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Andy Burnham must ‘make life easier for working people’ – interview with ASLEF general secretary Dave Calfe
LFF spoke to Dave Calfe at TUC Congress
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TUC passes motion condemning ‘institutional racist targeting, harassment and humiliation’ of Professor Jason Arday
The motion was proposed by the UCU
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Louise Haigh tells TUC Congress Labour government is ‘proudly on the side of working people’
'We're going to put power back into the hands of working people'
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Privatised water firms acting “like a criminal racket”, Apsana Begum MP claims
She said privatisation has "robbed our country and our people of hundreds of billions of pounds"
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Andy Burnham is ‘best chance for working people’ – CWU general secretary Dave Ward
"He's the right politician for these times"
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TUC backs motion calling for investment in climate resilience
The motion also condemned "the increase in anti-net zero rhetoric being exhibited by populist parties such as Reform UK"
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