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Government lying about NHS strike negotiations, Unite union leader claims

Sharon Graham accuses Grant Shapps over ambulance cover remarks and says PM and Steven Barclay not engaging in pay talks

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps says lives will be at risk tomorrow in biggest day of NHS strike

Nurses and ambulance crews will walk out on Monday in an ongoing dispute over pay

Wales Online

Shapps expresses concern for lives as NHS prepares for ‘biggest’ strike day

Thousands of nurses and ambulance staff in England are due to strike.

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss' own Home Secretary says her plan 'clearly' wasn't right and ignored 'reality'

In a 4,000 word screed, Liz Truss blamed everyone from the "economic establishment" to Joe Biden for getting in the way of her bonkers plan for unfunded tax cuts - but even her own ministers say her plan was to blame

Daily Mirror

Truss tax cuts were ‘not right approach’ before tackling inflation, says Shapps

Business secretary responds to former prime minister’s article about her decisions in No 10

The Guardian - UK

Union boss accuses Tory Grant Shapps of 'lying' about NHS ambulance strike

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said the idea that Ambulance workers didn't provide minimum cover while on strike is an "absolute, utter lie"

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss ‘clearly’ wrong, says Tory minister after she lashes out at ‘left-wing establishment’

Grant Shapps rejects former Tory PM’s arguments, as Labour attacks Truss’s lack of ‘humility’

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Tory minister admits his son is on pre-pay energy meter - because 'it's convenient'

Last night, Labour's Shadow Climate Secretary Ed Miliband branded Grant Shapps "do-nothing" over his response to the scandal

Daily Mirror

Scientists plan to launch brand new solar panels into SPACE to solve energy crisis

Scientists in the UK have put together plans to create a mind-blowing power source in space to tackle the current energy crisis which is taking place around the world

Daily Mirror

Energy firms given days to plan compensation for customers whose homes they broke into

Furious Grant Shapps has also told watchdog Ofgem to get its act together after failing to haul British Gas over the coals for their appalling actions

Daily Mirror

Shapps raps energy regulator over prepayment meter scandal

Business Secretary gives suppliers until Tuesday to say what they are going to do about customers who have meters wrongfully fitted.

The Independent UK

Business secretary warns energy suppliers over prepayment meter fiasco

Grant Shapps slammed the 'scandalous and shameful' practice by British Gas

Wales Online

Complaints to UK energy watchdog hits record levels - with more than 100k last year alone

Complaints to the Energy Ombudsman have reached record levels, passing 100,000 last year, as anger grows at the pre-payment scandal that has seen people's homes broke into by British Gas subcontractors

Daily Mirror

‘It’s not who we are,’ wails British Gas. Sorry but when you’re using bailiffs to install meters, that’s exactly who you are

It’s not the only company filling its boots while poor people have to pay more for electricity. Luckily Grant Shapps is on hand to look busy, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Daily Record

Energy companies forcibly installing prepayment meters by breaking into homes 'widespread' in Scotland

Charity South Seeds has revealed the extent of the problem in Scotland following outrage that British gas has reportedly been breaking into homes with often vulnerable people.

Daily Mirror

Energy suppliers urged to stop 'outrageous' force-fitting of prepayment meters in homes

Grant Shapps has urged companies to suspend fitting the meters following reports that British Gas had been sending debt collectors to "break into" customers' homes

The Guardian - UK

Energy bailiffs for the poorest, huge profits for the richest: this is Britain in 2023

The British Gas scandal about vulnerable people being forced on to prepayment meters is just the latest cruelty in this crisis, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

British Gas halts use of warrants to force people on to prepayment meters

Move follows allegations that third-party agents ignored vulnerabilities of customers and broke in to install equipment

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Explained: How UK anti-strike law affects Scottish workers and devolution

Roz Foyer, general secretary at the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC), spoke to The National and gave her assessment of the "draconian"…

Daily Mirror

Jacob Rees-Mogg warns of potential legal challenges as Strikes Bill clears the Commons

The North East Somerset MP backs the Bill, but criticises clause 3, which is aimed at giving the Business Secretary powers to define minimum service levels

The Independent UK

Labour and unions launch fresh attack on minimum service levels Bill before vote

Labour said ministers have admitted the Government has had no contact with the International Labour Organisation about the Bill.

Daily Mirror

'Tories are trashing the place as they know they only have a year or two left'

Mark Steel says Tories show incompetence across all departments - even a Tory Lord this week wrote an article suggesting students should have to take a ‘tolerance test’ before they graduate

The Guardian - UK

British Steel and Tata told to protect jobs until 2033 to unlock £600m funding

Grant Shapps tells Britain’s two largest steelmakers they must guarantee certain number of UK jobs

The Independent UK

Government refusal of £1.2bn cross-Channel energy project quashed by High Court

Aquind’s proposals for a new electricity link between the UK and France will have to be considered afresh by Business Secretary Grant Shapps.

Daily Mirror

New 'fire and rehire' rules 'not going to stop' another P&O-type scandal, union warns

Labour's Angela Rayner and the Trades Union Congress have slammed the Government's "shameful" new rules to tackle fire and rehire practices, saying it is just a "reheated" and "repeated" regulation

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