10th Annual Conference 2018 – Health and safety in uncertain times

Philip Hammond has forecast that a Brexit deal with the EU will deliver a boost to the British economy as he called on warring Tories to back the Prime Minister.

An outspoken Conservative MP has urged her party to protect itself against a 1930s-style “extreme takeover” after a pro-Brexit colleague called for her to be deselected.

The British Safety Council welcome the announcement from the government to ban the use of all flammable external cladding on high rise buildings.

Dominic Grieve has been branded “disloyal” by a former Cabinet colleague over his suggestion that there could be a national government formed to bring down Brexit.

Hospitality companies will be banned by the Government from taking a share of their staff’s tips, Theresa May is to announce.

Dominic Raab will today warn the EU that Britain is ready to walk away from the Brexit negotiations unless they soften their demands.

Jeremy Hunt today compared the EU to the brutal Soviet Union as he warned the bloc not to turn itself into "a prison".

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has mocked Boris Johnson over his claims that Downing Street misled him over its plans to avoid a hard Irish border.

Conservative Party chair Brandon Lewis has refused to say whether he considered quitting yesterday after a major security blunder saw personal details of senior ministers and MPs exposed to the public.

MPs could still alter any Brexit deal secured by Theresa May and voted through Parliament, a group of academics has claimed.

A no-deal Brexit would temporarily shut down a major Toyota plant, the carmaker has warned.

A Government minister has risked a fresh row ahead of the Conservative party conference after he blasted Boris Johnson, saying he craved publicity like others do cocaine.

At a Labour conference fringe event, Lucy Powell MP joined a panel of experts to discuss why social mobility seems to have stalled, and what we can do about it.

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has today responded to analysis by the TUC regarding low-paid self-employed people, on the same day a new report by Oxford Martin School reveals the average Uber driver earns above the London living wage.

Speaking at an event in Liverpool at Labour Party Conference, the Shadow Chancellor said we have to "wake up to the reality of what is going on" in the gig economy.

A senior minister has warned that the Conservatives must reclaim being known as the “party of business” rather than "talking it down" if they are to beat Labour at the next election.

The Conservatives have flatly rejected the Brexit olive branch Jeremy Corbyn offered in his keynote Labour conference speech.

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has issued a position statement concerning the impact of a ‘no-deal’ scenario on the UK veterinary profession and associated sectors. It details a number of concerns regarding the potential risks to animal welfare and public health due to the impact on the veterinary workforce.

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is today calling for government to commit to the policies they’ve already put in place, to support the business skills and productivity for UK competitiveness at their ABCs of Brexit event.  

A Shadow Cabinet member and ally of Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour could “bend its red lines” on Brexit to help Theresa May get her deal through the Commons.

EU countries have been urged to step up preparations for a no-deal Brexit - as Theresa May faced growing Cabinet unease over her insistence "no-deal is better than a bad deal".

Jeremy Corbyn has told Theresa May he is ready to agree a “sensible” deal with her on Brexit.

The next Budget will take place just days after a crunch summit that could decide the fate of Theresa May's Brexit talks, Philip Hammond has confirmed.