A man of principle, of conviction and of rare ability. John Prescott dedicated his life to the cause of working people and public service. My thoughts are with his family and friends. He will be missed. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Politics UK Many of the signatures are BOTS from different countries 😂

The SNP voted against £4.9bn extra in Barnett consequential for Scotland last week but this week spent it.

A statement from Labour for Trans Rights and other trans stakeholders in the Labour Party on today’s announcement by Wes Streeting.

To all the trans and non binary young workers going through a difficult time right now. You are seen. You are loved. You are valued. The trade union movement supports you.

Can we all agree now that billionaires trying to influence politics is a bad thing?

The vitriolic abuse directed at Jess Phillips over the past few days is unwarranted and unacceptable. It is an example of the culture of abuse and intimidation that has become commonplace in our political discourse, disproportionately impacting women and people of colour. 🧵1/4

My statement on the long overdue, but welcome, ceasefire deal in the Middle East.

This Holocaust Memorial Day, it is on all of us to make “never again” finally mean what it says: Never again.

❤ Unions Week "Thank you for everything you are and have been.." Join PCS today: mypcs.pcs.org.uk/onlinejoiningf… #HeartUnions #HeartUnionsWeek2025 #JoinAUnion

This #HeartUnions Week, I’m proud to stand with trade unions across Scotland. Labour’s New Deal for Working People is delivering the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation - only possible because Scots voted to get rid of the Tories and elected Scottish Labour MPs.

With less than 500 solicitors actively practising criminal law in the whole of Scotland, our members cannot cope with the work we are currently faced with, let alone this ludicrous suggestion. ScotGov Justice needs to urgently invest significantly in legal aid to avoid collapse.

BREAKING 🚨 | Workers put in £21 BILLION worth of unpaid overtime in the past year. 3.8 MILLION people did unpaid overtime, putting in an average of 7.2 unpaid hours per week. Equivalent to £8,000 per year in unpaid wages. So today, on Work Your Proper Hours Day, we encourage

❗ Labour GAIN from SNP Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election result: LAB: 31.5% (-2.0) SNP: 29.4% (-16.8) REF: 26.2% (+26.2) CON: 6.0% (-11.5) GRN: 2.6% (+2.6) +/- 2021

The most important news from today's reshuffle:

If we want to protect workers rights and our democracy from big money, banning crypto donations is a good start. Paul Nowak

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Register to vote for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. The deadline to register is Monday 20th April 2026. It only takes a few minutes to sign up online: gov.uk/register-to-vo… Make sure you are registered so you can have your say on Thursday 7th May 2026.