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Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
Labour MP Alex Ballinger has said that the government move to introduce a statutory levy on gambling is a “drop in the ocean” to tackle the harms caused by betting firms to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online Partner content
Communities
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The international fightback against dangerous products sold online
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Economy
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Health
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Economy
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Economy
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Opinion
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Education
By Lord Blunkett and Sarah Smith MP
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth Partner content
Education
By University of East London
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
Economy
By Josh Simons MP
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
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Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Political parties
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Political parties
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
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Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Communities
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully
Equity's Paul W Fleming: Labour AI Plan For Creatives Would 'Legalise Theft'
Culture
Equity's Paul W Fleming: Labour AI Plan For Creatives Would "Legalise Theft"
Equity general secretary Paul W Fleming tells Sienna Rodgers about the threat of AI and his frustration with the government’s ‘very, very, very disappointing’ approach to the creative industries
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Economy news
Suella Braverman Has Told MPs Her Legal Justification For Breaking International Law Is 'Pretty Basic'
Brexit
Suella Braverman Has Told MPs Her Legal Justification For Breaking International Law Is "Pretty Basic"
Attorney General Suella Braverman has clashed with angry MPs over the government's aim to give itself the power to break international law on Brexit, defending the move as a “pretty basic principle of law”.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Betting and Gaming Council
Casinos call on Chancellor to announce immediate rescue package to save thousands of jobs under threat due to Covid curfew
Casino bosses have called on Rishi Sunak to announce an urgent Government rescue package to save thousands of jobs in the sector which have been put at risk by the Covid curfew.
Engineering is critically important to solve some of the biggest issues the country faces Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Engineering is critically important to solve some of the biggest issues the country faces
Speaking at an event at Labour Connected, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Bridget Phillipson MP, said that engineering is a “good metaphor” for how the government ought to be using public spending to shape the economy and society for the future.
How can the insurance sector lead the UK’s green and equitable recovery? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Chartered Insurance Institute
How can the insurance sector lead the UK’s green and equitable recovery?
Speaking at the Chartered Insurance Institute’s event at Labour Connected, Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Wes Streeting MP, highlighted the significant role the insurance market can play in a green, sustainable, and just recovery.
‘The Harder Yards Are Ahead Of Us’: Where Now For Rishi Sunak’s Economic Recovery?
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
‘The Harder Yards Are Ahead Of Us’: Where Now For Rishi Sunak’s Economic Recovery?
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank England, issued a stark warning earlier this week that even without an increase in Covid-19 cases, “the harder yards are ahead of us” for our economic recovery.
Police Will Patrol The Kent Border And Fine Lorry Drivers Without The Right Paperwork After Brexit
Brexit
Police Will Patrol The Kent Border And Fine Lorry Drivers Without The Right Paperwork After Brexit
Police may be asked to patrol a new internal ‘Kent border’ to check whether lorries heading across the Channel and into the EU have the right paperwork from January.
Rishi Sunak Has Cancelled The Budget And Will Reveal A Furlough Replacement Scheme Tomorrow Instead
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak Has Cancelled The Budget And Will Reveal A Furlough Replacement Scheme Tomorrow Instead
Rishi Sunak will no longer deliver an Autumn Budget after the Treasury said “now is not the right time to outline long-term plans”.
Britain needs jobs now: investing in energy can give us those jobs Partner content
Coronavirus
By EDF
Britain needs jobs now: investing in energy can give us those jobs
A green recovery would not only good for the environment, but good for the economy. It’s now time to deliver it.
Coronavirus
By Betting and Gaming Council
BGC warns of 50 per cent job losses as PM “signalled death knell” for the casino industry - and calls for the Government to “throw the industry a lifeline”
Responding to Boris Johnson’s announcement of further Covid restrictions, Michael Dugher, chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, said:
Coca-Cola European Partners reaches major sustainability milestone Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola European Partners reaches major sustainability milestone
All plastic bottles made in Great Britain across core portfolio already 100% recyclable and will now use 50% recycled plastic
Defining the future of training Partner content
Defence
By Raytheon UK
Defining the future of training
The pandemic has resulted in a paradigm shift that we need to take on board in terms of the way we spend, the way we design and the way we conduct our training.
Government must U-turn over coronavirus support for excluded groups and the self-employed
Coronavirus
By Tim Farron MP
Government must U-turn over coronavirus support for excluded groups and the self-employed
Through no fault of their own, an estimated 3 million people have had no proper financial support over the past six months. The government’s next U-turn must be to overturn this huge injustice.
Scottish Law Officer Lord Keen Has Resigned Over Boris Johnson’s Brexit Plan
Brexit
Scottish Law Officer Lord Keen Has Resigned Over Boris Johnson’s Brexit Plan
The Scottish advocate general and justice minister has quit following a row over the government’s plan to breach international law by overriding parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Betting and Gaming Council
Thousands of casino jobs at risk if ‘catastrophic’ 10pm curfew introduced, Betting and Gaming Council warns
Thousands of jobs in the UK’s casino sector would be lost if 10pm curfews were imposed on businesses in an attempt to tackle Covid-19, the Betting and Gaming Council has warned.
LISTEN: What does Britain's 5G future look like? Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
LISTEN: What does Britain's 5G future look like?
On this episode of Engineering a Better World, a new podcast from The House magazine and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, we look at the rollout of 5G across Britain.
Net zero needs nuclear, the nation needs nuclear Partner content
Economy
By Nuclear Industry Association
Net zero needs nuclear, the nation needs nuclear
Ahead of Labour Connected next week, Tom Greatrex from the NIA explains how nuclear can help meet the climate goals, and sustain long term jobs.
How will project professionals rise to the challenge of the coronavirus recovery? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Association for Project Management
How will project professionals rise to the challenge of the coronavirus recovery?
Faced by constant change, we need professionals who can innovate, solve problems, and provide a blend of technical expertise and broad leadership skills to deliver complex and transformational projects.
Scrap Universal Credit and replace it with a system that offers a safety net for all
Economy
By Jonathan Reynolds MP
Scrap Universal Credit and replace it with a system that offers a safety net for all
We should support people back to work, not push them into poverty. Current social security measures are inadequate, and children are paying the price.
The Government Accidentally Voted For A Labour Amendment To One Of Its Flagship Bills
Environment
The Government Accidentally Voted For A Labour Amendment To One Of Its Flagship Bills
The government accidentally voted for a Labour amendment to its flagship Fisheries Bill this morning.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Chartered Insurance Institute
Business interruption insurance remains a crucial product for many SMEs, says Craig Tracey MP
Craig Tracey MP, Chair, IFSAPPG has responded to the FCA BI test case judgement.
Without amendments, the Internal Market Bill is nothing short of a shambles
Brexit
By Sarah Olney MP
Without amendments, the Internal Market Bill is nothing short of a shambles
We have a duty to put a stop to the Internal Market Bill or at least remove its most damaging aspects. The Liberal Democrats have put forward amendments to remove clauses relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol, and to create a UK-wide “dispute resolution mechanism”.
Technology will underpin our infrastructure revolution of national renewal
Coronavirus
By Matt Warman MP
Technology will underpin our infrastructure revolution of national renewal
Right now we are helping innovative thinkers across Britain harness the power of 5G to make businesses more productive.
Boris Johnson's Controversial Brexit Bill Has Cleared Its First Parliamentary Hurdle
Brexit
Boris Johnson's Controversial Brexit Bill Has Cleared Its First Parliamentary Hurdle
Boris Johnson's controversial bill to change parts of the Brexit deal, which will see the UK break international law, has cleared its second reading vote in the House of Commons.
Boris Johnson Will Try To Quell A Growing Brexit Rebellion With A Commons Speech
Brexit
Boris Johnson Will Try To Quell A Growing Brexit Rebellion With A Commons Speech
Boris Johnson will move to try to quell a growing rebellion over his plans to break international law by addressing MPs this afternoon, following the first Tory resignation over the row.