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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.
Greens Urge Government To Rethink Tax On Farming
Environment
Greens Urge Government To Rethink Tax On Farming
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
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A 'Burden' Is An 'Electoral Mistake'
Environment
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A "Burden" Is An "Electoral Mistake"
'Truly Shocking' Analysis Shows National Parks Disproportionately Impacted By Sewage Spills
Environment
"Truly Shocking" Analysis Shows National Parks Disproportionately Impacted By Sewage Spills
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
Environment
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
New Lib Dem MP Rejects 'Binary' NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
Environment
New Lib Dem MP Rejects "Binary" NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
The House Live
Greening the Nation 2024 Partner content
Environment
By Total Politics Impact
Greening the Nation 2024
UK’s race to net-zero threatened by shifting EV targets and infrastructure challenges
Environment
By Matt Western MP
UK’s race to net-zero threatened by shifting EV targets and infrastructure challenges
Real solutions for a climate-resilient future
Environment
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Real solutions for a climate-resilient future
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Labour MP Criticises 'Hypocritical' Disinterest In UK Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
Labour MP Criticises "Hypocritical" Disinterest In UK Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
Foreign affairs
Senior Tory Philip Hammond Says Calls To Cut Off Trade With China Are 'Unrealistic'
Senior Tory Philip Hammond Says Calls To Cut Off Trade With China Are "Unrealistic"
Defence
We must call off the Chagos Islands deal
We must call off the Chagos Islands deal
By Iain Duncan Smith MP
Foreign affairs
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A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Environment
By Tali Fraser
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Is a trawler’s worth of fish getting in the way of our nuclear ambitions? Tali Fraser investigates something fishy going on around Hinkley Point C
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A 'Burden' Is An 'Electoral Mistake'
Environment
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A "Burden" Is An "Electoral Mistake"
Framing net zero as a “burden” was an “electoral mistake” for the Tories, according to the director of the Conservative Environment Network, who has urged the party to be more positive about the green agenda.
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Environment news
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Environment
By Environmental Services Association
HMRC must “stay the course” on plastics tax plans
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has today urged Government to “stay the course” on its plans to implement a tax on the use of virgin and single-use plastics, as the extended public consultation period draws to a close tomorrow (20 August 2020).
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Wood that inspired Roald Dahl will be destroyed by HS2 this autumn
Nearly half of the wood said to have inspired Roald Dahl to write Fantastic Mr Fox will be destroyed for HS2 this autumn.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Call for clarity on vet checks as next round of EU negotiations begins
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has added its weight to calls for clarity on the arrangements for the movement of animals and animal products after the transition period, as the UK and EU enter the seventh round of negotiations.
Let’s ‘build back greener’ with a new carbon tax
Environment
By Jerome Mayhew MP
Let’s ‘build back greener’ with a new carbon tax
A new carbon tax with border tariffs would raise valuable revenue from carbon purchases, boost low carbon businesses and accelerate the march to net-zero by 2050.
Investment in our coastlines is needed to reach net-zero by 2050 and unlock green jobs
Environment
By Sally-Ann Hart MP
Investment in our coastlines is needed to reach net-zero by 2050 and unlock green jobs
Protecting and restoring our coastal habitats is vital to tackle climate change, reverse the loss of wildlife and bring much needed tourism and green jobs to our seaside communities.
Increased tree planting will benefit the environment and the economy Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
Increased tree planting will benefit the environment and the economy
Enhanced tree planting and greater wood use can help deliver the UK Government’s short-term imperative (a Green Recovery from Covid-19), medium-term goal (Build Back Better) and long-term aim (Net-Zero by 2050).
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Proposed radical reform of the planning system causes deep concern, says Woodland Trust
If the government is really serious about delivering a better informed, more transparent planning system that supports efforts to protect and expand woods for the benefit of people, communities and wildlife, it is not evident in these proposals.
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
The Green Homes Grant must be the first step in a longer-term, Government-led buildings energy efficiency and decarbonisation plan
The goal must be to ensure future new builds are safe, efficient, resilient, and perform as intended whilst avoiding significant unintended consequences in terms of poor quality installations and short-term boom and bust in the energy efficiency market.
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
Green homes grant can boost activity but quality is key, says CIOB
The CIOB has today responded to the Government’s announcement of further details on the new Green Homes Grant.
Partner content
Environment
By Environmental Services Association
Energy-from-Waste is vital infrastructure that we all rely upon; it’s time to stop demonising it - ESA
Energy-from-waste (EfW) serves a vital public sanitation function in the United Kingdom and is a complementary part of a rapidly-evolving, holistic, waste management system invested in by the recycling and waste management industry – which has long been leading the pursuit of a low-carbon circular economy.
Coronavirus adds a new urgency to calls for a ban on the sale of fur
Coronavirus
By Maria Eagle MP
Coronavirus adds a new urgency to calls for a ban on the sale of fur
The Government must end our association with fur-producing nations, not only for our moral standing, but for the protection of our health too.
MPs demand dedicated minister as food bank use soars amid coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
MPs demand dedicated minister as food bank use soars amid coronavirus pandemic
The Government is being urged to appoint a dedicated minister and consider a legal “right to food” amid warnings that the coronavirus pandemic has left charities stretched in the fight against hunger.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vets apply behavioural science to tackle bovine TB in new report
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has set out a comprehensive approach to tackling bovine tuberculosis (bTB) across the UK, drawing on behavioural science and proposing 35 wide-ranging recommendations.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
HS2’s catalogue of errors like a runaway train
HS2 Ltd. is continuing to fail the environment with a catalogue of errors growing longer all the time says the Woodland Trust.
Government leadership is needed for the water sector to decarbonise while reducing costs
Environment
By Dods Monitoring
Government leadership is needed for the water sector to decarbonise while reducing costs
The water sector has long been overlooked by the Government, but drastic action is needed now to get water to net-zero
We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead
Environment
By Felicity Buchan MP
We need policy to unleash a business-led Green Recovery in the years ahead
Government policy should focus on driving more private-sector investment towards the vital green industries of the future, such as clean technologies and electric vehicles.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our food supply chain
Coronavirus
By Neil Parish MP
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our food supply chain
With both hunger and food waste simultaneously soaring during the pandemic, we need to ask serious questions about our domestic food supply
Exclusive: Government’s green homes plan risks ‘throwing people into the arms of scammers’, MPs warn
Environment
Exclusive: Government’s green homes plan risks ‘throwing people into the arms of scammers’, MPs warn
MPs have warned the Government that a “rushed” energy-saving scheme could leave homeowners at risk of being exploited by scammers and rogue traders.
Local government can play a crucial role in the green recovery
Coronavirus
By Baroness Eaton
Local government can play a crucial role in the green recovery
Councils should be given greater powers and flexibility to support new green skills and jobs across the country
Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial
Environment
Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial
Boris Johnson has unveiled £350m in funding to help industry slash carbon emissions, as he launched the UK’s bid to secure the first zero-emissions long-haul passenger flight.
On-Pack Recycling Labels the clear candidate for mandatory status Partner content
Environment
By OPRL
On-Pack Recycling Labels the clear candidate for mandatory status
Recycling is central to changing attitudes to ‘Take-Make-Waste’ and should be part of a Green Recovery. The Environment Bill contains powers to introduce mandatory recycling labelling. We’ve got the answer.
Partner content
Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF keep pressure on Government over Green Scheme
Following the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) recent communications to Government highlighting the poor timing of the Green Homes Grant Scheme, the industry’s leading trade body is continuing to crank up the pressure on the Government.
Failure to get the green recovery right could have long term impacts on our security
Coronavirus
By Darren Jones MP
Failure to get the green recovery right could have long term impacts on our security
A green recovery approach will work best if it is multi-faceted, multi-lateral and long lasting. The Government must show leadership at home and abroad
We all want new trade deals – but MPs must be given a say
Environment
By Neil Parish MP
We all want new trade deals – but MPs must be given a say
The UK is engaged in a raft of trade negotiations, with everything from financial services to food standards on the table. Yet MPs are given next to no say. This must change.
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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?
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