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Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Environment
The Government is holding firm on changes to agricultural relief despite backlash from farmers facing inheritance tax for the first time.
Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties
Communities
Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Environment
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Rachel Reeves Says It's 'Too Early' To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy
Economy
Rachel Reeves Says It's "Too Early" To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Health
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Tory Spending Plans Were 'Like Five-Year-Old' Writing Their 'Favourite Numbers', Says Labour MP Defending Tax Rises
Economy
Tory Spending Plans Were "Like Five-Year-Old" Writing Their "Favourite Numbers", Says Labour MP Defending Tax Rises
Government's Public Spending Plans Are 'Silly Games', Warns Top Economist
Economy
Government's Public Spending Plans Are "Silly Games", Warns Top Economist
The House Live
A highly skilled workforce that delivers economic growth and regional prosperity demands a local approach Partner content
Economy
By Instep UK
A highly skilled workforce that delivers economic growth and regional prosperity demands a local approach
UK Advertising: The Creative Powerhouse Fuelling Global Growth Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising: The Creative Powerhouse Fuelling Global Growth
Trusted to deliver Britain’s green growth Partner content
Economy
By Trust Ports Partnership
Trusted to deliver Britain’s green growth
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Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Political parties
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"
Defence
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
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Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang
Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham talks to Sienna Rodgers about her Celtic upbringing, the ongoing factional fight within her union, and why she blames the Treasury for a lack of vision in government
Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'
Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds talks to Sienna Rodgers about how ‘nice things’ require fiscal discipline, finding the ‘balance’ on workers’ rights, and his opposition to assisted dying
Economy news
Why the Conservatives should get behind hydrogen Partner content
Economy
By SGN
Why the Conservatives should get behind hydrogen
Hydrogen can drive growth and help the UK become a net energy exporter by 2040.
Tackling the cost of living crisis will require businesses to step up Partner content
Economy
By Which?
Tackling the cost of living crisis will require businesses to step up
New research from Which? indicates that businesses have the power to go further in supporting those who need it most.
Boosting economic growth is a worthy idea – but the Chancellor’s plan was always ill-fated
Economy
By Mark Garnier MP
Boosting economic growth is a worthy idea – but the Chancellor’s plan was always ill-fated
There’s no doubt about it. Just three weeks into Liz Truss’s new premiership, she and her Chancellor are certainly hogging the headlines.
Committee Corner – Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms on his in-tray
Communities
By Stephen Timms MP
Committee Corner – Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms on his in-tray
Amid a cost of living crisis and stretched public services, the next 12 months will be busy for Parliament’s select committees. Labour chairs set out their priorities – next up, Stephen Timms
Opposition Parties Say Parliament Must Be Recalled After Major Central Bank Intervention
Economy
Opposition Parties Say Parliament Must Be Recalled After Major Central Bank Intervention
MPs should be recalled to Parliament to discuss sliding markets, opposition parties have said, after the Bank of England warned of a “material risk to UK financial stability”.
Bank of England Warns Of 'Risk To UK Financial Stability' In Drastic Intervention
Economy
Bank of England Warns Of "Risk To UK Financial Stability" In Drastic Intervention
The Bank of England has taken the drastic step of buying government debt to stabilise the market after the Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's “mini budget” triggered a sharp fall in the pound.
What the “Good Work” agenda should look like with Labour in power Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
What the “Good Work” agenda should look like with Labour in power
The Chartered Management Institute set out three key takeaways from their fringe event at Labour Party Conference, in partnership with the New Statesman.
Investment zones can work – but only if we follow the success of Thatcher’s model
Communities
By Lord Kirkhope
Investment zones can work – but only if we follow the success of Thatcher’s model
As a Member of Parliament during Margaret Thatcher’s premiership, listening to the new Chancellor’s mini-Budget I was struck by how many of the new announcements were, in fact, not new.
Labour's 'Green Growth' Plan Has Gone Down Well With The Party, Even If They Can't Properly Explain It
Economy
Labour's 'Green Growth' Plan Has Gone Down Well With The Party, Even If They Can't Properly Explain It
Labour has placed a "Green Growth" revolution to boost the economy and deliver energy security at the heart of its pitch for power at party conference in Liverpool this week, but those tasked with selling it on the doorstep worry business “jargon” could alienate voters.
Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
UK ADVERTISING SPEND FORECAST TO RISE TO £35BN THIS YEAR
SPEND PROJECTED TO NEAR £10BN DURING Q4 WORLD CUP CHRISTMAS PERIOD
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
#MeetTheChampions – Noelle Godfrey, Cambridgeshire County Council
Horrified Tories Berate 'Consequences' Of Tax Cuts After Value Of Pound Tumbled
Economy
Horrified Tories Berate "Consequences" Of Tax Cuts After Value Of Pound Tumbled
A wave of discontent is building among some Conservative MPs after the value of the pound has reached a historic low in the wake of sweeping tax cuts announced in Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's "mini budget".
Rachel Reeves Pitches Labour As Party Of Economic 'Responsibility' As Government Faces Pound Crisis
Economy
Rachel Reeves Pitches Labour As Party Of Economic "Responsibility" As Government Faces Pound Crisis
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pitched Labour as the “party of economic responsibility” against a backdrop of fiscal chaos as the pound continued to collapse in the wake of Kwasi Kwarteng's sweeping tax cuts.

Labour Likens Tory 'Mini Budget' Fallout To Black Wednesday Economic Crash
Economy
Labour Likens Tory "Mini Budget" Fallout To Black Wednesday Economic Crash
Kwasi Kwarteng's "mini budget" and the subsequent fall of the pound is like the Black Wednesday economic collapse, a senior member of the Shadow Cabinet has said.
Delivering the Levelling Up Bill must be a priority
Communities
By Cllr Martin Hill
Delivering the Levelling Up Bill must be a priority
We are still less than a month into the new government but it has already shown it wants a clean break from the past, having been quick off the blocks to announce the energy bill price cap followed by a mini-Budget.
Grahame Morris MP: How the betting and gaming industry is closing the opportunity gap in the North East Partner content
Communities
By Betting And Gaming Council
Grahame Morris MP: How the betting and gaming industry is closing the opportunity gap in the North East
Britain is in the grip of dramatic change. A new Head of State, a new Prime Minister and new policy priorities. Amidst these seismic shifts, one priority endures, the need to level up the UK.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
The inaugural UK Savings Week runs 26 September to 2 October 2022
With a third of people relying on their savings to get by, UK Savings Week aims to help those who can get into a better savings habit.
We need a national workforce strategy to boost productivity and spur economic growth
Economy
By Darren Jones MP
We need a national workforce strategy to boost productivity and spur economic growth
With a new Conservative Prime Minister, we will soon discover how far levelling up remains a slogan rather than the co-ordinated and effective range of policies that are necessary to help boost local economies and communities up and down the country.
Committee Corner – Levelling Up Committee chair Clive Betts on his in-tray
Economy
By Clive Betts MP
Committee Corner – Levelling Up Committee chair Clive Betts on his in-tray
Amid a cost of living crisis and stretched public services, the next 12 months will be busy for Parliament’s select committees. Labour chairs set out their priorities – starting with Clive Betts
HTA responds to mini-budget and cost of doing business measures Partner content
Economy
By Horticultural Trades Association
HTA responds to mini-budget and cost of doing business measures
Commenting on the Chancellor’s announcements today (23/09), Jennifer Pheasey, Director of Public Affairs said:
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
BSA comments on the changes to Stamp Duty
Commenting on the changes announced today, Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage & Housing Policy at the BSA, said:
Every Announcement In Kwasi Kwarteng’s Not-So-Mini-Budget Explained
Economy
Every Announcement In Kwasi Kwarteng’s Not-So-Mini-Budget Explained
The Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled dozens of new measures in his mini-Budget statement to Parliament today, from tax cuts to benefit changes and bankers’ bonuses as he ripped up the economic rulebook used by previous Conservative administrations.
Balancing the books – what is Labour's economic offer to the UK?
Economy
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Balancing the books – what is Labour's economic offer to the UK?
As the cost of living crisis bites, Labour could enter government facing the most challenging set of economic circumstances for a generation. Chaminda Jayanetti explores the party’s offering as it heads towards the next election.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Response to Kwasi Kwarteng's Budget speech from The Chartered Management Institute
Anthony Painter, CMI's Director of Policy, said:
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference