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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
I’m a former deputy headteacher – taxing private schools is only fair
Education
By Sureena Brackenridge
I’m a former deputy headteacher – taxing private schools is only fair
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
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VAT on private schools is a step too far
VAT on private schools is a step too far
By Rachael Maskell MP
Education
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Home affairs
Bill To Legalise Assisted Dying Passes First Vote
Bill To Legalise Assisted Dying Passes First Vote
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
Partner content
Coronavirus
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
For engineers to deliver this ‘Green Industrial Revolution’, Government must invest intelligently and coherently in infrastructure
We implore this Government and subsequent Governments to ensure they take a long-term approach and put engineering knowledge and skills at the heart of their decision-making
The Sheep Farming Industry Says There Will Be A Total Price Collapse In January Without A Brexit Deal
Environment
The Sheep Farming Industry Says There Will Be A Total Price Collapse In January Without A Brexit Deal
British sheep farmers are just weeks away from a total price collapse unless a post-Brexit trade deal is reached with the EU, the industry has warned.
Review: The Powerful and the Damned, by Lionel Barber
Economy
By Robert Hutton
Review: The Powerful and the Damned, by Lionel Barber
Though pacey, entertaining and readable, Lionel Barber’s misleadingly styled – and frequently anodyne – diaries lack any sense of immediacy or candour
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Building Societies Association
Lenders commit to ongoing support for mortgage customers
FCA publishes final guidance
Ireland’s Foreign Minister Says There’ll Be No EU Deal If The UK Doesn't Back Down On The Internal Market Bill
Brexit
Ireland’s Foreign Minister Says There’ll Be No EU Deal If The UK Doesn't Back Down On The Internal Market Bill
Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that a deal with the EU “won’t be ratified” if the UK brings back parts of the Internal Market Bill removed by the House of Lords.
Small manufacturers to get digital boost with launch of innovation hub Partner content
Economy
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Small manufacturers to get digital boost with launch of innovation hub
The High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Make Smarter team up to launch a new project to help businesses test drive new technologies.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Thinking outside the box: Exploring innovations in affordable homeownership
Independent report from the LSE finds affordable homes initiatives have been 'ill-defined and poorly targeted'
The Internal Market Bill is at odds with our nation’s duty to uphold the rule of law
Brexit
By Lord Howard
The Internal Market Bill is at odds with our nation’s duty to uphold the rule of law
Whilst we must deliver Brexit, the process of delivering it should uphold the rule of law and honour our treaty obligations.
Partner content
Economy
By British Plastics Federation
BPF Launches New E-learning Platform And Offers First Course For Free
To celebrate the launch of the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) new e-learning platform, PolymerCourses.com, the trade association is offering the first course featured on the platform for free (normally £120) for the first 200 people to register.
Labour And Tory MPs Will Unite To Discuss The Government's Promises For The North, Amid A 'Crisis Of Faith'
Communities
Labour And Tory MPs Will Unite To Discuss The Government's Promises For The North, Amid A "Crisis Of Faith"
The north is experiencing a “crisis of faith” in the government’s election-winning promise to level up, according to metro mayor Dan Jarvis, as Tory and Labour MPs unite today to discuss the region’s economic needs.
SME SOS: Helping small businesses use digital advertising is key to recovery Partner content
Coronavirus
By Internet Advertising Bureau
SME SOS: Helping small businesses use digital advertising is key to recovery
Just as it played a central role in growing the UK’s strong SME marketplace, digital advertising can now play a crucial role in keeping small businesses resilient and aiding their recovery.
If the Spending Review lacks ambition, we will miss a vital opportunity to level up the North
Economy
By Dan Jarvis MP
If the Spending Review lacks ambition, we will miss a vital opportunity to level up the North
The brutal reality is that the North is on course for levelling down, not levelling up. Covid-19 must not become an excuse to delay the transformative investment needed to level up.
How dairy farming and fresh milk could entrench British-Qatari trade relations Partner content
Brexit
By Baladna QPSC
How dairy farming and fresh milk could entrench British-Qatari trade relations
Together, Qatar and the UK can help each other develop international trading networks in the post-Covid, post-blockade, post-Brexit world.
Joe Biden's Election Means Boris Johnson Is Running Out of Options On Northern Ireland And The Internal Market BIll
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Joe Biden's Election Means Boris Johnson Is Running Out of Options On Northern Ireland And The Internal Market BIll
The UK government insists its Internal Market Bill does not imperil the Good Friday Agreement. But can it convince the incoming US president and the Irish American lobby? Georgina Bailey reports on the dilemma facing No. 10
Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF Urges Companies to Work Safe
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is urging all companies and workers in the sector to make sure they not only stay safe, but also work safe during the latest lockdown.
The continued exclusion of 3 million people from Covid financial support is a national scandal
Economy
By Tim Farron MP
The continued exclusion of 3 million people from Covid financial support is a national scandal
Gaps in the furlough and self-employment schemes meant not everyone has been able to access financial support. We must call out this injustice
There’s a sustainable future for plastic – and businesses, consumers and governments all need to take action Partner content
Economy
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
There’s a sustainable future for plastic – and businesses, consumers and governments all need to take action
This week, Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) is launching our new Ribena bottle, helping to fully realise the potential for a circular economy.
Rishi Sunak Has Tried To Reassure The UK Financial Sector Weeks Before The Brexit Transition Period Ends
Environment
Rishi Sunak Has Tried To Reassure The UK Financial Sector Weeks Before The Brexit Transition Period Ends
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has sought to reassure the UK's financial services sector it has a safe future after the Brexit transition period by rolling out low carbon bonds and embracing "stablecoin" cryptocurrencies.
A Sage Scientist Has Warned The Treasury Not To Bring Back The 'Unwise' Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in December
Coronavirus
A Sage Scientist Has Warned The Treasury Not To Bring Back The "Unwise" Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in December
A Sage scientist has warned the Treasury against bringing back "unwise" measures like Eat Out to Help Out after the English lockdown ends in December.
Project Speed? The impact of the pandemic on the delayed National Infrastructure Strategy
Economy
By Helen Hill
Project Speed? The impact of the pandemic on the delayed National Infrastructure Strategy
With the much delayed National Infrastructure Strategy finally expected to be published later this year, all eyes are now on how it can help deliver on both net-zero targets and the 'levelling up' agenda after the pandemic
Partner content
Coronavirus
By British Plastics Federation
BPF Highlights the Plastic Industry’s Impressive Response to COVID-19
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has released a document highlighting the important contribution of the plastics industry in the fight against COVID-19 through the manufacture of PPE and critical infrastructure materials.
The Bank Of England Is Pumping Another £150bn Into The UK’s Battered Economy As The Second Lockdown Begins
Coronavirus
The Bank Of England Is Pumping Another £150bn Into The UK’s Battered Economy As The Second Lockdown Begins
The Bank of England has announced it will pump another £150billion into the UK economy in the form of quantitative easing, as fears of a double dip recession mount.
Rishi Sunak Is Under Pressure To Extend Furlough To The Spring
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak Is Under Pressure To Extend Furlough To The Spring
Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to extend the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until the spring to protect jobs after the month-long lockdown, due to begin in England tonight.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By British Plastics Federation
BPF hosts its first ever ‘virtual’ Annual Dinner
The BPF hosted its 87th Annual Dinner in October, in the form of an online ‘Virtual Get Together’, which featured a speech to the plastics industry from Nadhim Zahawi, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
EventsAll
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference
Women into Leadership - Manchester
2024
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel
Women into Leadership - Manchester
Unlocking Grade 7
2024
Online
Unlocking Grade 7
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
2025
Online
Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?