Arj Singh

Arj Singh

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Deputy Political Editor, The i Paper LUFC. arj.singh@inews.co.uk. Got a story, tip or just fancy a chat? DMs open.

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💥exc: Major row over Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms Talks between Home Sec and key union break down after Unison boss blocked from bringing care worker to meeting Deepens the Labour row over indefinite leave to remain amid a Cabinet split inews.co.uk/news/politic...

inews.co.ukMahmood migration talks axed after union demands care worker joins private meetingA Home Office source said it was the decision of Unison to cancel the talks, after their late request to invite the care worker to the summit, which was meant to be private, was declined
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🇬🇧🇪🇺EXC: Conceding to a revised offer for EU students to have cheaper tuition fees at cost rate would still cost UK universities £280m, new modelling suggests This could lead to British students losing out and job cuts inews.co.uk/news/politic...

inews.co.ukUK universities face £280m Brexit reset bill as EU demands cheaper student feesThe EU has offered a 'compromise' on discounted tuition fees as Andy Burnham's Brexit reset talks have stalled - but top universities say it would still hit their finances
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Exc: Burnham's big Brexit shift - opening the door to rejoining the EU - came days after fraught talks over Made in Europe PM was personally warned by EU leaders to tone down demands for UK inclusion in the policy that threatens the British economy inews.co.uk/news/politic...

inews.co.ukBurnham opens the door to overturning Brexit and rejoining the EUThe i Paper can reveal Burnham made his dramatic shift days after fraught discussions with EU leaders over Made in Europe threat to UK economy.
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Don't delay increasing the youth minimum wage to match the adult rate, TUC chief Paul Nowak tells me Row brewing - Rachel Reeves wanted to slow down the rise, while Burnham's youth unemployment tsar Alan Milburn this week backed a review inews.co.uk/news/politic...

inews.co.ukYoungsters should take up new taxpayer-funded jobs or lose benefits, says union bossTUC chief calls for expansion of Jobs Guarantee scheme – and sanctions for those who then reject its opportunities
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Exc: Shabana Mahmood’s controversial immigration reforms will deepen the staffing crisis in social care, a union has warned, with analysis showing British workers are not filling vacancies left by fewer migrant staff inews.co.uk/news/politic...

inews.co.ukCrackdown on migrant carers 'must be scrapped' after numbers plummet by 75,000The number of international recruits hired into care jobs has plunged - and this has not been offset by British workers entering the sector
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Exc: The newly unearthed 'toxic' messages that reveal Reform candidate's anti-abortion views Rob Kenyon, who is taking on Andy Burnham in Makerfield, said women use abortions for “vanity purposes” inews.co.uk/news/politic...

inews.co.ukThe 'toxic' messages that reveal Reform candidate's anti-abortion viewsReform UK’s candidate to take on Andy Burnham in a crunch by-election next month once said women get abortions for “vanity purposes” and want to “shag anyone they want”. The i Paper has seen a file of...