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The Choices Facing Burnham's Government On Water
The Choices Facing Burnham's Government On Water
Environment
Campaigning in Makerfield, Andy Burnham threatened Thames Water with public ownership – but has not so far followed through. Ben Gartside reports on a decision that will define his approach to privately owned suppliers of public goods.
John Healey Pledges 'Fiscal Discipline' And Hints At Welfare Reform
Economy
John Healey Pledges "Fiscal Discipline" And Hints At Welfare Reform
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Economy
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
Economy
Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
TUC Head Urges Government To Reject Choice Between Defence Spending And Public Services
Economy
TUC Head Urges Government To Reject Choice Between Defence Spending And Public Services
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Economy
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Opinion
Connected technology can unlock the next wave of small business growth Partner content
Economy
By Sage
Connected technology can unlock the next wave of small business growth
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
Economy
By Daniel Zeichner MP
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
We need to get our welfare system back on track – and review the triple lock
Economy
By David Smith MP
We need to get our welfare system back on track – and review the triple lock
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Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Foreign affairs
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Environment
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Economy
Who Is Labour's New General Secretary – And What Does He Plan To Do With The Party Machine?
Who Is Labour's New General Secretary – And What Does He Plan To Do With The Party Machine?
Political parties
Neal Lawson: “The Most Naive Person In Left-Wing Politics”
Neal Lawson: “The Most Naive Person In Left-Wing Politics”
Political parties
Professor Brian Cox Left Hopeful By “Excellent” Burnham Conference Speech
Professor Brian Cox Left Hopeful By “Excellent” Burnham Conference Speech
Political parties
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Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Economy
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Andy Burnham has pledged to create a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester that would serve as the ‘nerve centre of a rewired Britain’. Will it work? How? Sienna Rodgers reports
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock talks to Sienna Rodgers about introducing a controversial tourist tax and tackling short-term holiday lets – plus why Labour finds itself in a mess, but relitigating Brexit would be wrong
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Communities
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Critics say Lisa Nandy should spend more time meeting stakeholders in her brief, but the Culture Secretary tells Francis Elliott she’s fighting for the government to give hope to the most vulnerable. Photography by Tom Pilston
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Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF joins tributes to NHIC president
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) joined the tributes to Baroness Diana Maddock, who died on June 26th at her home in Berwick-upon Tweed, Northumberland, following a short illness.
Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF raises industry issues at government meetings
Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF appoints new health, safety and environment manager
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of James MacPherson as Health, Safety and Environment Manager.
Coronavirus
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET welcome Chancellor's announcement of grants for home-owners to make energy saving improvements
We look forward to seeing what else is part of the wider £3bn plan to cut emissions and how Government plans to achieve the £9.2bn promise made in the election manifesto. Hopefully the Chancellor will have more to say in the budget tomorrow.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
What is really popular across the UK but some say is boring, Mr Chancellor?
Energy efficiency, Chancellor! A green recovery is simply impossible without it and voters want it! Tackling the UK’s unnecessarily leaky housing must be at the heart of the Chancellor’s stimulus plan to recover from Covid-19.
The UK’s ports are key to rebuilding the economy Partner content
Coronavirus
By Associated British Ports
The UK’s ports are key to rebuilding the economy
Ports can now provide the foundations for rebuilding the economy in the months ahead.
It is time for the Chancellor to speed up rail projects Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
It is time for the Chancellor to speed up rail projects
The Prime Minister wants a connected UK to drive economic growth in all parts of the country. So now, in the face of the coronavirus crisis, is the time for the Government to speed up rail projects.
Our ports must be well connected to the rest of the country if we want to see strong trade
Coronavirus
By Stephen Metcalfe MP
Our ports must be well connected to the rest of the country if we want to see strong trade
Trade will be crucial to our Covid economic recovery – but we’ll need a strategic approach to regional connectivity and transport links for freight
Strategic support for airlines must mean long-term value for taxpayers
Coronavirus
By Steve Double MP
Strategic support for airlines must mean long-term value for taxpayers
UK aviation is of great strategic importance to our place in the world. But from regional airports to large international airlines, ongoing support will be needed to weather the Covid crisis
Rishi Sunak urged to pump £200bn into the economy and hand everyone a £500 voucher in wake of ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak urged to pump £200bn into the economy and hand everyone a £500 voucher in wake of ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus crisis
Rishi Sunak is being urged to match the “unprecedented” coronavirus pandemic with a £200bn recovery package which would include £500 high street vouchers for everybody.
Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak promises ‘eco-friendly economic recovery’ with £3bn injection for green jobs
Rishi Sunak is set to announce £3 billion of new investment in green projects as part of a pledge to “kickstart eco-friendly economic recovery” and create jobs in low carbon industries.
Boris Johnson urges Brits not to 'stuff this up' after pubs reopened across England
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson urges Brits not to 'stuff this up' after pubs reopened across England
Boris Johnson has urged Britons not to "stuff this up" after thousands flocked to pubs and bars over the weekend.
Dominic Raab names first human rights abusers to be targeted by UK post-Brexit sanction regime
Brexit
Dominic Raab names first human rights abusers to be targeted by UK post-Brexit sanction regime
The Foreign Secretary has revealed the first foreign nationals to face asset freezes and travel bans as he unveiled the UK’s new post-Brexit sanction regime.
Economy
By Cadent
To reach net zero, the Chancellor must invest in clean hydrogen
Cadent believe a commitment from the Chancellor on the below would help drive forward growth whilst building towards our Net Zero target
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.
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.
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.
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.
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