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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
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Political parties
Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning
Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning
Political parties
Could Labour Lose Its Grip On London?
Could Labour Lose Its Grip On London?
Political parties
Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: 'The Woman Is The Priority'
Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: "The Woman Is The Priority"
Health
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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
Our inquiry found IR35 rules to be riddled with flaws and unfairnesses
Economy
By Lord Forsyth
Our inquiry found IR35 rules to be riddled with flaws and unfairnesses
Witnesses told the Finance Bill sub-committee that IR35 rules had left them in a ‘halfway house’: they do not enjoy the rights that come with employment, yet they are considered employees for tax purposes.
Coronavirus: Is it possible to extend the Brexit transition period?
Brexit
By House of Commons Library
Coronavirus: Is it possible to extend the Brexit transition period?
Despite the Government insisting it will not, some believe the coronavirus crisis means the Brexit transition period should be extended. Graeme Cowie from the House of Commons Library explains how this could happen.
Coronavirus: Unions demand 'tough new safety measures' for workers before lockdown restrictions lifted
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Unions demand 'tough new safety measures' for workers before lockdown restrictions lifted
Unions are demanding "tough new measures" be put in place to protect workers returning to their jobs before coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted.
Dominic Raab warns Tory lockdown critics second coronavirus wave would ‘risk the economy’
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab warns Tory lockdown critics second coronavirus wave would ‘risk the economy’
Dominic Raab has batted away calls from senior Conservatives to ease the coronavirus lockdown, as he warned that a second wave of the disease could deal a “serious blow” to the economy.
Boris Johnson facing mounting Tory pressure to ease lockdown as he returns to work
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson facing mounting Tory pressure to ease lockdown as he returns to work
Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure from Conservative MPs and donors to set out how Britain will leave its coronavirus lockdown as he returns to work following his battle with the illness.
Keir Starmer urges ministers to treat public like ‘adults’ over coronavirus lockdown exit plan
Coronavirus
Keir Starmer urges ministers to treat public like ‘adults’ over coronavirus lockdown exit plan
Sir Keir Starmer has urged ministers to treat the public like “adults” over plans to exit the coronavirus lockdown.
EXCL Labour demands ban on 'unacceptable' shareholder payouts for companies getting coronavirus help
Coronavirus
EXCL Labour demands ban on 'unacceptable' shareholder payouts for companies getting coronavirus help
Businesses that have benefitted from the Government's raft of coronavirus support schemes should be banned from paying dividends to their shareholders, Labour is demanding.
After this crisis, there will be no excuse for any business not to pay its way
Coronavirus
By Anneliese Dodds MP
After this crisis, there will be no excuse for any business not to pay its way
When the public looks back on the support it has given business over this period I want it to do so with pride rather than through gritted teeth. That means firms must all play their part in rebuilding public finances
Coronavirus
By National Federation of Builders
Construction Minister tells NFB that infrastructure will be crucial to economic recovery
Addressing members attending the National Federation of Builders Large Contractors Forum, the Construction Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that he was looking to bring forward infrastructure projects to support the construction sector’s economic recovery, after the Covid-19 crisis
Brexit talks ‘disappointing’ say EU as UK admits ‘limited progress’ made on trade deal in latest round
Brexit
Brexit talks ‘disappointing’ say EU as UK admits ‘limited progress’ made on trade deal in latest round
The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has labelled the latest round of Brexit talks “disappointing” and said the UK “did not wish to commit seriously on a number of fundamental points”.
Coronavirus
By IPSE
IPSE research: over-60s and new mothers among groups most likely to miss out on government self-employed support
Over-60s, 50-59-year-olds and new mothers are three of the groups most likely to miss out on government self-employed support because they went into freelancing too recently, according to new research by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed).
Senior Tory MPs demand ‘step-by-step’ plan to end coronavirus lockdown within weeks
Coronavirus
Senior Tory MPs demand ‘step-by-step’ plan to end coronavirus lockdown within weeks
Senior Conservative MPs have warned the Government that it must begin a “step-by-step” lifting of the UK-wide coronavirus lockdown within weeks.
Coronavirus
By IPSE
AA and IPSE in new partnership to support self-employed with breakdown cover
The AA is now offering its business breakdown services to members of IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed
Former Tory Cabinet minister David Lidington calls for Brexit transition to be extended amid coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus
Former Tory Cabinet minister David Lidington calls for Brexit transition to be extended amid coronavirus crisis
The UK should extend the Brexit transition period so the Government can focus all of its efforts on fighting the coronavirus, according to Theresa May’s former deputy.
How are building societies responding to Covid-19 Partner content
Coronavirus
By Building Societies Association
How are building societies responding to Covid-19
Building societies and credit unions are working hard to serve their members at this time and to keep everyone safe.
56% of managers report a fall in staff wellbeing as a result of move to home working Partner content
Coronavirus
By Chartered Management Institute
56% of managers report a fall in staff wellbeing as a result of move to home working
New CMI research confirms just how challenging a time this is for managers with over half reporting a fall in staff wellbeing as a result of the ‘quick but necessary’ move to home working due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus
By IPSE
IPSE tells Treasury Select Committee limited company contractors and the newly self-employed urgently need more support
Limited company contractors and the newly self-employed urgently need more support during the Coronavirus crisis, Andy Chamberlain, Director of Policy at IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) told the Treasury Select Committee today.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF underlines positions on Covid-19 issues
The GGF has underlined its positions on several issues around the developing COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the glass and glazing industry.
Coronavirus: Philip Hammond says UK should start ‘reopening the economy’ as calls for lockdown exit plan mount
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Philip Hammond says UK should start ‘reopening the economy’ as calls for lockdown exit plan mount
Britain must start “reopening the economy” to avoid sustained damage from the coronavirus shutdown, former Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned.
Coronavirus: More than 140,000 firms have applied for the state to pay the wages of a million workers
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: More than 140,000 firms have applied for the state to pay the wages of a million workers
More than 140,000 firms have applied for the Government to pay the wages of one million of their workers, Rishi Sunak has revealed.
Coronavirus
By Building Societies Association
BSA Conference rescheduled for 2021
The Building Societies Annual Conference will now take place on 5 & 6 May 2021 in Liverpool.
Coronavirus: Downing Street warns of second peak as it plays down chances of lockdown being eased soon
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Downing Street warns of second peak as it plays down chances of lockdown being eased soon
Downing Street has warned of the risks of a second wave of coronavirus infections as it played down the chances of lockdown measures being eased in the near future..
Boris Johnson ‘wary of easing lockdown too soon’ amid fears of second coronavirus wave
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson ‘wary of easing lockdown too soon’ amid fears of second coronavirus wave
Boris Johnson remains cautious about easing Britain’s lockdown restrictions too soon amid concern over a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak.
Two-thirds of voters want Brexit transition period extended so ministers can focus on tackling coronavirus - poll
Coronavirus
Two-thirds of voters want Brexit transition period extended so ministers can focus on tackling coronavirus - poll
Two-thirds of Brits want the Brexit transition period to be extended so the Government can "focus 100% of its energy on dealing with coronavirus for the rest of the year", according to a new poll.