LABOUR members have been invited by party chiefs to give evidence on MPs involved in the expenses scandals amid predictions that up to 50 sitting members will stand down or face deselection.
Archive for May, 2009
Fifty MPs may have to stand down or face deselection
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009PCS may field parliamentary candidates
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009BRITAIN’S biggest civil service union could be standing its own parliamentary candidates as early as next year, under plans to be discussed by its members.
Spectre over Europe
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009Glyn Ford MEP on how the expenses scandal strengthens the far right
GMB in fair pay ultimatum after latest wildcat strike ends
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009CONSTRUCTION employers could face nationwide strikes if they do not agree to being audited to ensure fair pay and conditions, the GMB union has warned.
Johnson denies PR proposals constitute a leadership bid
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009ALAN JOHNSON has denied making a bid for the Labour leadership after outlining proposals to reform the voting system. Mr Johnson’s plans, which would include a measure of proportional representation, were outlined in an article in The Times and are receiving growing support among his Cabinet colleagues.
Labour MEPs to publish expenses after election
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009LABOUR MEPs will publish full details of their expenses claims when the newly-elected European Parliament meets, Glenis Wilmott, the party’s leader in Brussels, confirmed this week.
Businesses ‘keen’ for deal over Corus plant
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009THE head of the consortium of companies that pulled out of a contract with steelmaker Corus, threatening nearly 2,000 British jobs, is “keen” to find new business for the workers, Redcar MP Vera Baird said this week.
Tribune Comment: This is no time to give up on politics
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009THIS is no time for the nation to give up on politics. On the contrary. Never in the past 70 years has it been more imperative for good men and women to come to the aid of their country and countries. The simultaneous implosion of the global economy, the British banking system and parliamentary credibility, the rise of unemployment and financial insecurity, and the rise in levels of support for the fascist British National Party provide a defining moment in British politics.
Post privatisation doesn’t work, says global report
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, May 28th, 2009THE worldwide privatisation of postal services is leading to job losses and pay cuts for postal workers without any significant increase in competition, according to a union-sponsored report published this week.