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Consumer rights week leaves retailers edgy

By Alex Stevenson Retailers are on the defensive for the next seven days as national consumer week gets underway. Trading Standards’ week begins with a survey commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills showing that over a third of Londoners feel their consumer rights have been ignored. The poll found the same could… Read more »

Former ministers attack childcare cuts

By Emmeline Saunders Nine former ministers have hit out at Gordon Brown’s “greatly unfair” cuts to childcare for working parents, which could jeopardize Labour’s election prospects in marginal seats. In a letter to Downing Street, the usually loyal former ministers – including Patricia Hewitt, Caroline Flint, Estelle Morris, Hilary Armstrong and Beverly Hughes – warned… Read more »