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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
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
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain Partner content
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain
By Nuclear Industry Association
Environment
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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 we need immediate action to take control of our energy security Partner content
Economy
By EDF
Why we need immediate action to take control of our energy security
The horrific events in Ukraine and their impact on energy prices underline the UK’s need to kick its gas addiction and strengthen its energy self-sufficiency.
MPs say productivity should be at the top of the Government’s “to-do” list if it’s serious about levelling up Partner content
Economy
By Policy@Manchester
MPs say productivity should be at the top of the Government’s “to-do” list if it’s serious about levelling up
A new report examining the UK’s “productivity gap” suggests that the Government must decentralise the UK’s decision-making structures and invest in skills if it is to heal the North-South divide, with support from MPs.
Rishi Sunak Admits Brexit Has Hurt UK Exporters
Brexit
Rishi Sunak Admits Brexit Has Hurt UK Exporters
Rishi Sunak has conceded that Brexit has made exporting to Europe harder, with the chancellor telling MPs that new red tape facing UK businesses is a big reason why they are being outperformed by those in other economies. 
Rishi Sunak Defends Not Increasing Energy Support So He Can Prioritise Cutting Taxes
Economy
Rishi Sunak Defends Not Increasing Energy Support So He Can Prioritise Cutting Taxes
Rishi Sunak has suggested to MPs that no further assistance on soaring energy bills would be coming until at least the autumn, as he defended his resistance to higher public spending.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
#5GCheckTheFacts shortlisted for PRCA Digital Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that our #5GCheckTheFacts campaign has been shortlisted in the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) Digital Awards, under the Best Digital Marketing Campaign category.
We must increase statutory maternity pay to help new mums reliant on food banks and loans amid cost-of-living crisis
Economy
By Ros Bragg
We must increase statutory maternity pay to help new mums reliant on food banks and loans amid cost-of-living crisis
“Maternity pay is not enough to survive. I went without meals, I was turning lights off and the heating to my baby’s room.”
Strengthening communities with the power of theatre Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
Strengthening communities with the power of theatre
Theatre is much more than just a means of entertainment. The value the arts can bring to a community is undeniable, and on World Theatre Day, it's time for us to celebrate that fact.
This World Theatre Day, let’s call on the government to support the arts
Communities
By Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
This World Theatre Day, let’s call on the government to support the arts
The pandemic was catastrophic for the Theatre - a sector which relies so particularly on personal interaction. My own stark realisation of what was about to happen was on the 16th of March 2020 when the doors to Tom Stoppard’s Leopastaldt were closed in my face as I arrived - lockdown had begun.
MPs Will Grill Rishi Sunak On Whether He’s Made The Right Call With Cost Of Living Crisis
Economy
MPs Will Grill Rishi Sunak On Whether He’s Made The Right Call With Cost Of Living Crisis
Rishi Sunak has ended this week with serious dents in his carefully polished personal brand after a series of punishing headlines questioned whether his Spring Statement offered enough support to households grappling with the cost of living crisis.
TEPCO visit to new robotics centre Partner content
Economy
By Sellafield Ltd
TEPCO visit to new robotics centre
Sellafield Ltd this week hosted representatives from TEPCO – the company in charge of decommissioning the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear site in Japan – to West Cumbria to view the Sellafield site and the new robotics facility in Whitehaven.
Permanently extending free school meals to families with No Recourse to Public Funds is a welcome lifeline
Economy
By Stephen Timms MP
Permanently extending free school meals to families with No Recourse to Public Funds is a welcome lifeline
Yesterday the Department for Education announced that free school meals will, from 19 April, be permanently extended to all families affected by No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). This is very welcome news.
The Conservatives are failing to deliver the jobs they promised and are plunging more people into poverty
Economy
By Alison McGovern MP
The Conservatives are failing to deliver the jobs they promised and are plunging more people into poverty
This week, we heard the Chancellor deliver a limp Spring Statement which – according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation – will result in 600,000 being people pulled into poverty. The reality is he is making people poorer, with the biggest hit to living standards in record.
The Rundown Podcast: Is Rishi Sunak 'Playing Games' With The Cost Of Living Crisis?
Economy
The Rundown Podcast: Is Rishi Sunak "Playing Games" With The Cost Of Living Crisis?
On this week's episode of The Rundown – Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Paul Johnson and Conservative chair of the treasury select committee Mel Stride join Alain Tolhurst and Noa Hoffman to discuss how Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement has landed and whether he's the tax-cutting Chancellor he says he is.
Transport Secretary Calls For 'Brazen' P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Economy
Transport Secretary Calls For "Brazen" P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has urged the P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite to consider his position as the scandal over the sacking of 800 workers continues to grow.
Rishi Sunak Accused Of Caring More About Elections Than Helping Fix The Cost Of Living Crisis
Economy
Rishi Sunak Accused Of Caring More About Elections Than Helping Fix The Cost Of Living Crisis
Labour's Rachel Reeves has accused the chancellor of caring more about the next election and personal ambition than helping people through the cost of living crisis.
Rishi Sunak cares more about political posturing than good policymaking
Economy
By Ryan Shorthouse
Rishi Sunak cares more about political posturing than good policymaking
This really is the confused Chancellor.
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Rishi Sunak should have done more to help the most vulnerable
Economy
By Peter Aldous MP
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Rishi Sunak should have done more to help the most vulnerable
Amidst a worsening cost-of-living crisis, this week’s Spring Statement represented an opportunity for the Chancellor to get ahead of the curve in supporting people through the very challenging months ahead of us.
P&O Chief Executive Says He Would Make The Decision To Lay Off Staff Again
Economy
P&O Chief Executive Says He Would Make The Decision To Lay Off Staff Again
The chief executive of P&O has said he would “make the decision again” to fire staff if it meant preventing the ferry operator from closing.
Rishi Sunak Is A “Fiscal Illusionist” Who Will Hike Taxes To Highest Level Since The 1950s, Says IFS
Economy
Rishi Sunak Is A “Fiscal Illusionist” Who Will Hike Taxes To Highest Level Since The 1950s, Says IFS
A leading economic think talk has labelled Rishi Sunak a “fiscal illusionist” arguing he is raising taxes to levels not seen since the 1950s, despite claiming he is cutting them.
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement Will Have 'Negligible Impact' On Most Vulnerable
Economy
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement Will Have "Negligible Impact" On Most Vulnerable
The warning comes as the UK's fiscal watchdog said standards of living are still set to plummet despite Rishi Sunak's latest measures.
An open letter to BEIS Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng Partner content
Environment
By Knauf Insulation Northern Europe
An open letter to BEIS Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
The Energy Security Strategy demands an urgent shift to measuring home efficiency performance.
Conservative MPs Say More Action Might Be Needed After Spring Statement To Tackle Cost Of Living Crisis
Economy
Conservative MPs Say More Action Might Be Needed After Spring Statement To Tackle Cost Of Living Crisis
Conservative MPs say they are cautiously optimistic Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement will ease the strain of the cost of living crisis, but have urged the Chancellor to “keep his eye on the prize” as inflation spirals.
Partner content
Environment
By British Plastics Federation
BPF response to Spring Statement 2022
The British Plastics Federation has issued its response to this year's Spring Statement.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Spring Statement 2022 - response and analysis from CIOB
CIOB responds to the Spring Statement 2022 – support for the commitment to reduce VAT on sustainable heating solutions but calls for Government to go further.
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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