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Labour asks what ministers ‘have against care workers’ as frontline staff left off new NHS immigration route
Labour asks what ministers ‘have against care workers’ as frontline staff left off new NHS immigration route
Coronavirus
Labour has accused the Government of “insulting” the country’s care workers as frontline staff were excluded from a major new post-Brexit immigration route for those in the health sector.
Boris Johnson says people should talk to their bosses about going back to work ‘in a safe way’
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says people should talk to their bosses about going back to work ‘in a safe way’
Boris Johnson says people ‘should be wearing face coverings’ in shops as he hints at enforcement action
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says people ‘should be wearing face coverings’ in shops as he hints at enforcement action
Coronavirus: MPs demand clarity on university students’ right to a fees refund
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: MPs demand clarity on university students’ right to a fees refund
Matt Hancock says 100 local coronavirus outbreaks being tackled every week
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock says 100 local coronavirus outbreaks being tackled every week
Labour demands update on face masks after Michael Gove rejects call to make them mandatory in shops
Coronavirus
Labour demands update on face masks after Michael Gove rejects call to make them mandatory in shops
Priti Patel to flesh out UK’s plans for ‘fairer, firmer’ post-Brexit immigration system
Coronavirus
Priti Patel to flesh out UK’s plans for ‘fairer, firmer’ post-Brexit immigration system
The House Live
For a green recovery, let’s build back better – in wood Member content
Coronavirus
By Wood for Good
For a green recovery, let’s build back better – in wood
For countries in Africa suffering from conflict, Covid-19 is another strain on health systems already struggling to cope
Coronavirus
By Harriett Baldwin MP
For countries in Africa suffering from conflict, Covid-19 is another strain on health systems already struggling to cope
The Chancellor’s statement is a good start, but what next for energy efficiency policy? Commercial
Coronavirus
By ROCKWOOL
The Chancellor’s statement is a good start, but what next for energy efficiency policy?
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Government launches major ‘new start’ Brexit campaign as businesses say they’re still not ready for end of transition period
Government launches major ‘new start’ Brexit campaign as businesses say they’re still not ready for end of transition period
Brexit
Priti Patel to flesh out UK’s plans for ‘fairer, firmer’ post-Brexit immigration system
Priti Patel to flesh out UK’s plans for ‘fairer, firmer’ post-Brexit immigration system
Coronavirus
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs Member content
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
By Dods People
Home affairs
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Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus economic update: what to look out for, what’s missing — and what it all means
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus economic update: what to look out for, what’s missing — and what it all means
After prime minister’s questions today, Rishi Sunak will rise to deliver an “economic update” to the Commons, following four months of lockdown and unprecedented Government spending to try and manage the Covid-19 crisis. Georgina Bailey sets the scene — and asks what the Chancellor might have up his sleeve
Explained: the Covid crisis facing UK aviation
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Explained: the Covid crisis facing UK aviation
The aviation industry is in crisis. Even as flights resume to destinations considered safe, industry figures expect to lose around £1bn a month throughout the summer. With tens of thousands of jobs across major airlines and the manufacturing supply chain under threat, will UK aviation ever be the same again?
Analysis: Labour’s uneasy truce ends in explosive fashion as Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey — and piles pressure on Boris Johnson
Coronavirus
Analysis: Labour’s uneasy truce ends in explosive fashion as Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey — and piles pressure on Boris Johnson
Maybe it was the scale of the election defeat, the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic, or just a good old-fashioned comradely desire for unity after years of vicious Labour in-fighting.
Coronavirus news
Number 10 says it ‘wants to make progress’ on social care funding after NHS boss sets one year deadline to fix crisis
Coronavirus
Number 10 says it ‘wants to make progress’ on social care funding after NHS boss sets one year deadline to fix crisis
Number 10 has insisted it is aiming to “make progress” on fixing the country’s social care funding crisis after the boss of the National Health Service set a one-year deadline for resolving the issue.
A healthy diet is simply unaffordable for many struggling families in Britain
Coronavirus
By Lord Krebs
A healthy diet is simply unaffordable for many struggling families in Britain
The way in which food is produced, manufactured, sold, marketed, and consumed in Britain makes it hard for everyone to eat a healthy diet, and makes it especially hard for the poorest members of society.
It’s time to step in and support the thousands of hardworking people excluded from Government support
Coronavirus
By Jamie Stone MP
It’s time to step in and support the thousands of hardworking people excluded from Government support
The new APPG for the Excluded will meet for the first time tomorrow to help those left with no income in coronavirus, abandoned and ignored by the Government
We cannot afford a generation of mass unemployment, that’s why we need a back-to-work budget focused on 'jobs, jobs, jobs'
Coronavirus
By Pat McFadden MP
We cannot afford a generation of mass unemployment, that’s why we need a back-to-work budget focused on 'jobs, jobs, jobs'
The UK does not need hyperbole from the Government, it needs a plan that understands investment in people matters as much as bricks and mortar.
The Government should show compassion for our elderly and restore free TV licences for over 75s
Coronavirus
By Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
The Government should show compassion for our elderly and restore free TV licences for over 75s
Rather than celebrate its success 20 years on, we now fight for the survival of this vital social benefit, which continues to serve as a key lifeline for many older people confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Chartered Insurance Institute
IFSAPPG: Travel providers should fulfil their statutory obligations to their customers
Since the Foreign and Commonwealth Office chose to advise against all non-essential travel, it has come to the Insurance and Financial Services APPG’s attention that travel companies and airlines are not fulfilling their statutory obligations to refund customers whom they can’t fulfil contracts with.
Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
ONS figures show 50 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths in care homes also had dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comments
These latest figures reveal the crushing reality of coronavirus’ impact in care homes, and yet again confirm that people with dementia have been the worst hit.
Tackling regional inequality and improving transport links must a priority in the Covid recovery
Coronavirus
By Jim McMahon MP
Tackling regional inequality and improving transport links must a priority in the Covid recovery
Regional inequality in the UK has worsened over the past decade. Proper investment in green, fast transport infrastructure will go some of the way to tackling this
Tory ex-advisers urge Rishi Sunak to scrap fiscal rule and focus on ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’
Coronavirus
Tory ex-advisers urge Rishi Sunak to scrap fiscal rule and focus on ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’
A host of Conservative former Number 10 and Treasury advisers are urging Rishi Sunak to prioritise saving jobs over “economic orthodoxy” when he unveils extra coronavirus help on Wednesday.
E-scooters could revolutionise travel across the UK, from cities to the countryside
Coronavirus
By Rachel Maclean MP
E-scooters could revolutionise travel across the UK, from cities to the countryside
In a post-Covid world, e-scooters could provide a new form of green connectivity. That is why the DfT have fast-tracked the Tees Valley trial to start next week
Quarter of a million renters could lose their homes when coronavirus eviction ban ends, ministers are warned
Coronavirus
Quarter of a million renters could lose their homes when coronavirus eviction ban ends, ministers are warned
Almost a quarter of a million private renters in England could be at risk of eviction when a government ban on the practice comes to an end next month, a major housing charity is warning.
Supporting walking and cycling will be a crucial part of our post-Covid recovery
Coronavirus
By Lilian Greenwood MP
Supporting walking and cycling will be a crucial part of our post-Covid recovery
Active transport like cycling and walking are vital to the nation’s coronavirus recovery – but they need to be integrated across government policy making.
Rishi Sunak to offer £1,000 bonus to firms who train young people in bid to prevent unemployment crisis
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak to offer £1,000 bonus to firms who train young people in bid to prevent unemployment crisis
Companies will be paid a £1,000 cash “bonus” if they take on young people as unpaid trainees, Rishi Sunak has announced.
Boris Johnson unveils £1.5 billion rescue package for arts and heritage venues amid coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson unveils £1.5 billion rescue package for arts and heritage venues amid coronavirus crisis
The Government will pump £1.57bn of investment into the arts, culture and heritage sector in a bid to stave off closures in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
Those with 'broadest shoulders' should bear brunt if taxes rise following coronavirus crisis, says Anneliese Dodds
Coronavirus
Those with 'broadest shoulders' should bear brunt if taxes rise following coronavirus crisis, says Anneliese Dodds
High earners should bear the brunt of any potential tax rises imposed to help the economy recover from the coronavirus crisis, the shadow chancellor has said.
Matt Hancock warns businesses they will be forced to shut if they fail to comply with coronavirus rules
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock warns businesses they will be forced to shut if they fail to comply with coronavirus rules
Matt Hancock has said he will not hestitate to shut down business which fail to follow coronavirus rules as he defended the decision to reopen pubs and bars.
Police asked to investigate whether Nigel Farage broke quarantine rules with pub trip
Coronavirus
Police asked to investigate whether Nigel Farage broke quarantine rules with pub trip
Police have been asked to investigate whether Nigel Farage broke coronavirus quarantine rules by visiting a pub on Saturday.
The Mother of Parliaments is not doing its job
Coronavirus
By James Gray MP
The Mother of Parliaments is not doing its job
We must admit that Parliament is not functioning – it’s time to stop providing supine cover for the Government and instead self-isolate until we can scrutinise properly again
NHS bosses accuse Treasury of breaking promises over coronavirus cash boost
Coronavirus
NHS bosses accuse Treasury of breaking promises over coronavirus cash boost
NHS bosses have accused the Treasury of breaking its pledge to give the health service "whatever it needs" to deal with the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
This is a moment to be ambitious, to believe in Britain and to bounce back stronger
Coronavirus
By Boris Johnson MP
This is a moment to be ambitious, to believe in Britain and to bounce back stronger
We must combine the energy, drive and collective willpower that protected our NHS and saved lives – not just to fix the issues most brutally illuminated by Covid, but to address the problems that we have failed to tackle for decades
Boris Johnson in cricket u-turn as he says sport can resume next weekend after ‘third umpire was invoked’
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson in cricket u-turn as he says sport can resume next weekend after ‘third umpire was invoked’
Boris Johnson has reversed his decision on cricket saying people can start playing the sport again from next weekend.
Analysis: Why Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister is facing her own Dominic Cummings moment over the lockdown funeral of Bobby Storey
Coronavirus
By Andrew McQuillan
Analysis: Why Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister is facing her own Dominic Cummings moment over the lockdown funeral of Bobby Storey
Michelle O’Neill’s controversial attendance at a packed funeral for an IRA stalwart has sent Northern Irish politics into a tailspin once more. Andrew McQuillian explores the row — and its parallels with the furore over Dominic Cummings’ own lockdown trip
Boris Johnson threatens more local lockdowns if people don’t follow the rules as pubs re-open for ‘Super Saturday’
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson threatens more local lockdowns if people don’t follow the rules as pubs re-open for ‘Super Saturday’
Boris Johnson has told Brits to “enjoy summer safely” as he threatened to put more parts of the country back into lockdown if they don’t follow the rules as pubs start to re-open.
Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford accuse Boris Johnson of ‘utterly shambolic’ plan to lift travel quarantine
Coronavirus
Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford accuse Boris Johnson of ‘utterly shambolic’ plan to lift travel quarantine
The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have slammed the UK’s government’s “shambolic” plan to ease a 14-day quarantine for people arriving here from overseas.
EventsAll
Tackling Homelessness and Rough Sleeping: Developing a Local, Diverse and Multi-Agency Approach
2020
Central London
Tackling Homelessness and Rough Sleeping: Developing a Local, Diverse and Multi-Agency Approach
Social Mobility and the Pupil Premium: Tackling the Attainment Gap
2020
Central London
Social Mobility and the Pupil Premium: Tackling the Attainment Gap
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
2020
Central London
Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes
2020
Central London
Meeting the Challenge of APP Targets: Boosting Student Access, Participation and Outcomes