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Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"

13 Jul 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.

07 Jul Communities

London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms

The international fightback against dangerous products sold online

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04 Jul Communities

The international fightback against dangerous products sold online

26 Jun Economy

Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels

25 Jun Health

Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster

21 Jun Economy

Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party

20 Jun Economy

Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump

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17 Jul Education

Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children

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16 Jul Education

UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth

14 Jul Economy

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

17 Jul Political parties

Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings

14 Jul Parliament

Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions

16 Jul Political parties

Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning

18 Jul Political parties

Could Labour Lose Its Grip On London?

19 Jul Political parties

Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: "The Woman Is The Priority"

14 Jul Health

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15 Jun 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

01 Jun 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

18 May 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

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17 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak extends ‘lifeline’ coronavirus wage guarantee by a month as lockdown continues

The Treasury will continue to pay the bulk of wages for staff put on furlough by the coronavirus crisis until at least the end of June, Rishi Sunak has announced.

17 Apr 2020 Economy

Free education resources to help with home schooling launched by Young Money and the BSA

Young Money, the financial education charity which is part of Young Enterprise, and the Building Societies Association (BSA), the body representing UK building societies, have today launched a set of financial education materials for children, parents and carers to use while schools are closed.

17 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak expands government loan scheme to support large businesses

A government loan scheme designed to help firms deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak has been expanded to help large businesses.

17 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Keir Starmer 'right' to call for lockdown exit plan, says free market think thank

Keir Starmer is "right" to call on ministers to urgently publish their lockdown exit strategy, a free market think tank has said.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Downing Street rules out extension to Brexit transition period - even if Brussels asks for it

The UK will not be extending the Brexit transition into 2021 even if the European Union asks to, Downing Street have confirmed.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

CIOB welcomes measures to ensure delivery of Exchequer-funded capital projects

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) welcomes the measures announced by the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD this week to mitigate the risks for Exchequer-funded capital projects during the COVID-19 crisis period.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Debt payments suspended for world's poorest countries as part of $200bn package to fight coronavirus impact

Debt payments for the world's poorest countries are to be suspended as part of a $200bn package of measures to tackle the coronavirus, the Treasury has announced.

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

IPSE welcomes news Small Business Minister is considering support for “utterly despondent” limited company contractors

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed the news that Small Business Minister Paul Scully is considering ways of supporting limited company contractors that he can propose to the Chancellor.

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Brexit negotiations to press ahead despite coronavirus shutdown, UK and EU confirm

Talks on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union are to continue despite the global coronavirus pandemic, both sides have announced.

$Rishi Sunak facing calls to speed up coronavirus business loans amid warnings a ‘tiny fraction’ of firms are getting help$

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak facing calls to speed up coronavirus business loans amid warnings a ‘tiny fraction’ of firms are getting help

Rishi Sunak is facing fresh demands to beef up a scheme designed to help businesses through the coronavirus shutdown, amid warnings that just a “tiny fraction” of firms are getting the help they need to stave off collapse.

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

EHRC response to OBR forecast

If the OBR forecasts are correct, the difficult economic decisions that will need to be taken must seek to ensure that existing inequalities are not exacerbated and cemented into our economy for the future.

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: DWP looking to recruit 5,000 benefits claimants to handle surge in Universal Credit claims

Thousands of benefit claimants could be recruited by the Government to help deal with a surge in Universal Credit claims as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, it has emerged.

15 Apr 2020 Economy

Rail industry welcomes Notice to Proceed for HS2

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has welcomed the 'Notice to Proceed' for HS2 to begin the main construction works.

APM launches new ‘Projecting the Future Paper’ on the future of work and skills

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15 Apr 2020 Economy

APM launches new ‘Projecting the Future Paper’ on the future of work and skills

Project practitioners urged to join the conversation about future challenges and opportunities around work and skills.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Nearly half of self-employed fear they will not have enough money to cover basic costs despite government support

New research by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has found that almost half (45%) of the self-employed fear they will not have enough money to cover basic costs like rent and bills during the Coronavirus crisis, despite the government support on offer. Overall, two thirds (66%) also say they are worried they will burn through all their savings in the next three months.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

GGF gets Government clarification on essential workers

As the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent lockdown has intensified the Glass and Glazing Federation has been asked by many Member companies for clarification on whether they should or should not remain open for business.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

GGF urges Chancellor to improve financial support

Following an internal review of the Government’s financial support packages, the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has formally written to The Chancellor of the Exchequer highlighting the current cash flow crisis in the glass and glazing industry, caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: UK economy could shrink by record 35% as unemployment soars by two million, finance watchdog warns

The UK economy is set for a record contraction with as many as two million more people facing unemployment in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown, the government's finance watchdog has warned.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Plastics industry shines in fight against Covid-19

The UK plastics industry is playing a key role in the fight against COVID-19, with many companies going to great lengths to meet sudden spikes in demand for key products, ranging from medical packaging to components for ventilators.

14 Apr 2020 Health

Modern slavery is a transnational problem, which no government can fix alone

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s groundbreaking e-handbook for legislators is seeking to tackle the scourge of modern slavery. All of us, within Parliament and without, can do more to raise awareness of modern slavery.

13 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

EXCL Treasury urged to extend job retention scheme to prevent wave of redundancies at end of April

The Treasury is being urged to announce the extension of the scheme to pay people’s wages during the coronavirus outbreak to prevent a fresh wave of redundancies at the end of April.

09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

An immediate stamp duty holiday is needed

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) joins the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in calling for a temporary stamp duty holiday.

09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

NHS nurses do not deserve the additional worry of paying off their student debt

I and 80 other MPs wrote to the Health Secretary, calling on him to cancel the student debt incurred by thousands of student nurses who are now at the frontline of this fight against covid-19.

08 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

HMRC confirms job retention scheme due to make payments this month

The Chief Executive of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Jim Harra, has today announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for furloughed workers is due to open on 20th April 2020 but the National Federation of Builders is warning against further delay.