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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
MPs Could Grill Supermarket Bosses Over Soaring Food Prices
Economy
MPs Could Grill Supermarket Bosses Over Soaring Food Prices
Chair of the environment, food, and rural affairs (EFRA) committee is considering a proposal to summon supermarket bosses to parliament as food prices reach a 45 year high.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership heralds a new trading era for the United Kingdom
Economy
By Nigel Huddleston MP
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership heralds a new trading era for the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s impending membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a huge win for this country.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Invite to IFS APPG on Monday 15 May 2023: An insight into the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) with Q&A
The Insurance and Financial Services APPG would like to invite you to attend a talk on the Insights of the FSCS.
Work = Health = Wealth? Why UK businesses must step forward to shape a healthier future Partner content
Health
By Total Politics Impact
Work = Health = Wealth? Why UK businesses must step forward to shape a healthier future
If the relationship between work and health was not at the forefront of policy discussions 5 years ago, it certainly is now. The pandemic triggered a much wider awareness of the relationship between the jobs people do, the places that they work, and the impact on their health. But what steps should UK businesses take to ensure a healthier nation? A Legal & General supported webinar explored the key issues.
The future is undoubtedly digital – but bank closures are leaving people without access to cash
Economy
By Lord Holmes
The future is undoubtedly digital – but bank closures are leaving people without access to cash
First, they closed the bank branches, then they closed the cash machines, then they questioned the point of cash itself, then they didn’t financially serve us. Our high streets, our communities, the financially vulnerable, all of us, left high and financially dry.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
New Chair elected at the Building Societies Association
How we can tackle the rise of temporary accommodation Partner content
Communities
By IKEA
How we can tackle the rise of temporary accommodation
More social housing is the key to preventing the need for temporary accommodation. That is why I am supporting IKEA and Shelter’s Real Life Roomsets campaign to build 90,000 new social homes a year.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
The beauty of simplicity in a complex world
Speaking on the first day of the Building Societies 2023 Annual Conference at the ACC in Liverpool, BSA Chief Executive, Robin Fieth, talked about the beauty of the simplicity of the mutual sector’s social purpose in an increasingly complex world.
Government Warned Help To Buy Boost Would Push House Prices Even Higher
Economy
Government Warned Help To Buy Boost Would Push House Prices Even Higher
Reports that Help to Buy could be revived by government to enable more first time buyers have been met with concern by MPs and experts that a return of the scheme would actually push prices higher and fail to address affordability.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Scottish Residents And Businesses To Get Major 4G Boost Thanks To £75 Million Shared Rural Network Investment
Soaring food costs must be a wake up call to invest in a resilient food system
Health
By Jo Gideon MP
Soaring food costs must be a wake up call to invest in a resilient food system
Food security is a global issue, and it is a very immediate concern for many people. The cost of a weekly food basket has risen by 25 per cent in the last year.
CIOB issues warning to construction SMEs - Embrace social value or get left behind Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB issues warning to construction SMEs - Embrace social value or get left behind
Partner content
Economy
By Amey
Amey completes Department for Work and Pensions assessment centre refurbishment
Amey Secure Infrastructure, a provider of critical services for the public sector, is working in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions to enhance the user and staff experience at its site in Leicester.    
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK advertising breaks through £15bn of exports
The UK exported an impressive £15bn of advertising and market research services in 2021 – a massive 32.5% increase compared to the previous year, and the largest rise since tracking began in 2018. This brings the sector back to its pre-COVID growth trajectory and showcases its resilience, as well as the power that the British advertising sector has on the world stage.
Chemical investment in the UK stalling Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Chemical investment in the UK stalling
The latest figures from one of the UK’s largest manufacturing industries show a fall in sales with no expectation of a full recovery in Q2.
Partner content
Communities
By Policy@Manchester
Razing the neighbourhood: consequences and alternatives to council estate demolition
Post-war council estates suffer a barrage of stigmatising representations. Central and local governments, think tanks, and property companies call them ‘sink estates’ and ‘concrete monstrosities’. In television dramas and feature films, council estates are invariably grim and crime ridden. These representations have real-world effects. They establish social moods and opinions that encourage and justify the wave of estate demolitions that have beset London and other cities in recent decades.
Revealing the Real Face of Construction Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Revealing the Real Face of Construction
The days of construction careers being portrayed as low paid, low skilled, low prospect jobs for academic underachievers should have been confined to history, yet research by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) shows the sector remains tainted by these outdated misconceptions.
More dither and delay over gambling reform is deeply disappointing
Health
By Louise Davies MBE
More dither and delay over gambling reform is deeply disappointing
Today, the government finally published its long overdue white paper on gambling reform.
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK ad spend grew 8.8% in 2022 to reach £34.8bn
Inflationary pressures persist with minimal growth forecast for 2023
Eight UK businesses awarded £2m from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership Partner content
Economy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Eight UK businesses awarded £2m from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership
Eight UK businesses have been successful in securing a share of a £2 million Development Grant Competition from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP).
Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
BGC welcome Government Gambling White Paper
Partner content
Economy
By Amey
Amey supports Edinburgh School’s journey to Net Zero through modular build solutions
Amey, a provider of essential facilities and asset management services for the UK Public Sector, has recently collaborated with City of Edinburgh Council to develop a design solution to provide additional facilities that will enhance the teaching capacity at the Royal High School in Edinburgh.
Connected North: Digital Inclusion; no one left behind Panel Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Connected North: Digital Inclusion; no one left behind Panel
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
EE Brings 4G Connectivity To A Further 1,500 Rural Communities As Part Of The Shared Rural Network
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