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Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1116open

Redundancies at news publisher Reach plc

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2026

That this House recognises the skill and experience of journalists across Reach titles in the UK & Ireland; notes, with alarm and dismay, plans proposing 220 redundancies and the creation of 60 roles resulting in a net loss of 160 roles; urges the publisher to recognise the damaging impact this latest wave of cuts will have on journalists and the industry; recognises proposals include plans to create new roles, but notes some are similar roles to redundancies made to roles in the previous year; further notes that cuts include large numbers, again, at The Mirror where the title's editorial line champions journalism, providing a distinct, unique voice amid today's media landscape; also notes that the closure of three online titles: AberdeenLive, KentLive, and GalwayBeo will contribute to worsening local news deserts, reduce competition and limit choice for audiences; recognises that there is a corrosive cycle of redundancies based on the company's changing business strategy where newly hired workers are being placed at risk of redundancy; urges Reach leadership to engage meaningfully with the National Union of Journalists to reduce the scale of net job losses in formal consultation and urgently consider investment in retaining quality journalism and unique content to support the drive for revenue from digital subscriptions to promote a sustainable future that protects workers and the company’s public interest journalism upholding our democracy.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1008open

Cleaning and catering workers on Transpennine Express

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2026

That this House commends the work of cleaning and catering staff who work to make travelling on Transpennine Express a hygienic, safe and pleasurable experience; notes that cleaning and catering are essential services and will be a crucial part of Great British Railways’ offer to passengers; further notes with concern that cleaning is outsourced to Bidvest Noonan while catering is outsourced to Rail Gourmet as legacies of the failed experiment with privatisation; is disturbed that workers in both these companies on Transpennine services have been driven to take strike action as a consequence of low pay offers while Bidvest Noonan paid out a dividend of £37 million last year and Rail Gourmet’s parent company SSP paid out £29.6 million; believes that this behaviour by outsourcing companies undermines the Government’s aspiration that Great British Railways be one railway, one team, a champion of diversity and an employer of choice; supports the RMT’s Better Jobs, Better Services campaign, which aims to end outsourcing on the railways; further believes that this aligns with the Government’s long-stated aim of overseeing the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation; and calls on the Government to direct publicly-owned Transpennine Express to insource its contracts now to create better jobs and services.