Tag: Christmas
Christmas strikes: RMT chief Mick Lynch says union forced into action
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) does not want strikes to go ahead in the Christmas period, but members are being forced into action, the [...]
Extra train strikes planned over Christmas
Strike action is set to begin next week, while dates in December and January will go ahead as planned.
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Train strikes: RMT union rejects offer to stop Christmas walkouts
Talks between the RMT and train operators aimed at halting the walkouts are expected to continue.
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Zahawi – Unfair for unions to damage people’s lives at Christmas
Speaking to the BBC, the Conservative Party chairman says that demands from unions for a 19% pay rise for nurses would cost the NHS £10bn. "That it is [...]
Strikes unfair at Christmas, Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi says
Nadhim Zahawi says the military could be drafted in as part of plans to minimise strike disruption.
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Watchdog apologises after MPs' Christmas expenses row
Parliament's expenses body says it was wrong to tell MPs they could claim for festive gatherings.
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Train strikes: Minister hopes Christmas walkouts can be stopped
The new transport secretary is hopeful for a deal but says wage rises that match inflation are not possible.
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MPs can claim Christmas parties on expenses, says Ipsa
The body responsible for MPs' expenses say an "office festive event" can include food and decorations.
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Avian flu threatens British food staples, from English breakfast to Christmas dinner
Egg shortages could be on the cards as avian flu sweeps through Europe.Sam Mellish / Contributor / Getty ImagesLONDON — The classic English fry-up and [...]
Rishi Sunak: I flew home to stop Christmas Covid lockdown
The former chancellor says new restrictions were hours away from being announced in December 2021.
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PMQs: MP asks Boris Johnson about new Downing Street Christmas quiz photo
Boris Johnson has been asked to explain a new photograph that appears to show him and others with alcohol, food and people wearing tinsel at a Christm [...]
Conservative Christmas party: Shaun Bailey quits second role
Shaun Bailey was photographed at a catered Christmas party during lockdown in December 2020.
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Santander accidentally put millions into random accounts on Christmas Day
A sign hangs from a branch of Banco Santander in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLONDON — Thousan [...]
Covid: France suspends transit ban for UK nationals during Christmas period
EU-based Brits trying to get home will be allowed to cross France during the Christmas period.
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