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Green groups call on Burnham to end silence on climate change
More than 50 organisations, from Greenpeace to Friends of the Earth, have written to the prime minister demanding he name fossil fuels as the cause of this summer’s extreme weather.
Migrant nurses exploited by care employers, RCN report finds
Nearly 400 cases of exploitation in three years, from illegal repayment demands to underpayment and bullying – as the RCN calls on Andy Burnham’s government to end employers’ grip on nurses’ visas.
Group chat blues? Root & Branch offers an antidote
As the left fractures across parties, unions and none, a new platform wants to rebuild the connections WhatsApp groups were never built to hold.
Wales first minister and deputy say Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide
Welsh political leaders make one of the strongest statements yet from a devolved UK government on Gaza.
Trust in news collapses to record low over biased coverage
A new Reuters Institute report reveals global trust in news has fallen to its lowest point in over a decade. It’s the direct result of mainstream outlets peddling false balance and biased coverage on Gaza, Ukraine and migration – and it's exactly why Left Field exists.
NUJ calls for concrete action to save local news
A new grant scheme promises to prop up local journalism. The NUJ’s answer to what’s actually killing it – platform power, not just underfunding – goes much further than anything on offer from government.
Train drivers set to strike over toilet break failures
ASLEF has warned it is “putting the industry on notice” after train operators failed to act on a year-old regulator instruction to guarantee drivers access to toilet breaks.
Andy Burnham hands key Downing Street role to former Labour Together boss
Alison Phillips, who oversaw ThinkLabour’s rebrand from the disgraced Labour Together, is Andy Burnham’s new deputy chief of staff – the latest sign that Morgan McSweeney’s old faction still holds sway in Downing Street, despite the prime minister’s promises to govern beyond factional lines.
Unions say Labour’s new Employment Rights Act barely scratches the surface
The Institute of Employment Rights says the 2025 act falls well short of Labour’s own promises. With Jonathan Reynolds back as business secretary, unions are already demanding a second bill.