Sophia Sleigh

2 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Thomas Godfrey |Sophia Sleigh

THE militant union behind the six-week Birmingham bin strike has balloted members on industrial action 2,040 times in just two years, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. Unite asked workers to vote on launching strikes or other work-wrecking measures more than ever before in 2022 and 2023, official accounts show. And our statistics reveal the number of ballots held soared by nearly 300 per cent since hard-left leader Sharon Graham took over in 2021.

2 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Sophia Sleigh

COPS are probing a late-night attempted robbery on one of Nigel Farage’s top aides — just hours after a whirlwind day of campaigning with the Reform UK boss. The senior aide, who we are not naming, was jumped by two men outside their Central London home in the early hours of Wednesday. He had just wrapped up a busy day on the road with Farage, hitting five counties in a major push for next Thursday’s local elections.

2 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Sophia Sleigh

THOUSANDS of staff at taxpayer-funded quangos have been given permission to work from the beach, a shock investigation finds. They have been granted permission to work from abroad over 2,000 times since 2019, research by the TaxPayers’ Alliance found. The most common countries that staff were given permission to work from were Spain, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland.

2 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Sophia Sleigh

NHS bosses will get new guidelines on single-sex spaces within weeks, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting warned health managers they must uphold the law after a major Supreme Court ruling declared trans women are not women. Current NHS guidelines have to be scrapped because they allow trans people to be accommodated based on how they dress, their names and their pronouns. “We'll be issuing guidance in the coming weeks before the summer,” he told the Sun on Sunday.

3 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Sophia Sleigh

ExclusiveA Labour Party spokesman claimed 'Sarah donates to the Royal British Legion every year and is proud to do so'A LABOUR minister has been blasted for claiming a Remembrance Day wreath on expenses. Industry Minister Sarah Jones claimed back £27.50 from taxpayers for a poppy tribute to soldiers at a constituency event. Such a claim is allowed but is hugely frowned on. Labour said the claim last October was made in error and has since been repaid in full.