Len McCluskey, the General Secretary of Unite, the powerful trade union bloc, has been re-elected for another term of five years, with the fiery trade unionist obtaining in excess of 144,000 votes. His competitor, Jerry Hicks, attained nearly 80,000 votes. Len McCluskey’s re-election to the post of Unite’s General Secretary was followed by a comment from him that he was profoundly honoured on account of the trust that the members…

Britain could encounter the first general strike since 1926 after the nation’s two biggest unions, Unite and Unison, endorsed plans for a coordinated mass walkout to express vehement opposition to the Coalition’s strict austerity programme. The Britain general strike, if it is implemented, would result in public and private sector employees staying away from work for 24 hours. The proposed UK general strike, the biggest industrial action in the nation…

Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, has pledged to provide a living wage to millions of Britons if his Labour party receives the electoral mandate to govern the UK in the 2015 general election. The living wage is the minimum rate deemed to be essential for an acceptable quality of living. In order to combat a ‘living standards crisis’, Ed Miliband desires that the employees be paid more than their minimum…

Ed Miliband has repudiated the accusation that he was attempting to play the ‘class card’ by emphasising his north London comprehensive education background in his ‘one nation’ speech at the ongoing Labour Party Conference in Manchester. The Labour leader has maintained that his emphasis on his north London comprehensive education past was to demonstrate to the public what makes him tick. Ed Miliband has mentioned in several radio and TV…

Ed Miliband is set to be on a path of quarrel with the trade union leaders as he has endorsed the UK government’s freeze on public sector payments. The young Labour leader has contended it was more necessary to safeguard jobs. The trade unionists have, however, exhorted the Labour Party to repudiate a squeeze on public sector salaries. The unions are likely to present a motion on Monday at Labour’s…

The Populus opinion poll for The Times has shown the Labour Party taking a 15-point lead over the Conservative Party in the quest for victory at the UK general elections in 2015. Such a massive lead for a political party is the biggest ever recorded in a mainstream opinion poll during this UK Parliament’s existence. If this kind of lead is achieved by the Labour Party in the elections scheduled…

Ed Miliband, the oppositional Labor Party’s chief, has slammed the portfolio reshuffle, executed by PM David Cameron. Miliband considered in the House of Commons Wednesday that the reshuffled Cabinet hasn’t resulted in any meaningful change as the reshuffle puts in place same old politicians with same old agenda. Miliband disagreed with Cameron’s agenda of the previous two years. Miliband voiced at the PM’s Questions on Wednesday that the Cameron administration’s…

David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband clashed in the Commons over the terms of an inquiry into the interest rate-rigging scandal surrounding Barclays. The Prime Minister said a single parliamentary inquiry into the “appalling” events would be the most “swift and decisive” course of action. But Labour’s leader said this was “too narrow” and a much wider judicial probe into the culture of banking was needed. At Prime Minister’s…

David Cameron has launched a speedy inquiry into Barclay’s rate-rigging scandal to deal with the widespread criticism of British banking. Cameron said the Serious Fraud Office were looking at whether any criminal prosecutions could be brought. “I want us to establish a full parliamentary committee of inquiry involving both Houses chaired by the Chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee”, he said. “This inquiry will take evidence under…

Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband will announce the launch of a new programme called NHS Check that will empower nurses to protest against the government’s proposed layoff measures. At the Royal College of Nursing Congress in Harrogate, Miliband will underscore the David Cameron government’s failure to provide adequate and timely care to millions of patients seeking treatment with the NHS. Under NHS Check, nurses and other healthcare staff will…