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Labour select committee chairs call for parliament to vote on trade deal with US

Exclusive: Chairs of foreign and trade committees say MPs should have a say in agreement ‘in light of its significance’

The Guardian - UK

Companies House collects just £1,250 in fines in corruption crackdown

Just 2% of total penalties paid, raising concerns about agency given new powers to fight economic crime

The Guardian - UK

Labour's watered-down employment bill 'creates exploitation loopholes', MPs warn

LABOUR’S watered-down employment rights bill will leave workers at risk of “further exploitation” without key changes, MPs have warned.

The National (Scotland)

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Labour facing defeat in vote to ban green energy investments tied to Uyghur exploitation

Exclusive: cross-party backing likely for amendment to GB Energy bill aiming to block solar panels made by forced labour

The Guardian - UK

Ticketmaster does not use dynamic pricing, boss tells MPs

The site said the event organiser decided ticket prices, which were set in advance and did not change during the buying process.

Evening Standard

Is UK trade with America ‘out of line’? Donald Trump’s comments explained

Why the US President has suggested he might hit Britain with tariffs

Evening Standard

Ticketmaster refuses invitation to give evidence to Parliament

The Business and Trade Committee invited the company to an evidence session as it looks into fairer pricing approaches for gigs.

Evening Standard

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Defence budget could face almost £2bn worth of cuts if Trump imposes tariffs on UK, new report warns

It comes amid fears of a global trade war after Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on goods entering the US

The Independent UK

Evri accused of employing people on ‘slave drivers contract’

A director repeatedly refused to recognise whistleblower complaints read to him by MP Liam Byrne during a business and trade committee session.

Evening Standard

Shein’s silence is farcical. It must answer fair questions if it wants a London listing

The fast-fashion retailer’s reluctance to disclose information about its supply chain in China won’t wash

The Guardian - UK

Shein condemned by MPs as fast fashion firm dodges questions over forced labour conditions in China

The Chinese company are hoping to float on the London Stock Market later this year

The Independent UK

UK lawmakers slam Shein for refusing to answer questions on its cotton supply

A lawyer for Shein summoned to a British parliamentary hearing has evaded questions on whether the fast-fashion giant sells products containing cotton from China

The Independent UK

McDonald’s: What are the allegations against ‘predator’s paradise’ burger chain as workers take legal action

More than 450 branches are implicated in legal action taken by more than 700 McDonald’s workers

The Independent UK

MPs ‘horrified’ after Shein dodges questions over forced labour

The fast fashion retailer was quizzed by the Business and Trade Committee amid reports of plants for a UK stock market float.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

MPs say Post Office should not oversee Horizon compensation schemes

Influential Commons committee calls for government to take action to prevent justice being further delayed

Evening Standard

Post Office needs to be taken out of Horizon redress scheme, MP says

Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.

The Independent UK

Government should face financial penalties if it does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn

Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer hits out at ‘dangers’ of tariffs in warning to Donald Trump

The president-elect claimed tariff is his ‘favourite word’ and threatened to impose a levy on all goods entering the US

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Evening Standard

Son of Kinahan crime boss to walk free from jail after admitting arms cache plot

Jack Kavanagh tried to help his father engineer a lighter sentence for drug smuggling.

Evening Standard

Serving prisoner admits part in Kinahan gang arms cache plot

Peter Keating entered his pleas by video link from Belmarsh prison in south London.

The Independent UK

Trump’s tariff plan ‘doomsday scenario’ for UK economy, senior Labour figure warns

Liam Byrne, Labour chair of Commons business committee, says plans by next US President would hurt growth

Evening Standard

Downing Street declines to commit to Sir Alan Bates’s redress payment deadline

Sir Keir Starmer responded to the campaigner’s request for assistance on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

PM yet to respond to requests for Horizon redress assistance from Sir Alan Bates

The lead campaigner told MPs he wrote to Sir Keir Starmer around a month ago, and again more recently.

The Independent UK

Son of Irish crime boss admits gun plot to help father

Jack Kavanagh, 24, whose father is Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh, will be sentenced in December.

The Independent UK

Kinahan crime boss who orchestrated gun cache plot from prison jailed

Thomas Kavanagh, his brother-in-law, Liam Byrne and associate Shaun Kent were all handed jail sentences at the Old Bailey.

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