All news by author: Dan Bloom

Labour's leader defended his tough stance on NHS reforms, vowing to take on 'bureaucratic nonsense' and 'mind-boggling inefficiencies' in the health service

New claims have emerged about the big spender ex-PM's unusual financial arrangements - despite his £159,000 salary and earnings of more than £1million since he left

A government source denied claims of a split as the Royal College of Nursing warned it will send members out this Wednesday - and twice as many in February if things aren't resolved

Keir Starmer pledged in 2020 to scrap £9,250-a-year university tuition fees - but it could be the latest pledge on the scrapheap as he blames the Tories' 'huge damage to our economy'

RMT chief Mick Lynch said he was “working jointly towards a revised offer” with the Rail Delivery Group after four hours of talks - and eight months of on-and-off strikes

Atos and Capita have had their lucrative PIP assessment contracts extended for the fourth time without going out to competition - despite a litany of complaints

Tory ministers are looking at changing the way fit-for-work tests happen as part of a change to the benefit system - but the details have not yet been nailed down

The RMT and TSSA will hold talks with rail firms' reps on Thursday - as sources voiced hope that ministers will come up with something new to break the deadlock

The Prime Minister made the confession as he was grilled in a fiery first PMQs clash of the new year - where Keir Starmer said 'his response to the greatest crisis in the history of the NHS is to threaten to sack our nurses'

The grim verdict came in a fiery committee hearing where leaders laughed in a Tory MP's face - and the RMT's Mick Lynch said he was 'more popular than many politicians in this room'

'Everyone was laughing' as the ex-Prime Minister made the joke at a Friday night leaving bash during a national lockdown, a source said. He later claimed all rules were followed

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said conditions on benefits were “important” to uphold people's “rights and responsibilities”, and will continue

One minute you'll see nurses maybe getting a cash payment - the next minute the Tories are cracking down on the right to strike. It seems both could be true, but one might be more true than the other...

Business Secretary Grant Shapps will publish his Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill today to combat what he called 'forever strikes' - as he launched a new war of words on rail workers

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth will announce a string of planned reforms to the DWP system, in a bid to get more people into work

Claire Perry O’Neill said the Conservatives are now “dominated by ideology and self-obsession” while Keir Starmer is offering "sober, fact-driven, competent political leadership"

Waiting times for Access to Work grants have skyrocketed - as one employment advisor told the Mirror 'the delays have caused my customers to lose their jobs'

An 'angry' Unite rep blasted 'insulting' Health Secretary Steve Barclay for offering no deal after talks lasting an hour - despite Rishi Sunak and Downing Street hinting a cash offer could be on the table

The idea was said to have been one of three put forward by officials in the Business Department in a leaked email. A No10 source denied it had ever been considered by Downing Street

Justice Minister Mike Freer, who wears a stab vest to meet constituents after threats, says his husband is worried about him standing again as an MP in 2024

Labour's leader said 233,000 more NHS patients could have been seen in nine months through using spare capacity - as he was confronted with his own scrapped pledge

The millionaire Prime Minister claimed it was not 'relevant' and told people to stop 'bandying around' claims 300 are dying a week - as a nurse goes home and cries every night

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he's ready for 'constructive' talks - but only for 2023/24, and there should be 'productivity and efficiency opportunities' for an NHS on its knees

One expert said the government could face 'legal challenge on a number of grounds', while another branded Rishi Sunak's crackdown on striking workers 'completely mad'

Lord John Hutton, who was Defence Secretary under Gordon Brown, said admitting to killing 25 people was a 'very serious mistake' and 'it's just inappropriate and wrong'