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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
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership appoints three new non-executive directors to help grow the UK supply chain
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has today (Thursday) appointed three new non-executive directors to its Board to help guide its £100 million offshore wind supply chain development programme in the UK.
Partner content
Culture
Major sporting events are having positive social impact across the UK
Alongside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and The National Lottery, we are proud to have supported two World Championships that showcased the power sporting events can have to improve people’s lives and local communities across the UK.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
IFS APPG on Monday 10 July 2023: CII "New Gens" programme presents challenges and opportunities for the Insurance Industry, part 2.
The Insurance and Financial Services APPG, chaired by Craig Tracy MP, is delighted to inform you of the next event taking place: Monday 10 July 5.15-7pm - ‘New Generation’ project programme presents challenges and opportunities for the Insurance Industry, part 2
Post-Brexit Push For Imperial Measurements Could Be Revived
Brexit
Post-Brexit Push For Imperial Measurements Could Be Revived
Ministers are considering reviving plans to bring back imperial measurements as part of the legislative agenda to be set out in the King's Speech this Autumn.
Mobile UK’s Digital Champions Campaign Shortlisted For The Mobile Industry Awards 2023 Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK’s Digital Champions Campaign Shortlisted For The Mobile Industry Awards 2023
We are thrilled to announce that our Digital Champions campaign has been nominated in the ‘Campaign of the Year’ category in the upcoming Mobile Industry Awards 2023.
Crisis in child mental health care combined with rising poverty is devastating for vulnerable children
Education
By Sam Freedman
Crisis in child mental health care combined with rising poverty is devastating for vulnerable children
There aren’t many good news stories around at the moment, but England’s academic performance is a rare shaft of light in the gloom.
The Parent Trap: Cost of childcare
Education
By Tom Sasse
The Parent Trap: Cost of childcare
The government and the opposition have both promised to address chronically expensive childcare. Do their plans add up? Tom Sasse reports
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising Industry Urged to Build on SXSW and Cannes Lions Successes
Downing Street Is Weary Of Tory MPs Challenging Rishi Sunak On Immigration
Economy
Downing Street Is Weary Of Tory MPs Challenging Rishi Sunak On Immigration
Irritation has emerged in Downing Street after a group of Conservative MPs launched yet another public challenge against the government on its record in bringing down net migration.
Why the ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle Must Be Applied to Fraud Partner content
Economy
By TSB
Why the ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle Must Be Applied to Fraud
Fraud in the UK has reached alarming levels, with over £1.2bn stolen annually, funding heinous crimes like terrorism and modern slavery. TSB's remarkable 97% fraud claim reimbursement rate sets a benchmark – but, as the government looks to takes steps to improve consumer protection, further action is needed.
Disillusioned Homeowners Aren't Confident Government Can Help Fix Mortgage Woes
Economy
Disillusioned Homeowners Aren't Confident Government Can Help Fix Mortgage Woes
Homeowners have expressed renewed hopelessness over the UK's economic and political outlook after seeing their mortgage rates soar as a result of inflation-controlling measures.
Excess Savings Could Fuel Price Rises Despite Government's Plan To Halve Inflation
Economy
Excess Savings Could Fuel Price Rises Despite Government's Plan To Halve Inflation
Savings built up during the pandemic are at risk of being drip fed into the economy and exacerbating price rises despite the Government's pledge to halve inflation, economic experts have warned.
Artificial Intelligence Should Make Us Rethink Our Skilled Migration Policy
Environment
By George Eustice MP
Artificial Intelligence Should Make Us Rethink Our Skilled Migration Policy
We must use the advent of AI to update our outdated view of "skilled" work, as the current policy is leading to labour shortages and fuelling inflation.
Food Industry Is Resisting Price Control Proposals, Insisting Margins Are 'Tight'
Economy
Food Industry Is Resisting Price Control Proposals, Insisting Margins Are "Tight"
Leading figures in the food industry are wary of discussions around government measures to tackle high prices and have questioned claims that supermarkets are profiteering while inflation remains high.
Rent ‘right to buy’ homes at social rent levels  Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Rent ‘right to buy’ homes at social rent levels 
In 2021, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) House Builders Association (HBA) wrote to the Government to recommend five reforms that would not only retain existing social housing but increase social housing stock too
Why fear of change is bad for business Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Why fear of change is bad for business
CEO of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Katherine Bennett CBE, explains why businesses should embrace the power of digital innovation.
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announces first Launch Academy in East Anglia Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announces first Launch Academy in East Anglia
Nine companies across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are embarking on an award-winning technology accelerator programme to pioneer new products and services for the UK’s offshore renewable energy sector – launching today (Tuesday) in Norwich.
How innovation is helping to drive Britain’s nuclear clean up Partner content
Environment
By Sellafield Ltd
How innovation is helping to drive Britain’s nuclear clean up
Sellafield Ltd's Chief Technology Officer, Robin Ibbotson, speaks to PoliticsHome about the role of innovation as part of Britain's nuclear clean up mission.
Jeremy Hunt Promises Struggling Mortgage Holders Will Not Be Punished
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Promises Struggling Mortgage Holders Will Not Be Punished
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has agreed with banks that struggling mortgage holders will not be punished if they need extra support from lenders in the current economic climate.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Housing market sentiment remains low as Bank Rate increases by a further 0.5% to 5.0%
Commenting on the increase in the Bank Rate by 0.5% to 5%, Andrew Gall, Head of Savings and Economics at the Building Societies Association (BSA) said:
Plans for new digital testing environment could revolutionise offshore wind development Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Plans for new digital testing environment could revolutionise offshore wind development
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has outlined plans to develop a virtual environment for better planning and maintenance of offshore wind farms, led by its Operations and Maintenance Centre of Excellence in Grimsby.
Conservative MPs Believe Bank Of England Could Cost Them Next Election
Economy
Conservative MPs Believe Bank Of England Could Cost Them Next Election
Conservative MPs are concerned the Bank of England's slow decision to raise interest rates to five per cent could cost their party next election.
Labour Pledge To Boost Ethnic Minority Business To End Major Race Disparities
Economy
Labour Pledge To Boost Ethnic Minority Business To End Major Race Disparities
Labour MP Anneliese Dodds, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, has warned of major disparities among small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) that are “leaving much-needed extra economic growth on the table”.
Tories Ghost Major Business Conference While Labour Pledge 'New Economic Diplomacy'
Brexit
Tories Ghost Major Business Conference While Labour Pledge "New Economic Diplomacy"
Organisers of a major new trade conference in Birmingham have criticised government for failing to send a single minister to the event, while Labour sent two members of the shadow cabinet.
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