Angela Rayner meets council leaders over Birmingham bin strike

Angela Rayner meets council leaders over Birmingham bin strike

Uncollected waste is piling up on the city's street as bin workers continue to strike over pay.

UK politics: Unite hits back at Starmer over Birmingham bin strike, questioning Labour’s backing for ‘working people’– as it happened

Union says the government should intervene directly and force the council to settle the disputeTrump claims Starmer ‘very happy’ about tariffsDowning Street has refused to confirm President Trump’s claim that Keir Starmer was “very happy” about the treatment the UK is getting under the new US global tariff regime. (See 9.32am.) Asked about the president’s words at the morning lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said that the government had alr…

Blair to Starmer: Don’t hit back at Trump’s tariffs

Former prime minister says it is not “in the U.K.’s best interest to retaliate” and praises current leader’s “cool heads” approach.