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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street Says There's An 'Immediate' Threat To Jobs In Birmingham After It Was Put Tier 3
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street Says There's An "Immediate" Threat To Jobs In Birmingham After It Was Put Tier 3
Coronavirus
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has hit out at the government over its "very disappointing" decision to put Birmingham in Tier 3 and claims there is now an immediate threat to jobs.
The Government Is Facing Fresh Calls To Introduce 'X' Gender Passports
Communities
The Government Is Facing Fresh Calls To Introduce 'X' Gender Passports
Local Football Clubs Say Their Communities Will Lose Much More Than Football If The Pandemic Kills Them Off
Coronavirus
Local Football Clubs Say Their Communities Will Lose Much More Than Football If The Pandemic Kills Them Off
A Parliamentary Report Has Found Black People's Human Rights Are Not Being Effectively Protected In The UK
Communities
A Parliamentary Report Has Found Black People's Human Rights Are Not Being Effectively Protected In The UK
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"
Here Are All The Problems With Boris Johnson's Covid Strategy - According To Local Government Leaders
Coronavirus
Here Are All The Problems With Boris Johnson's Covid Strategy - According To Local Government Leaders
Local Councils Are Furious They'll Receive Just £14 Per Head For Clinically Vulnerable People In Second Lockdown
Coronavirus
Local Councils Are Furious They'll Receive Just £14 Per Head For Clinically Vulnerable People In Second Lockdown
The House Live
How are assistance dogs transforming the lives of people with physical disabilities? Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
How are assistance dogs transforming the lives of people with physical disabilities?
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for increased understanding of disabilities
Communities
By Justin Tomlinson MP
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for increased understanding of disabilities
What lessons can we learn from Hull in managing Covid-19 as we leave lockdown?
Coronavirus
By Alexandra Ming
What lessons can we learn from Hull in managing Covid-19 as we leave lockdown?
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National Grief Awareness Week: We must pay tribute to funeral directors who have cared for bereaved families during Covid
National Grief Awareness Week: We must pay tribute to funeral directors who have cared for bereaved families during Covid
By John Hayes MP
Coronavirus
Our University Was Accused Of A Failure To Let In White Working Class Boys: The Reality Is More Complex
Our University Was Accused Of A Failure To Let In White Working Class Boys: The Reality Is More Complex
By Marva de la Coudray
Education
Downing Street Says Time To Strike A Brexit Deal Is In 'Very Short Supply' As Talks Hit 'Very Difficult Point'
Downing Street Says Time To Strike A Brexit Deal Is In "Very Short Supply" As Talks Hit "Very Difficult Point"
Brexit
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Homeless People Face A Winter Of Freezing Streets Or Non Covid-Secure Shelters, The Government Has Been Warned
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Homeless People Face A Winter Of Freezing Streets Or Non Covid-Secure Shelters, The Government Has Been Warned
The government has been warned that a fresh round of funding is needed to avoid homeless people this Winter facing a choice of rough sleeping on the streets as temperatures plummet, or risking exposure to Covid in unsafe night shelters.
After The Rashford Row: What Next For The Government And Child Poverty?
Education
By Alain Tolhurst
After The Rashford Row: What Next For The Government And Child Poverty?
The Tories took a hammering after Boris Johnson refused to cave in to Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign. But could it mark a watershed for the party in the long run? Alain Tolhurst investigates.
‘I Look After People But No One Will Look After Me’ - Why The UK's Migrant Key Workers Are Facing Extreme Poverty And Abuse In The Pandemic
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
‘I Look After People But No One Will Look After Me’ - Why The UK's Migrant Key Workers Are Facing Extreme Poverty And Abuse In The Pandemic
Approximately 1.4 million migrants in the UK have no access to state funds – including hundreds of thousands of key workers in the healthcare and hospitality sectors. As Covid-19 pushes more people into destitution, Georgina Bailey reports on how they've been impacted by the government's policies.
Communities news
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The National Federation of Builders’ child safety campaign kicks off
Stay Safe, Stay Away is a multi-award winning and increasingly popular campaign that the National Federation of Builders (NFB) promotes annually.
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The Cities Devolution Bill: what does it mean for existing local structures?
George Osborne has announced that the government will include a Cities Devolution Bill in the Queens Speech on 27 May.
Partner content
Communities
By Community Development Foundation
Devolution of powers - step in the right direction, but access to finance is critical
The need to re-balance the UK economy away from the hot house of London is a much talked about policy goal.
Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing Partner content
Communities
By Moat
Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing
In the aftermath of the general election leading industry experts have been analysing the future prospects for UK housing under a Conservative majority government.
Partner content
Communities
By Independent Age
Independent Age welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary
In response to the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary, Simon Bottery, Director of Policy and External Relations at Independent Age, said:
Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government
Following one of the most unpredictable and surprising general elections in recent years, building industry representatives give their reaction and set out their priorities for the next government. 
Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB comments on General Election
Following one of the most unpredictable general elections in recent years, in which the Conservative Party is projected to form a majority government the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) stresses the importance of the construction industry to the UK economy, infrastructure and employment.
Partner content
Communities
By KPMG LLP
KPMG: Affordable housing further out of reach
Research from KPMG shows that the divergence between house prices and wages has grown so wide, that a first time buyer in London would need an annual wage of 76,971 to get onto the property ladder, with the actual average annual wage in the capital at just 27,999.
Partner content
Communities
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Beyond the ballot box
GGF unveils post-election plans and new political campaigns micro-site for GGF members.
Partner content
Communities
By Mineral Products Association
Positive Mineral Products Sales Volumes Suggest Construction Activity Remains Buoyant
MPA sales volumes of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt improved again in the first quarter of 2015. Seasonally adjusted results, which provide a consistent quarter by quarter comparison, indicated that crushed rock and sand and gravel sales volumes rose by 2.2% and 3.6% respectively compared to Q4 2014 and ready-mixed concrete and asphalt sales were 1.3% and 1.2% up. Annual sales of cement grew by 7.8% in 2014.
Shocking negligence: why renters are at risk from faulty electrics Partner content
Communities
By Electrical Safety First
Shocking negligence: why renters are at risk from faulty electrics
Electrical Safety First Public Affairs Manager, Robert Jervis-Gibbons, explains why the law must be strengthened to protect tenants and other vulnerable groups from the dangers of faulty electrics in the home
Give communities more power over betting shops and FOBTs
Communities
By David Lammy MP
Give communities more power over betting shops and FOBTs
Labour London Mayoral contender and Tottenham candidate David Lammy writes about the proliferation of betting shops in his borough and across the UK
Partner content
Communities
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed to National Procurement Service public sector framework, Wales
Mott MacDonald has been appointed to the new public sector framework agreement for construction consultancy services by the National Procurement Service for Wales.
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Brick and brickie shortages threaten housing targets, warns FMB
The increasing shortages of bricks and bricklayers will threaten future house building plans, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
SNP manifesto: Fair payment law could help construction SMEs, says FMB Scotland
The proposal for a new law to tackle fair payment contained in the Scottish National Partys (SNP) manifesto has been welcomed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Construction industry welcomes focus on building, but sceptical of Right to Buy extension Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction industry welcomes focus on building, but sceptical of Right to Buy extension
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) responds to manifesto commitments which will affect the construction sector, welcoming the drive for more homes but expressing concerns over the Conservatives’ proposed extension of the Right to Buy.
Mixed signals for SMEs, but positive intentions: the HBA’s take on the Lib Dems’ manifesto Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Mixed signals for SMEs, but positive intentions: the HBA’s take on the Lib Dems’ manifesto
Rico Wojtulewicz (HBA Policy Advisor) commented on the housing commitments within the Liberal Democrat manifesto, saying:
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Lib Dem manifesto: Productive investment for housing is welcome, says FMB
The Liberal Democrat pledge to borrow only for productive investment in housing strikes the right balance between paying down the deficit, boosting economic growth and addressing the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Concerns raised over Tories right to buy extension Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Concerns raised over Tories right to buy extension
Rico Wojtulewicz, HBA policy advisor, on the housing announcements contained in the Conservative manifesto said:
Cameron’s extension of Right to Buy is ‘fantasy’
Communities
By Frank Field
Cameron’s extension of Right to Buy is ‘fantasy’
Labour’s Frank Field explains why the proposed extension of the Right to Buy scheme in today’s Conservative manifesto is ‘unworkable’.
No long-term economic plan, just short-term politics behind Tory right-to-buy plans
Communities
By John Healey MP
No long-term economic plan, just short-term politics behind Tory right-to-buy plans
Labour former housing minister John Healey describes the Conservative plan to extend Right to Buy as a "cheap Thatcher tribute act" and warns it will exacerbate the housing problems in the UK.
Homes at the heart of the election debate Partner content
Communities
By National House Building Council
Homes at the heart of the election debate
The National House Building Council's Director of Corporate and External Affairs, Lewis Sidnick, expresses cautious optimism over the future of the UK housing market, despite the unpredictability of the general election.
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Labour's new homes goal will not be met without reversing the decline in SME house building sector
Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said:
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Starter Homes idea is a model which can work - FMB
Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said:
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Supporting Menopause at Work
2020
Online
Supporting Menopause at Work
Women in Policing
2020
Online
Women in Policing
NHS Parliamentary Awards
2021
House of Commons
NHS Parliamentary Awards