CHANCELLOR George Osborne is facing fresh pressure over moves to overhaul public sector salaries after a Westminster watchdog signalled its opposition to regional pay for MPs.Read
NEW Employment Minister Mark Hoban will soon visit the North East to hold talks with business leaders as the region’s unemployment rate remains the highest nationwide.Read
GOVERNMENT plans to cut benefits descended into chaos last night after proposals to pay people less in regions like the North East were raised and then promptly dropped.Read
DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg has undermined the coalition Government’s bid to introduce regional pay by saying it would "exacerbate the North-South divide".Read
A TOP North East trade union leader has warned that “simmering anger” over Government spending cuts could result in more public protests and unlawful strikes in the region next year.Read
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