IKEA (Ingka Holding BV and its controlled entities), today announced the appointment of Peter Jelkeby as Country Retail Manager with responsibility for the UK and Ireland.

A Brexit deal between Labour and the Conservatives “has to be done” after both parties suffered major losses in the local elections, Jeremy Corbyn has declared.

Labour would be performing better with "almost any other leader" than Jeremy Corbyn, one of the party's backbenchers has said.

Labour is trying to "bail out" the Conservatives by helping the Government deliver Brexit, according to a senior member of the Shadow Cabinet.

Ministers were unable to deal with problems with Crossrail because of the "high degree" of autonomy handed to the project’s management, the Government’s spending watchdog has said.

Philip Hammond has ditched plans to scrap 1p and 2p coins as part of plans to stop the UK going cashless.

The UK’s life sciences sector is a thriving hub of research and innovation but with a loss of access to international talent, the vitality of the sector is at stake, writes Nabil Rastani.

The Government should invest billions of pounds on repairing the “damage” done by Brexit once the negotiations move to the next phase, a former government minister has said.

A Brexit Party candidate for the European elections has quit over a colleague's refusal to apologise for past comments on a notorious IRA bombing.

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, is delighted to announce the 18 freelancers and ambassadors shortlisted for the Freelancer of the Year Awards 2019. The shortlisted candidates are from all over the UK and are highly diverse. They include an astronomy expert, a florist, an international development expert and even a sex writer.

Network Rail’s ruling that 99 per cent of its contractors are ‘inside IR35’ is ‘deeply concerning’, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has warned.

There is little doubt about the outstanding need for investment in infrastructure and housing, but private investment throughout the economy, including construction, is being impacted by the current political chaos and economic uncertainty, says MPA.

Nick Brown, Head of Sustainability Great Britain, Coca-Cola European Partners has said in response to the recommendation: 

Theresa May has ditched her claim that “no-deal is better than a bad deal” as she dropped a strong hint that a soft Brexit agreement with Labour could be in the offing.

The Department for Transport is set to take £50m hit after it cancelled no-deal Brexit ferry contracts.

Michael Gove has told Cabinet ministers that they would be better to accept an "unpalatable" Brexit deal with Labour than risk never leaving the European Union at all.

A perfect storm of diminished consumer confidence, rising material prices and increases in wages and salaries has resulted in the construction SME sector detracting for the first time in six years, says Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders.

Labour's manifesto for the European Parliament will not contain a pledge to hold a second Brexit referendum.

Theresa May has set a seven-day deadline for Brexit talks with Labour to reach a conclusion.

The British Plastics Federation (BPF), which represents the whole supply chain of the UK plastics industry, has published a position paper supporting the aims of the Norway proposal on plastic waste exports.

Pro-EU party Change UK has suffered a major blow ahead of the European elections after a poll found that more Brits think Labour are “anti-Brexit” than the new group.

Specialist payment and banking provider Cashplus has joined as sponsor of National Freelancers Day 2019, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has announced.

The NFB has welcomed the decision to remove or suspend seven major construction firms from the Institute of Credit Management’s Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time. 

The board of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) is pleased to announce the formation of the NFB Major Contractors Group (NFB MCG).