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.

James Cleverly has said he is “not able to confirm” whether the financial statement originally planned for October 31 will still go ahead on that date, as new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering a delay.

Rishi Sunak has appointed his top ministerial team in a Cabinet reshuffle aimed at reuniting a warring Conservative Party.

Eddie Tuttle, Policy, Research and Public Affairs Director at CIOB, said:

This year’s Safer Gambling Week event will run from today until Sunday 23rd October and will see the whole industry coming together in a concerted effort to raise awareness of safer gambling, the tools that are available to help and sources of further advice and support.

The former chancellor has confirmed he will stand in next week's leadership election as he builds significant support among Tory MPs.

Westminster watchers are becoming exhausted by the twists and turns of our latest political tale of turmoil, and most MPs are also horrified by the damage it is doing to the welfare of our constituents.

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national voice of the UK rail supply community, has written an Open Letter to the Chancellor, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP. The letter asks him and Treasury officials not to reduce investment in rail, at a time when there is immense pressure to make cuts in public spending.

This week is Safer Gambling Week when we come together to promote better education and awareness, encourage even more people to use safer gambling tools like deposit limits and time-outs, and crucially when we signpost the advice, support and help that’s available to anyone who may be struggling. From betting shops to bingo clubs, casinos and online operators, and for the first-time betting operators in Ireland and across Europe too, it is an incredible show of unity to promote safe betting and gaming.

Liz Truss has said pensions will increase in line with surging inflation after reports she was considering dumping the commitment.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the news that inflation hit 10.1 per cent in the 12 months to September “will understandably be of great concern” to the public.

In Walsall, there’s a feeling of deja vu about levelling up. In the early 2000s, this Black Country borough was a key focus for regeneration by the Blair-era Labour government.

Liz Truss could scrap the pensions triple lock as part of efforts to reduce government spending, the Prime Minister's spokesperson has suggested.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed a major overhaul of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's "mini-Budget" to the House of Commons, including an indefinite freeze to income tax and a review of the energy support package after six months.

Keir Starmer has accused the Prime Minister of being "scared of her own shadow" after she sent Penny Mordaunt to answer an Urgent Question in her place

Our latest #MeetTheChampions series features Iona McPhee, Digital Infrastructure Co-ordinator at Staffordshire County Council. In this video, Iona explains the benefits of improving digital infrastructure in the county and the impact of the council’s digital strategy.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has rolled back "almost all tax measures" in the "mini-Budget" with an emergency intervention in an attempt to restore the government's economic credibility.