Andrea Egan
British trade unionist
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A real living wage of £14.10 an hour highlights the urgency of the Prime Minister getting to grips with the cost-of-living crisis.... Staff, like those in the care sector, need urgent action on poverty pay from the Government.”
- Unison general secretary Andrea Egan commentedThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/busines…
People who came to this country to help look after our loved ones are forced to work on restricted visas under harsh rules which make them second class citizens. Now the promise of being able to settle in the country after five years is not only being broken but replaced with the threat of 15 years of insecurity and exploitation.
- Egan saidGuardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…
As his support dwindles in this country, Farage is turning to crypto billionaires in an attempt to undermine our democracy. The trade union movement will oppose him every step of the way.”
- Andrea Egan, Unison’s general secretary, saidGuardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…
Systems that enable tax to be shirked on an industrial scale clearly have to change. The likes of Palantir need to stump up what’s due. Tech giants raking off billions in profit shouldn’t be free to pay what they please. Ministers shouldn’t award contracts to run public services to firms that are starving them of cash.”
- Andrea Egan, general secretary at the trade union Unison, which commissioned the report, saidGuardiantheguardian.com/technology/202…
Vulnerable people and those with complex needs won’t get the help they deserve unless ministers focus on recruitment and retention. That means dropping plans to push migrant care workers out of the UK.”
- Andrea Egan, the general secretary of Unison, the country’s biggest union, saidGuardiantheguardian.com/society/2026…
We need a chancellor who will rewire the economy and properly invest to improve the lives of the majority,
- said the Unison boss, Andrea EganGuardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…
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Half a million UK workers to get pay boost as real living wage rises
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/busines…From 1 April 2026, workers over 21 on the National Living Wage are paid £12.71 an hour, 50p more than in 2025
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Earlier
Shabana Mahmood looks to soften migration policies amid Labour pressure
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Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…Reform UK’s £72m crypto tycoon donors could face enhanced residency checks
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Unions had been lobbying the governing Labour Party — to which they gave around £5 million in 2025 — against introducing an annual cap on U.K.-based individual donors, on the basis that it could curb their donations too
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/unions…Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts
Guardiantheguardian.com/technology/202…The profit gap between the U.S. and Europe is stark
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/palantir…Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules
Guardiantheguardian.com/society/2026…UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham unveils new government, replacing Starmer era
France 24france24.com/en/europe…Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves and David Lammy are among several senior ministers leaving government after Sir Keir Starmer tendered his resignation to the King earlier on Monday
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…UK’s likely next leader Andy Burnham vows to fully fund defence plans
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Andy Burnham will have to find an additional £4.7 billion ($6.2 billion) to close a defense funding gap, either through deeper spending cuts or higher taxes, when he takes over as British prime minister in a handover expected this month
Newsmaxnewsmax.com/newsfront/andy…Ed Miliband failed to back North Sea drilling to fund defence plan
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…UK’s biggest union backs Ed Miliband for chancellor
Financial Timesft.com/content/27f10e40…Rachel Reeves pitches to stay as UK chancellor under Burnham
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/rachel…Andy Burnham — former mayor of Manchester, recent winner of the Makerfield by-election and pretender in chief to No 10 Downing Street — rolled into London Euston on Monday morning on an Avanti West Coast train
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/opinion/2026…To save Britain’s economy, Andy Burnham needs to be tougher
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Trump Calls Likely Next UK Leader Burnham ‘Extremely Liberal’
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Labour risks handing power to Reform without drastic change, says union leader
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Andrea Egan urged the introduction of ‘progressive policies’, including investment in infrastructure, pay restoration and better public services
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…TUC chief ‘angry’ at Labour errors but warns party not to become ‘fatalistic’ over Reform threat
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Starmer vows to fight on after Labour punished in polls across Britain
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Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/international…UK primer minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suffered an embarrassing election defeat on Friday in an area of Greater Manchester that it had dominated for almost a century, a loss that underscores the breakdown of Britain’s two-party politics
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/uk…Labour face tough fight in Gorton and Denton by-election
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…But Sir Keir is now weaker than ever before, a Zombie Prime Minister controlled by soft left puppeteers
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan initiated the latest appeal to Mahmood on Wednesday, with a letter signed by over 50 fellow members of Parliament, including of Indian origin, peers, civil society organisations and one of the country’s largest trade unions Unison
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…Nigel Farage must make this one message a reality — and defeat army of lefty lawyers
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Yet these workers, many of whom are members of Unison, have increasingly become a punchbag for politicians
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…Labour triggers early by-election to limit fallout from Andy Burnham row
Financial Timesft.com/content/c553a072…By blocking Andy Burnham from returning to Westminster, Sir Keir Starmer has just driven the final nail into the coffin of his premiership
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/debate/article…Andy Burnham announces bid to stand for Westminster seat
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Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Threat to Keir Starmer grows as Angela Rayner backs Andy Burnham to stand as MP
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