People in poverty must not pay the price for Brexit says coalition of charities...
A coalition of charities have urged the Government to take urgent steps to protect people and places in poverty from the financial consequences of...
Prosecutors are dropping rape cases because of fears they will be lost due to...
Rape prosecution rate has collapsed with only 1 in 25 reported cases getting to court according to figures from the End Violence Against Women coalition who...
Labour pledges to rebuild youth services across the country
The Labour Party is today announcing “Only Young Once” – a bold vision for rebuilding youth services across the whole country.
Rising levels of knife...
Failed energy suppliers cost consumers £255m since 2018, says Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice has responded to new Ofgem data on unpaid energy industry bills left behind by failed suppliers. Alongside this, the charity has released...
Government to crack down on low skilled immigration as it releases details of new...
The Government has unveiled its plans for its border controls following our exit from the EU which will see the ending of unskilled workers...
Don’t push key workers and the vulnerable to the back of the queue, says...
Ministers and supermarkets must work together to ensure key workers and the vulnerable get the food they need, says UNISON.
The union says there must...
Government must get Universal Credit ‘battle ready’ for the UK’s unemployment crisis
With the news that claims have soared by nearly a million, a report out today says that the Government must get Universal Credit ‘battle...
Boohoo condemned by Usdaw for marketing useless face masks when their staff are left...
Usdaw, the trade union for workers at the Boohoo warehouse in Burnley, has condemned the online retailer for marketing new face masks as a...
Hospitality sector must have additional furlough support says a Trade Body
An extended and flexible furlough scheme is critical to the survival of the UK’s hospitality sector, according to trade body UKHospitality.
UKHospitality has written...
Mortgage payment holidays for customers struggling due to the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown to...
The Financial Conduct Authority has announced this morning that it is extending its help for customers with mortgage payments for a further three months...