Politics August 29, 2026 at 11:08 PM

Andy Burnham agrees pay rises for train drivers after threat of strike action

The Independent Politics

The deal comes after rail union Asleft had announced plans to ballot members on whether to launch stikes in a dispute over pay

The decision by James Cleverly to leave the shadow cabinet meant Kemi Badenoch needs to have a reshuffle this week with …

The Independent has long campaigned for thousands of IPP prisoners who were jailed indefinitely - and on Sunday morning …

The far right is close to winning a state election for the first time since the second world war. A different economic a…

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