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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
By Which?
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
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Managers Look To Government For Support in Retraining and Upskilling The Workforce
New CMI findings reveal UK managers’ call for Government support beyond JRS - and potential solutions to the UK training gap.
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.
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.
What the Covid-19 crisis taught us about food chain resilience and Brexit Partner content
Brexit
By Arla Foods UK
What the Covid-19 crisis taught us about food chain resilience and Brexit
The Covid-19 crisis has tested the UK food supply chain like never before. Despite being placed under significant pressure it has held up remarkably well. So, can we draw any lessons from the past few months as we look to the future outside of the EU?
The maritime sector can play a key role in the green recovery Partner content
Economy
By British Ports Association
The maritime sector can play a key role in the green recovery
As the Chancellor looks to restart the economy, he will find in maritime a sector that is full of ambition but one that has yet to see the level of funding or interest from Government that other industries have.
Why ports will always keep the economy moving Partner content
Economy
By Port of Dover
Why ports will always keep the economy moving
We will continue to lead the way in helping the UK chart a course towards a secure, sustainable and prosperous future.
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.
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.
It’s time for Boris Johnson to get serious about saving jobs and our planet
Economy
By Wes Streeting MP
It’s time for Boris Johnson to get serious about saving jobs and our planet
The planet is burning, and we are facing a sustained period of unemployment. But the Prime Minister's speech, billed as a ‘new deal’, failed to offer any hope of him delivering the real change that our country needs.
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
'Conservatism is going back to the future': inside the Tory battle to regenerate in the wake of coronavirus
Economy
By Sebastian Whale
'Conservatism is going back to the future': inside the Tory battle to regenerate in the wake of coronavirus
Boris Johnson’s evocation of Roosevelt’s ‘new deal’ to announce the coronavirus economic recovery package was a successful piece of salesmanship. But does it signal a wider shift in the Conservative party? Sebastian Whale reports
Extend furlough scheme for people in local lockdown, Labour’s Anneliese Dodds demands
Coronavirus
Extend furlough scheme for people in local lockdown, Labour’s Anneliese Dodds demands
Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds is urging Rishi Sunak to keep the coronavirus furlough scheme going beyond October if people are caught up in a local lockdown.
Boris Johnson says people must ‘act responsibly’ ahead of Saturday lockdown easing
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says people must ‘act responsibly’ ahead of Saturday lockdown easing
Boris Johnson will urge the public to “act responsibly” when a wave of lockdown measures in England are eased this weekend.
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak urged to fund £3bn package to help millions at risk of losing jobs make career change
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak urged to fund £3bn package to help millions at risk of losing jobs make career change
A package of more than £3billion is needed to help ten million workers make a career change and move out of roles affected by social distancing, according to a group of labour market experts.
Coronavirus
By National Federation of Builders
NFB members are ready to ‘Build, Build, Build’
Prime Minister Johnson has announced that the Government is ready to ‘build, build, build’ and unlock a raft of opportunities through planning, investment and funding.
Economy
By Building Societies Association
BSA comments on National Housing Federation’s Homes at the Heart campaign
Commenting on the Homes at the Heart campaign release published on 1 July 2020 by the National Housing Federation, Paul Broadhead, BSA Head of Mortgages and Housing said:
Brexit deadlock: first face-to-face talks in months end with ‘significant divergences’
Brexit
Brexit deadlock: first face-to-face talks in months end with ‘significant divergences’
The latest round of talks on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union have ended with “significant divergences” between the two sides.
Boris Johnson says extending coronavirus furlough would leave people in ‘suspended animation’
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says extending coronavirus furlough would leave people in ‘suspended animation’
Extending the Government’s furlough scheme beyond October would keep people in “suspended animation”, Boris Johnson has said.
Coronavirus: Treasury deletes ‘raise a glass’ tweet promoting pub reopenings after backlash
Economy
Coronavirus: Treasury deletes ‘raise a glass’ tweet promoting pub reopenings after backlash
The Treasury has deleted a social media post urging Brits to “raise a glass” for the reopening of pubs following a backlash.