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Hundreds of Houses of Parliament security staff go on strike in pay dispute

PCS members have gone on strike today for 24 hours and will do so again on September 10

Evening Standard

More than 100 civil servants set to be cut from security vetting and Cobra teams

The proposed cuts are part of wider plans to reduce the Civil Service headcount.

Evening Standard

Unions warn about effect on vital services after Chancellor confirms job cuts

FDA general secretary Dave Penman said a 10% cut in the entire salary bill of the Civil Service could mean up to 50,000 jobs may be cut.

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Treasury using AI to reply to taxpayers’ emails as Starmer vows to ‘mainline technology into veins’ of UK

Prime minister has vowed to use AI to ‘drive incredible change in our country’

The Independent UK

Met Police staff including 999 call handlers vote to strike over return to office working

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was ‘overwhelming support for the action’

Evening Standard

Met Police staff vote to take strike action over return to office working

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was ‘overwhelming support for the action’.

The Independent UK

UK and US must halt escalation in Ukraine

Letters: Diane Abbott MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Ayoub Khan MP, Shockat Adam MP, Iqbal Mohamed MP, Adnan Hussain MP, Brian Eno, Fran Heathcote, Sophie Bolt and Lindsey German say diplomacy is the only path to peace. Plus, Laurie Farnum on why Russia can’t be trusted and Alex Hetmanczuk on the…

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Minister slaps down civil servants asking for four-day week: ‘This is not the 1970s’

The arrangement would more than halve staff turnover and free up money to hire an extra 2,345 workers, officials say

The Independent UK

Four-day week could save Government £21m a year, civil servants say

The arrangement would more than halve staff turnover and free up money to hire an extra 2,345 workers, officials say.

Evening Standard

When are Heathrow Airport strikes taking place and how will they impact holidaymakers?

Union announces further strike dates towards the end of the summer holidays

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