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Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Crisis: Why 2026 Could End His Premiership Early

Keir Starmer leadership crisis deepens as 2026 nears, with polls at lows and Labour behind Reform. May elections, internal tensions, and policy hurdles could end his premiership early, amid calls for change

International Business Times UK

Unite leader tells Labour to ‘stop being embarrassed’ to be voice of workers

General secretary of party’s main union backer says it must change course or risk sowing seeds of its own destruction

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s Labour branded ‘austerity-lite’ and ‘rudderless’ in scathing attack on PM by Unite boss

Head of one of the UK’s largest unions warns the government that a failure to prioritise workers in 2026 could lead to ‘sowing the seeds of its own destruction’

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Sir Keir Starmer's Labour is 'austerity lite', says Unite boss in scathing attack on 'failing leadership'

Sharon Graham says debate who should replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister is ‘inevitable’

Evening Standard

King Charles' Christmas Under Threat: Why Strike Leaders Are Predicting a 'Cold' Holiday

King Charles III faces a festive fuel crisis at Sandringham House.

International Business Times UK

Senior minister insists employment rights U-turn does not breach manifesto

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the Employment Rights Bill remained ‘the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation’.

Evening Standard

Starmer accused of ‘complete betrayal’ by Labour backbenchers after workers’ rights U-turn

The government has found itself in a stand off with Labour backbenchers who have accused ministers of breaking a manifesto pledge

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Starmer faces Labour revolt over axing ‘day one’ workers’ rights reforms in manifesto breach

Fury among Labour backbenchers as announcement comes day after Government accused of another manifesto breach over Budget tax rises for working people

Evening Standard

Starmer faces backbench anger after ‘day one’ workers’ right U-turn

MPs including a former employment minister have said the move breaches Labour’s manifesto.

Evening Standard

Reeves given stark Budget warning from business to avoid ‘death by a thousand taxes’

CBI director general Rain Newton-Smith will tell the chancellor that if her priority is growth, she needs to prove it or the country faces ‘Groundhog Day’

The Independent UK

Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit

Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves promises to ‘grip the cost of living’ in autumn budget

Chancellor admits economy ‘feels stuck’ for many as she signals intention to freeze income tax thresholds

The Guardian - UK

Strike dates set in union’s pay dispute with defence company Leonardo

Unite says more than 3000 workers at Leonardo UK’s facilities in Scotland and England will walk out.

The Independent UK

Union raises concerns about efforts to preserve jobs at oil refinery

The Insolvency Service said every facet of the sales process for the Lindsey site was being carried out ‘fairly and appropriately’.

Evening Standard

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Aerospace manufacturer staff vote for strikes in fight for improved pay deal

Unite said Leonardo is leaving its employees ‘short-changed’.

The Guardian - UK

Labour just doesn’t get it: workers feel poorer than ever. Is it any wonder Reform is rising?

Until the government starts tacking in a radically new direction, it will continue crashing in the polls. It could – and must – act differently, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite

The Guardian - UK

More than 1m UK workers to gain more rights under employment bill, says thinktank

Work Foundation says key elements of bill promote secure jobs amid fierce business lobbying against legislation

Evening Standard

Budget is ‘critical point’ for Unite’s continued Labour support – Sharon Graham

The general secretary said the party should ‘wake up’ and ‘do Labour things’.

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Labour rift with Unite deepens as union refuses to back deputy leader candidates

A RIFT between Labour and its biggest union backer has emerged after it announced that it would not back any candidate in the party's deputy…

The Independent UK

Birmingham bin strike reaches six-month anniversary

Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since March in a dispute over pay and jobs.

Evening Standard

Workers could ‘turn their backs’ on Labour, Unite warns

Sharon Graham told the TUC Congress in Brighton that the country was ‘crying out’ for change.

The Guardian - UK

Unite’s Sharon Graham warns Labour against diluting workers’ rights bill

Union leader says employment rights bill is ‘good for the economy’ amid fears legislation could be weakened

The Guardian - UK

Unite’s Sharon Graham: ‘Labour has one year to get it right. Farage is on their tail’

As workers feel the pressure and more people tune in to Reform, Starmer risks losing union members’ support, Graham says

The Independent UK

Nationwide bus strikes threatened over pay and conditions

Around 7,500 members are either striking or balloting to take industrial action

The Independent UK

Wave of bus strikes threatened over pay and conditions

Unite members are staging industrial action across the country in disputes over pay and conditions.

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