Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned the UK faces “a tough road ahead” after new ONS figures showed the economy contracted by 0.2 per cent between July and September, signalling the start of a recession.

Last week, the government celebrated International Trade Week. Across the United Kingdom, events were held on decarbonising business, harnessing new technology and building global partnerships.

With more and more electric vehicles on our roads, it is increasingly clear that the current system of vehicle taxation is no longer fit for purpose; what is less clear is what its replacement will look like.

With the new Prime Minister recommitting to Levelling Up, UK businesses need to step forward to create a more balanced economy. But that can only happen with a healthy population and a healthy workforce. The House sat down with Legal & General’s John Godfrey to hear why he believes health should be on the agenda in every UK boardroom.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has suggested her department could see a real-terms budget cut when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gives a major update on government spending in next week’s Autumn Statement.

Amey, a national provider of critical facilities and asset management services, is launching its own version of the Kickstart programme after signing up to the initiative in 2020.

In the chaos of the last three Prime Ministers, one group has suffered considerably from the uncertainty – our pensioners.

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27, kicked off last weekend until 18th November 2022 hosted this year by Egypt. As part of this event, international world leaders have gathered to build on the outcomes of COP26 and discuss future strategies to combat the climate emergency.

When you're trying to save £50bn, it's good to keep all options on the table. Over the next couple of weeks the Chancellor will pour over spreadsheets and scrutinise departmental plans in an attempt to restore fiscal discipline.

Older people in need of quality homes in Leeds will soon have much greater choice thanks to a double milestone being reached in the city.

Not only will the Electronic Trade Documents Bill make trade faster, cheaper and greener, it is a model of how to legislate for tech through specific criteria. A blockchain bill that will stimulate blockchain development and adoption without ever mentioning blockchain.

In Parliament this week, people joked that there was something weird and rather unfamiliar in the air: calm.

The re-signing of a cooperation agreement between Tokyo Electric Power Company and Sellafield Ltd brings continued collaboration.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said “inflation is the enemy” as he responded to the Bank of England’s record-breaking increase in the base interest rate.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new report which gives a detailed look at the key factors that will determine hydrogen’s future as a sustainable road transport fuel – a shift which could be vital to reach the Government’s Net Zero 2050 targets.

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Paul Scully MP on his appointment as Minister responsible for the betting and gaming industry.

Advertising leaders participate in Government’s week-long exports campaign

To mark Right to Build Day on 30 October, the National Custom and Self Build Association has published a letter calling for an end to unsuitable financial tests that act as a block to people signing their local self build Register.

Millions of people face the dual challenge of balancing full or part-time work with other responsibilities; flexibility in the workplace is no longer a perk.

Successive reshuffles have opened up a range of spaces on various select committees, and we should congratulate the promotion of select committee chairs and members.

Bounced from one crisis to the next – a number entirely out of anyone’s control, but too many of our own making – the prophetic words of Robert McNamara, the United States secretary of defence for much of the turbulent 1960s, have rung true more often than I’d care to admit over the last twelve months.

Downing Street has confirmed that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will delay an announcement of the government's spending plans that was due on 31 October until 17 November.