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GIG economy employer and former Tory donor Pimlico Plumbers donated £25,000 to the Liberal Democrats in the first quarter of 2018, new political donations data has revealed.
The company gave £64,786 to the Tories between February 2015 and July 2017, but Thatcher-loving boss Charlie Mullins announced in March he would be funding the Lib Dems to try to overrule the EU referendum result.
Mr Mullins, who was a business adviser to David Cameron and George Osborne, has said he will stand as an independent candidate against London Mayor Sadiq Khan in 2020.
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LAURA DAVISON traces how Murdoch’s mass sackings, political deals and legal loopholes shattered collective bargaining 40 years ago – and how persistent NUJ organising, landmark court victories and new employment rights legislation are finally challenging that legacy
JAMIE DRISCOLL’s group, Majority, with an inclusive approach and supportive training, aims to sidestep many of the problems afflicting Britain’s progressive movement
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
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JAMIE DRISCOLL explains how his group, Majority, plans to empower working people to empower themselves