Labour Pushback Intensifies as Government Plans Major Cuts to Personal Independence Payments Wednesday, June 18, 2025 welfare pip labour dwp benefits cuts poverty disability government policy Over 100 Labour MPs are gearing up to oppose the Government’s proposed cuts to welfare payments, specifically targeting Personal Independence Payments (PIP). Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has emphasized the need for a … Read More
Somerset Patients to Benefit from Eight Million New GP Appointments Thursday, May 15, 2025 somerset gpappointments nhs healthcare weston investment modernisation labour primarycare nhsreform NHS patients in Somerset, particularly in Weston, are set to benefit from an additional eight million GP appointments this year, thanks to a significant government initiative to modernise local surgeries. The refurbishment … Read More
Labour Urges Full Council Vote on Controversial Pay Cuts for Council Workers Tuesday, May 13, 2025 labour council paycuts unison pensions employment wages bath b&nes tradeunions The Labour opposition on Bath and North East Somerset Council has expressed strong surprise that a critical decision regarding pay cuts for 106 council workers is being delegated to a committee of just three councillors. … Read More
Labour’s Sewage Crackdown to Deliver Cleaner Rivers and Stiffer Penalties Monday, May 12, 2025 sewage water pollution legislation environment investment regulation infrastructure labour rivers The UK’s water sector is set for a profound transformation under Labour’s new Water (Special Measures) Act, a landmark effort tackling years of sewage pollution and public dissatisfaction. The Act signals a comprehensive … Read More
Keir Starmer Stands Firm on Winter Fuel Payments Amidst Growing Labour Dissent Thursday, May 8, 2025 starmer labour winterfuelpayments pensioners elections reformuk austerity campaigners politics ukgovernment Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure within his own party after firmly ruling out reversing the cuts to winter fuel payments that affect millions of pensioners. Labour MPs and campaigners alike warn that refusing to … Read More
New Labour West of England Mayor Sworn In, Appoints Lib Dem Deputy Mayor Wednesday, May 7, 2025 labour liberaldemocrat westofengland mayor deputymayor localgovernment collaboration regionaldevelopment combinedauthority elections Helen Godwin, the newly elected Labour Mayor of the West of England, was sworn in on May 7 and has promptly appointed Kevin Guy, leader of the Liberal Democrats on Bath and North East Somerset Council, as her first deputy … Read More