Chuka Umunna has criticised a close aide to Jeremy Corbyn after he ruled out any prospect of Labour backing membership of the European Economic Area.

‘Insufficient' - MIMA’s first reaction to Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent report on Building Regulations and Fire Safety. MIMA firmly believes that the report should have gone further to ensure that the residents of high-rise buildings are safe, and feel safe, by the simple and practical measure of requiring that only non-combustible materials may be used on mid and high-rise & high occupancy/high risk buildings.

Concrete: The Non-Combustible Material for Structures

Secretary of State for International Trade Dr Liam Fox MP writes ahead of today's Board of Trade meeting in Stirling that 'A truly global Britain, able to determine an independent trade policy, will be in a position to make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead'.

Below is the latest press release from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) commenting on Dame Judith Hackitt’s Review into Building Regulations, published this morning.

Theresa May has been accused of "kicking the can down the road" after it emerged her flagship Brexit bill may not even be passed in time for the summer.

Ministers have agreed to tell the EU that Britain is willing to stay in the customs union after 2021 - teeing up a fresh clash with Conservative eurosceptics.

Jeremy Corbyn is facing renewed pressure to shift his opposition to a Norway-style soft Brexit, amid reports that at least 70 MPs may be ready to defy him over the issue.

Labour has failed in a bid to force the Government to publish secret documents on their plans for a customs deal with the EU after Brexit.

The Lords have inflicted yet another humiliating defeat on the Government today – this time on post-Brexit environmental protections.   

The Concrete Centre has submitted evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into offsite manufacture for construction, which is considering how off-site manufacture might contribute to improving productivity within the construction industry and how it will fit in with the Construction sector deal to be published soon by the Government.

The Mineral Product Association (MPA) has responded to Government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) consultation, setting out why the proposed changes will further weaken the mineral planning system and threaten the replenishment of aggregate and other mineral reserves which represent the largest material supply in the economy and essential for the construction industry and manufacturing.

Addressing the Bridge Group’s conference "Raising the Stakes: Collective Action in Pursuit of Social Mobility" at KPMG, Justine Greening MP spoke of the urgent need to address social inequality in Britain and called upon business to do so.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Theresa May to “step aside” over her handling of the Brexit negotiations, as the Labour Leader and Prime Minister locked horns over future customs ties with the EU.

Labour's policy on Brexit has been thrown into fresh confusion after two shadow ministers said a Norway-style trading partnership is not "off the table".

The Government must learn from Carillion by enforcing fair payment and opening up public sector contracts to smaller firms, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). 

The directors of doomed construction giant Carillion were “too busy stuffing their mouths with gold” to save the firm from its spectacular collapse earlier this year, a hard-hitting joint report by MPs has said.

Ministers will finally reveal their plans for a customs arrangement with Brussels next month in a White Paper dubbed the Government's "most significant publication on the EU since the referendum".

A senior Cabinet minister has vowed to over-rule the Scottish Parliament after it voted to reject the Government's flagship Brexit bill - sparking a potential constitutional crisis.

Labour is to stage a Commons ambush in a bid to force the Government to publish secret papers on its plans for a customs deal with Brussels after Brexit.

Unions and Remain campaigners have been fined by election watchdogs over expenses breaches during the EU referendum.

Home furnishing company, IKEA UK and Ireland, today announced the appointment of Javier Quiñones as Country Retail Manager to lead the UK and Ireland business.

Theresa May reportedly confronted leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg during a Downing Street meeting over post-Brexit customs options yesterday.

A Norway-style soft Brexit has been declared "dead" after Jeremy Corbyn all-but confirmed Labour will not support it.