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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: On the role of an MP
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
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
IKEA invests £4.5 million in one of the biggest EV charging infrastructure projects for last mile fleet in the UK and Ireland Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
IKEA invests £4.5 million in one of the biggest EV charging infrastructure projects for last mile fleet in the UK and Ireland
LV= Survey Reveals How the Nation’s Households are Coping With the Impact of Rising Inflation Partner content
Economy
By LV=
LV= Survey Reveals How the Nation’s Households are Coping With the Impact of Rising Inflation
With the latest inflation figures stubbornly remaining in double digits, families across the nation are facing hard choices about how to cover the costs of food and bills. A major survey from mutual LV= reveals just how rising prices are impacting on consumers across the UK.
Embedding sustainability: How homegrown semiconductor technology can help realise the UK’s sustainability goals Partner content
Environment
By Pragmatic Semiconductor
Embedding sustainability: How homegrown semiconductor technology can help realise the UK’s sustainability goals
Homegrown technology and innovation can be vital catalysts when it comes to realising the UK’s sustainability goals. However, Government must set the conditions for these sectors to thrive.
Rishi Sunak To Be Investigated By Commons Watchdog Over Possible Failure To Declare An Interest
Economy
Rishi Sunak To Be Investigated By Commons Watchdog Over Possible Failure To Declare An Interest
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by the Commons Standards Commissioner over whether he failed to properly declare an interest.
Civil Service Unions Vow To Ramp Up Strikes After 'Insulting' 4.5% Pay Offer
Economy
Civil Service Unions Vow To Ramp Up Strikes After 'Insulting' 4.5% Pay Offer
Civil service unions have said they will take fresh strike action over "insulting" proposals to limit average pay rises for most civil servants to 4.5% for the coming year at a time when inflation is running at more than double that level.
Labour's Plan To Boost Homeownership May Not Solve 'Root Cause' Of Housing Crisis
Communities
Labour's Plan To Boost Homeownership May Not Solve "Root Cause" Of Housing Crisis
The Labour Party has set out a mini-plan to increase homeownership among first-time buyers, but experts have warned its proposals are not radical enough.
Partner content
Economy
2021 UK Exports of Advertising and Marketing Services Reach £15bn
Industry records highest year-on-year growth at 32.5%. Business and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, commends industry as driver of economic growth
More needs to be done to help people eat healthily during the cost-of-living crisis according to fresh research Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
More needs to be done to help people eat healthily during the cost-of-living crisis according to fresh research
With a new survey revealing that half of UK adults (51%) are finding it harder to make healthy food choices amid spiralling costs, Slimming World outlines how it is helping people through the challenging circumstances.
Suffolk Chamber Survey: 5G Is Critical, Raises Questions About Business Awareness Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Suffolk Chamber Survey: 5G Is Critical, Raises Questions About Business Awareness
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK Welcomes The Publication Of The Government’s Wireless Infrastructure Strategy
'Brexit And Political Uncertainty' May Have Left Britain With Worst Growth In G7
Economy
"Brexit And Political Uncertainty" May Have Left Britain With Worst Growth In G7
Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has told PoliticsHome Brexit and last year’s political turmoil may be among factors that have contributed to the IMF's gloomy economic forecasts for the UK.
Devolution is critical for securing a just transition to net zero for workers
Economy
By Andrew Phillips
Devolution is critical for securing a just transition to net zero for workers
In The Net Zero Growth Plan, the government states that “our transition to a green and sustainable future will provide new opportunities to grow and level up the United Kingdom’s economy” and will support up to 480,000 “green, high skilled jobs” by 2030.
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
The Plastic Problem: moving from a linear to a circular economy
Plastics have enabled society to progress at an unprecedented pace and have facilitated momentous advances in technology. However, it is the inherent durability of plastic which largely accounts for both its success and the plastic waste problem we now face. Our behaviour and choices as consumers or producers of plastic waste are of great importance in resolving the problem. Governments have typically been slow or reluctant to respond to this issue. In this article Dr Thomas Franklin from The University of Manchester’s Royce Institute, outlines how proportionate legislation and policy initiatives will be crucial in the fight against plastic waste.
Why Government Faces Pressure To Raise The Pension Age
Economy
Why Government Faces Pressure To Raise The Pension Age
A new report has urged government to increase the state pension age from 66 to 67 by 2028 in order to face the country’s “very real economic challenges”.
Health Means Wealth: Exploring the business of health equity Partner content
Health
By Total Politics Impact
Health Means Wealth: Exploring the business of health equity
Health is a critical factor in driving social and economic wellbeing and has a vital role to play as we work to help the UK ’level up’. Much current policy focuses on how government and the NHS can reduce health inequity. But what is the role that UK business should be playing?
The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber
The biggest offshore wind ‘living lab’ in the world will be created off the Grimsby coast through the development of a 5G Testbed that includes Grimsby Port and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm.
Real Regulatory Reform Requires Focus on How, Not What Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Real Regulatory Reform Requires Focus on How, Not What
With the British economy projected to barely avoid a technical recession this year, it comes as no surprise that the question of how to get the economy growing again has become more pressing. The Mineral Products Association's blueprint for smart regulation can help.
Rishi Sunak Warned UK Can't 'Recreate' Benefit Of EU Science Innovation Scheme Alone
Brexit
Rishi Sunak Warned UK Can't "Recreate" Benefit Of EU Science Innovation Scheme Alone
Business leaders across a range of sectors have called on Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon, the European Union's scientific research and innovation funding scheme, as part of his bid to build a post-Brexit relationship with the bloc.
Plan to tackle dirty money in UK lacks ambition and funding
Economy
By Margaret Hodge MP
Plan to tackle dirty money in UK lacks ambition and funding
The government’s new Economic Crime Plan, their blueprint for cracking down on dirty money, has finally been published and it deserves some credit.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
The Building Societies Association welcomes changes to the Support for Mortgage Interest loan, which comes into effect today
Homeowners who are in financial difficulties are now able to get support with their mortgage payments after 3 months, rather than the previous 9 months, a change which could prevent them getting into serious mortgage arrears.
Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the UK joining the CPTPP
Development banks need a bold new vision to tackle global crises
Economy
By Vicky Ford MP
Development banks need a bold new vision to tackle global crises
Societies around the world are struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the fallout of the Ukraine war and address climate-related events. People across the United Kingdom are also dealing with the impact these global events have had on inflation.
Partner content
Economy
By Policy@Manchester
Graphene as a regional-global innovation model
A new national policy report has identified the graphene innovation ecosystem at The University of Manchester as a regional hub for international partnership and investment. In this article, James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester explores how this success demonstrates that research and development (R&D) investment into specialist regional clusters like Graphene@Manchester provides national government with an excellent return on investment as they create and capture significant new value in places beyond the UK’s South-East.
Proposed expansion of London Luton Airport accepted for examination Partner content
Environment
By Luton Rising
Proposed expansion of London Luton Airport accepted for examination
Luton Rising’s application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the sustainable long-term growth of London Luton Airport has today (27 March) been accepted for detailed examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
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