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“These policy wheezes are a last desperate roll of the dice from a government that knows it's living on borrowed […]

UNISON general secretary says there must be a general election now, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reverses many of the measures in his predecessor’s mini-budget

The third round of voting is today and follows a weekend of campaigning and embarrassing TV debates. Each one of the candidates is a part of the ruling Tory party […]

As Boris Johnson continues to bluster amid Tory infighting and a vote of no confidence, UNISON will be using our national delegate conference to discuss the issues that really matter

Brexit must be sorted but not by crashing out of Europe

Commenting on the announcement from Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson that he would cut taxes for higher earners, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Boris Johnson has confirmed he cares about the wealthy few, rather than everyone who relies on public services. A cash giveaway for the richest earners is absurd after 10 years of brutal austerity that […]

Dave Prentis comments on the Prime Minister’s speech to the Conservative Party conference

The campaigner is urging everyone to help create a fairer society for all and reject a slide toward the past he remembers

Theresa May entered Downing Street three months ago promising to do things differently. She was going to stand up for working people. She was going to be on the side of ordinary families. It’s a trick new Tory leaders often deploy, but it’s never long before they show their true colours

Today, we get a new prime minister: Theresa May – and our union will challenge where necessary but also push our agenda on the issues that matter

General secretary pledges resources to police and justice staff as he addresses conference

“When unions win a pay rise or safer working conditions for their members everyone in the workplace gets to […]