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New Labour MPs To Face Immediate Pressure Over Two-Child Cap
New Labour MPs To Face Immediate Pressure Over Two-Child Cap
Economy
Newly elected Labour MPs are set to come under immediate pressure from the party’s left to defy the leadership by backing moves to scrap the two-child benefit cap ahead of the King’s Speech.
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Environment
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Tory Focus On Immigration Has Little Appeal For Voters Moving To Labour
Economy
Tory Focus On Immigration Has Little Appeal For Voters Moving To Labour
Lack Of Transparency From Parties Over Incoming Cuts Is 'Frustrating' Says Top Economist
Economy
Lack Of Transparency From Parties Over Incoming Cuts Is "Frustrating" Says Top Economist
Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Defence
Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security
Vaughan Gething Hints Wales Wants Cash Boost Under Labour Government
Economy
Vaughan Gething Hints Wales Wants Cash Boost Under Labour Government
Trade Department Would Not “Hesitate” To Revoke Arms Licences To Israel
Economy
Trade Department Would Not “Hesitate” To Revoke Arms Licences To Israel
The House Live
How clean energy will help deliver UK economic growth Partner content
Communities
By SSE
How clean energy will help deliver UK economic growth
How social leasing of electric vehicles can drive the UK towards net-zero
Environment
By Social Market Foundation (SMF)
How social leasing of electric vehicles can drive the UK towards net-zero
Pensions are in desperate need of reform - this is how the next government should do it Partner content
Communities
By Which?
Pensions are in desperate need of reform - this is how the next government should do it
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
The Professor Will See You Now
The Professor Will See You Now
By Professor Philip Cowley
Parliament
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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Communities
By Jimmy McIntosh
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Few sectors of industry have taken more of a beating in the last few years than that of the British pub. Jimmy McIntosh has been documenting those in London that have died, and asks what it means for the communities they serve
Jamie Driscoll predicts 'big upset' for Labour in North East mayoral race
Communities
By Sienna Rodgers
Jamie Driscoll predicts 'big upset' for Labour in North East mayoral race
North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll speaks to Sienna Rodgers about quitting the Labour Party and why he is confident of winning the North East mayoral race as an independent
What Does The Spring Budget Tell Us About When An Election Could Be Called?
Economy
What Does The Spring Budget Tell Us About When An Election Could Be Called?
Economists and political scientists have suggested the Spring Budget package was so "small scale" it did not indicate the government was about to go to the polls.
Economy news
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
BSA comments on MPC's decision not to change the Bank Rate from 5.25%
Commenting on the MPC’s decision not to change the Bank Rate from 5.25%, Andrew Gall, Head of Savings and Economics at the BSA, said:
Connected Britain 2023 - Mobile UK Provides Insight and Analysis Into The Mobile World Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Connected Britain 2023 - Mobile UK Provides Insight and Analysis Into The Mobile World
Mobile UK has been ever present at this year's Connected Britain event held at London's eXcel conference centre.
Tories Welcome Bank of England's Interest Rate Pause But Warn They're 'Not Out Of The Woods'
Economy
Tories Welcome Bank of England's Interest Rate Pause But Warn They're "Not Out Of The Woods"
A number of Conservative MPs have welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates at 5.25 per cent, but claimed the central bank’s rapid increases in the Bank Rate prior to today may have damaged economic growth.
Our declining coastal communities need economic transformation
Communities
By Jenevieve Treadwell
Our declining coastal communities need economic transformation
England's coastal communities are in crisis.
All The Changes Rishi Sunak Is Making To Net Zero Pledges
Economy
All The Changes Rishi Sunak Is Making To Net Zero Pledges
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a significant overhaul of the government's net zero policy, including pushing back the ban on petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035.
Partner content
Health
By Mobile UK
National Fitness Day: How Wearable Technology Is Helping Us Manage Our Fitness and Wellbeing
Conservative MPs Fear For Their Seats If High Interest Rates Linger
Economy
Conservative MPs Fear For Their Seats If High Interest Rates Linger
Conservative MPs are growing increasingly nervous that interest rates remaining high could be doing serious damage to their prospects at the next general election, which is due to be called before the end of 2024.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Property Tracker report reveals affordability of mortgage payments is the biggest barrier to buying a new home
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK To Discuss The UK’s Digital Divide With Policy Leaders At Connected Britain 2023
Next week Connected Britain returns and will see 5,000 attendees from the private and public sectors gather for two days of networking, learning and discussions about a range of issues affecting Britain’s digital future.
New Research Shows UK Public's Advertising Experience Integral to Trust Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
New Research Shows UK Public's Advertising Experience Integral to Trust
Creative quality of advertising remains top trust driver, while ad bombardment is most damaging, according to Credos report
Anxious Tories Warn Tinkering With Pensions Risks Major Electoral Backlash
Economy
Anxious Tories Warn Tinkering With Pensions Risks Major Electoral Backlash
Senior Conservative MPs are anxious of calls to revise the government's pension policy and warned that any move to modify the pensions triple lock would further hinder their chances at the next general election.
Working together to support sustainable Scotch Partner content
Environment
By Chivas Brothers
Working together to support sustainable Scotch
Net zero is encouraging a traditional industry to collaborate.
What You Need To Know About A Bank Of England Digital Currency
Economy
What You Need To Know About A Bank Of England Digital Currency
Like many major economies including the EU, US and China, the UK government and the Bank of England have been formally exploring what a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would look like and how it would work.
New exhibition paints a worrying picture of life as a parent of young children in Great Britain Partner content
Economy
By UNICEF UK
New exhibition paints a worrying picture of life as a parent of young children in Great Britain
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege
The aviation sector unfairly benefits from enormous tax breaks. And that has huge climate change implications.
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions
The Port of Dover is a gateway through which people, goods, and ideas have flowed in both directions for centuries. Now, as the UK recalibrates its trading relationship with Europe and the world, the Port is set to play an even more critical role. PoliticsHome sat down with Doug Bannister, CEO of the Port of Dover, to learn more about the Port’s past and its ambitions for the future.
Labour’s ‘securonomics’ needs a strong social economy to succeed
Economy
By Hazel Blears
Labour’s ‘securonomics’ needs a strong social economy to succeed
I was first elected to Parliament in 1997, representing my home seat of Salford. It’s still fresh in my mind. I was part of a new government with a big mandate that wanted to change Britain for the better.
New round of successful growth programme opens for North East Scotland businesses looking to break into offshore renewables Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
New round of successful growth programme opens for North East Scotland businesses looking to break into offshore renewables
Businesses in the North East of Scotland aiming to enter the rapidly expanding offshore renewable energy sector can apply to the highly successful Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) supply chain support programme from today (Thursday).
Talk Of A 'Digital Pound' Has Sparked Fear Among Privacy Campaigners
Economy
Talk Of A "Digital Pound" Has Sparked Fear Among Privacy Campaigners
MPs, privacy campaigners and think tanks have expressed concerns that a digital currency considered by the Bank of England could be vulnerable to being used to monitor and programme people’s spending.
Public Spending Watchdog To Investigate Delays To Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project
Economy
Public Spending Watchdog To Investigate Delays To Multimillion-Pound Pensions Project
Exclusive: The National Audit Office has agreed to investigate delays into the government’s long-awaited Pensions Dashboard project, which is now expected to be rolled out seven years late after costing the taxpayer millions of pounds.
Jaywick Sands' Sunspot Business Centre: A Beacon of Revival and Devolution in Essex Partner content
Communities
By Essex County Council
Jaywick Sands' Sunspot Business Centre: A Beacon of Revival and Devolution in Essex
The brand-new Sunspot Business Centre in Jaywick Sands heralds a new beginning for one of our Country’s most deprived wards.
Tory MPs Continue To Pressure Rishi Sunak For Tax Cuts As He Plans Big Reset
Economy
Tory MPs Continue To Pressure Rishi Sunak For Tax Cuts As He Plans Big Reset
Conservative MPs have accused the government of getting the “balance wrong” between aiming to slow inflation and holding back on tax cuts ahead of the Autumn Statement.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Live Better Connected Podcast With LiveU: How Mobile Is Revolutionising Broadcasting
Ministers Confident New Anti-Fraud Unit Saved Taxpayer 'Significant' Money
Economy
Ministers Confident New Anti-Fraud Unit Saved Taxpayer "Significant" Money
The government is confident that a unit set up twelve months ago to curb fraud in the public sector will be shown to have delivered major savings.
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