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IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has today responded to analysis by the TUC regarding low-paid self-employed people, on the same day a new report by Oxford Martin School reveals the average Uber driver earns above the London living wage.
Speaking at an event in Liverpool at Labour Party Conference, the Shadow Chancellor said we have to "wake up to the reality of what is going on" in the gig economy.
A senior minister has warned that the Conservatives must reclaim being known as the “party of business” rather than "talking it down" if they are to beat Labour at the next election.
The Conservatives have flatly rejected the Brexit olive branch Jeremy Corbyn offered in his keynote Labour conference speech.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has issued a position statement concerning the impact of a ‘no-deal’ scenario on the UK veterinary profession and associated sectors. It details a number of concerns regarding the potential risks to animal welfare and public health due to the impact on the veterinary workforce.
The Prime Minister claims we face a choice between her Chequers proposals or leaving the EU on WTO terms. But there is another option, writes former Brexit Secretary David Davis
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is today calling for government to commit to the policies they’ve already put in place, to support the business skills and productivity for UK competitiveness at their ABCs of Brexit event.
The ERG has become synonymous with Conservative euroscepticism. The intrigue surrounding the organisation and its infamous WhatsApp group has led some to brand it a “party within a party”. But are these perceptions unfounded? Sebastian Whale speaks to leading ERG figures, the group’s founder and its Tory opponents to piece together the facts on arguably the most influential group of MPs in contemporary political history
While DexEU colleagues David Davis and Steve Baker resigned over the Prime Minister’s Brexit vision, Suella Braverman decided to stay put. The eurosceptic MP believes the party should unite around the “pragmatic” Chequers proposals. But how has the former ERG chair become so at odds with her fellow Brexiteers on the issue? She talks to Emilio Casalicchio
A Shadow Cabinet member and ally of Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour could “bend its red lines” on Brexit to help Theresa May get her deal through the Commons.
EU countries have been urged to step up preparations for a no-deal Brexit - as Theresa May faced growing Cabinet unease over her insistence "no-deal is better than a bad deal".
Jeremy Corbyn has told Theresa May he is ready to agree a “sensible” deal with her on Brexit.
The next Budget will take place just days after a crunch summit that could decide the fate of Theresa May's Brexit talks, Philip Hammond has confirmed.
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn missed an opportunity today to back UK business and support calls for a rethink on our post-Brexit immigration system, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Consumer confidence in home purchase has dropped in September, with the BSA’s Property Tracker Index¹ at -4%, down on June’s figure of -1%. The UK Public has now been net negative about the time being right to buy a new home, for 6 consecutive quarters.
Ahead of the Government’s Autumn Budget, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, setting out a comprehensive package of measures which would boost economic growth and investment, employment and business efficiency throughout the UK.
British workers should launch the first general strike in nearly a century in an effort to bring down the Conservative government if they refuse to hold an election, a Labour MP has said.
Theresa May has ruled out calling another snap election - insisting it is "not in the national interest".
MPs joined an expert panel to discuss how industrial strategies can best stimulate local economic growth in the Liverpool region.
Kier appears to be asking for a pat on the back for not practicing ‘pay when paid.’ This is a legal requirement, not something to be claiming credit for.
Labour will campaign for a second Brexit referendum if parliament votes down the deal Theresa May secures with the EU and she refuses to call a general election, Keir Starmer declared today.
Two Labour frontbenchers have refused to rule out extending Article 50 if Labour wins power.
Britain's immigration system will stop giving preferential access to European Union citizens after Brexit, ministers have agreed.
Labour will commit to ending charges on cash machine withdrawals as part of a wider bid to save Britain’s high streets from an “agonising death”.