It comes as trade union members at the ONS voted to go on strike over plans to get them to return to the office for at least 40% of the working week.
Labour ’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves , says she wants to see “more people in the office, more of the time”.
“I think the individual managers need to have those conversations with their staff,” Reeves told ITV News. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells ITV News that she 'would like to see more people in the office more of the time, I think that it is good for workplace productivity' Reeves was speaking at a hospital in Manchester as she announced plans to raise at least £2 billion to fund policies for more hospital and dentist appointments.
When questioned by ITV News' Harry Horton on whether Labour will put up taxes or cut public spending to plug an OBR forecasted £20 billion funding blackhole, Rachel Reeves says she would 'inherit the economy since the Second World War' and that means 'tough choices'"Only Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives have a plan which is working," he said.
“But she's also taken advice to make sure that she did pay the right amount of tax, she's confident about that. I have confidence in Angela Rayner that she has paid the right amount of tax.”
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