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River Action demands government reins in the private water firm
BREXIT could be delayed after MPs voted in favour of extending Article 50 today.
A total of 412 MPs voted for a motion tabled by Prime Minister Theresa May and 202 voted against it.
It seeks an extension until end of June to allow time for the legislation to be passed if her twice-rejected Withdrawal Agreement is approved by MPs.
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
The government’s retreat on PIP still leaves 150,000 new universal credit claimants facing halved benefits from April 2026, creating a discriminatory two-tier welfare system that campaigners must continue fighting, writes DR DYLAN MURPHY