Plaid Cymru Spring Conference at the ICC Wales, Newport, February 28, 2026
Wales devolution / 10 July 2026
First Minister slams Burnham’s vision for devolution as ‘parochial’
10 July 2026
Andy Burnham, holding a copy of the UK Defence Investment Plan, during an appearance on the Tonight with Andrew Marr show on LBC radio, from the Global studios at Millbank, central London, July 2, 2026
Militarism / 9 July 2026
Burnham slammed for backing Starmer's war policy
9 July 2026
Roaa Abu Jarad mourns over the body of her father Omran Abu Jarad, 48, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 7, 2026
DCMS / 9 July 2026
Methodist preacher launches landmark legal challenge to government's use of IHRA definition of antisemitism
9 July 2026
Health Secretary James Murray during a visit to Watford General Hospital in Hertfordshire where he saw how, the hospital which was near the bottom of the league tables three years ago and corridor care had become normalised, now is consistently within the top 10 NHS Trusts in the country for A&E waiting times and have eliminated corridor care, July 9, 2026
Healthcare / 9 July 2026
More than 3,000 people a day treated in corridors in June as summer strains NHS
9 July 2026
Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson speaks during a reception in 10 Downing Street, London, for parents, families and care givers to mark International Parents Day, June 1, 2026
Workers' Rights / 9 July 2026
Education Secretary urged to intervene as Unison says teaching assistant suspended for union activities
9 July 2026
Labour Party MP Stephen Timms attends a service to honour Sir David Amess at the Church of St Margaret, in the grounds of Westminster Abbey, London, October 18, 2021
Austerity / 9 July 2026
PIP system is failing disabled people, TUC and campaigners says following Timms review
9 July 2026
Chris Kaba was shot dead by police on Monday
Policing / 9 July 2026
Chris Kaba's family hits out at misconduct rule change leaving cop that killed him free
9 July 2026
Health workers form a blockade in Soho Square during a protest outside the London headquarters of US tech giant Palantir, December 21, 2023
Big Tech / 9 July 2026
Health Committee urges government to cut ties with Palantir
9 July 2026
Britain / 9 July 2026
Renters take over stage at one of Britain’s largest property conferences to demand rent controls
9 July 2026
Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at a building on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to the blaze at the old Debenhams building in the city centre at 2.52am, July 9, 2026
Public Services / 9 July 2026
Fire destroys iconic Edinburgh building, sparking union warnings against service cuts
9 July 2026
A woman leave Blackfriars station in London using an electric fan. A rare red warning for extreme heat has been issued by the Met Office as the UK has sweltered in exceptionally hot and humid conditions. The heatwave, driven by a
Heatwave / 9 July 2026
Overheating in buildings being remediated poses ‘serious risk to health’, new letter warns
9 July 2026
Britain / 9 July 2026
Deal agreed to extend lifetime of Sizewell B nuclear power plant to 2055
9 July 2026
People walking over Westminster Bridge with the Elizabeth Tower, or Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament in the background in Westminster, central London, June 22, 2026
Democracy / 9 July 2026
Government watchdog calls for lobbying crackdown
9 July 2026
Britain / 9 July 2026
Adult dies as measles continues to spread
9 July 2026
Virgin media
Britain / 8 July 2026
Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping millions of customers from switching
8 July 2026