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Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Economy
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has referred herself to the independent ethics adviser after admitting to not paying enough stamp duty on her seaside flat.
Union Boss Tells Labour There Is Clear Public Support For Wealth Taxes
Economy
Union Boss Tells Labour There Is Clear Public Support For Wealth Taxes
The Rundown Podcast: IFS Boss Helen Miller On Labour's Economic Record
Economy
The Rundown Podcast: IFS Boss Helen Miller On Labour's Economic Record
Union Leader Dave Penman: 'It's A Complete Mystery To Me Why Labour Won't Go Further On Standards'
Economy
Union Leader Dave Penman: "It's A Complete Mystery To Me Why Labour Won't Go Further On Standards"
The Rundown Podcast: TUC Boss Paul Nowak On Labour's Workers' Rights Record
Economy
The Rundown Podcast: TUC Boss Paul Nowak On Labour's Workers' Rights Record
Planning Reform Climbdown Could Harm Economic Growth, Housing Experts Warn
Economy
Planning Reform Climbdown Could Harm Economic Growth, Housing Experts Warn
Labour Donor Says He Is Open To Engaging With Reform UK About Gambling Taxes
Economy
Labour Donor Says He Is Open To Engaging With Reform UK About Gambling Taxes
Opinion
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation?
Parliament must act now to end the debt crisis undermining global aid
Economy
By Noah Law MP
Parliament must act now to end the debt crisis undermining global aid
The little-known tax tweak proposal that could bury the government’s housebuilding dream Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
The little-known tax tweak proposal that could bury the government’s housebuilding dream
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Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Education
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Economy
Darren Jones To Run No 10 Delivery As Keir Starmer Shakes Up His Top Team
Darren Jones To Run No 10 Delivery As Keir Starmer Shakes Up His Top Team
Political parties
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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
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Partner content
Economy
By Mind
New Crisis report proves DWP's punitive approach is counterproductive, says Mind
Mind response to sanctions research from Crisis
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Barriers to home ownership fall as housing market sentiment improves
UK consumers have reported that all the major barriers to property purchase have fallen, the BSAs final Property Tracker of 2015 reveals.
Older workers crucial to curbing construction industry skills gap – new report Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Older workers crucial to curbing construction industry skills gap – new report
The construction industry’s skills gap could be filled by older workers but employers are failing to realise their potential, a new report has found. 
Protecting Britain’s tourism industry in the wake of the Paris attacks
Economy
By Ian Liddell-Grainger MP
Protecting Britain’s tourism industry in the wake of the Paris attacks
Conservative MP Ian Liddell-Grainger outlines the lessons that can be learned from Paris on how to protect the UK’s tourism industry from the fear that is created by terrorist attacks. 
New Black Friday spending figures show e-commerce surging ahead of the high street Partner content
Economy
By Visa
New Black Friday spending figures show e-commerce surging ahead of the high street
While shopping online continues to grow in popularity, the high street is still taking a hit, according to new figures from Visa Europe.
Partner content
Economy
By Visa
E-commerce grows strongly despite modest overall spending in November
- Modest increase in consumer spending in November (+1.1% on the year) - Expenditure continues to rise solidly in e-commerce (+4.1%), but declines on the high street (-1.5%) - Hotels, Restaurants Bars, Recreation Culture and Clothing Footwear see strongest increases in spending during November
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Shared Ownership must be recognised as a specific tenure in its own right - BSA
Ahead of the Prime Minister's speech on Shared Ownership Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage Policy at the Building Societies Associationsays it is time to recognise the scheme as a specific tenure in its own right.
Chancellor’s digital boost ‘ignores local government’ Partner content
Economy
By Society of Information Technology Management
Chancellor’s digital boost ‘ignores local government’
Increased funding for digital transformation in central government and NHS services, ignores the pressing need to join up public services locally, the Society of Information Technology Management has said.
Partner content
Economy
By Association of British Insurers
FCA proposal on renewal information follows call from the ABI
Responding to theannouncement by the Financial Conduct Authorityto consult on proposals to require the publication of the previous years premium on insurance renewal notices,Association of British Insurers Director General, Huw Evans, said:
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Deputy Skills Minister launches construction Higher Apprenticeship in Wales
A new construction higher apprenticeship was officially launched this week by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology Julie James AM.
Partner content
Economy
By Airbus
Business Secretary and Airbus CEO announce research investment
President and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus, Fabrice Bregier today joined the Business Secretary, Sajid Javid MP at the Airbus site in Filton to announce 14 million investment into aerospace research and technology.
Skills Minister addresses construction industry over ongoing skills crisis Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
Skills Minister addresses construction industry over ongoing skills crisis
At a Parliamentary roundtable to launch a new report by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the Skills Minister and Shadow Small Business Minister discussed with industry experts how apprenticeships could address the ongoing skills shortage in UK construction.     
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IOSH welcomes UK Government's workplace health pledges
The UK Governments pledge to invest extra funds into workplace health issues has been welcomed by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Transparency ‘essential’ to tackle disability employment gap
Economy
By David Burrowes
Transparency ‘essential’ to tackle disability employment gap
Annual reporting and specialist employment support is needed to halve the disability employment gap, says David Burrowes MP.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Building societies perform strongly in mortgage and savings markets
Building societies approved over 103,000 mortgages between July and September 2015, data released today by the Building Societies Association shows. These approvals accounted for 27% of the total market well above societies natural market share of 21%.
Punitive sanctions regime 'is clearly not working'
Economy
By Neil Gray MP
Punitive sanctions regime 'is clearly not working'
SNP Spokesperson for Fair Work and Employment, Neil Gray MP, calls for the sanctions regime to be fully and independently reviewed. 
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Fixed income sales bounce back in October
The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds forOctober 2015 which show:
Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Autumn Statement 2015: Improving energy efficiency low priority
The Glass and Glazing Federation takes positives from Chancellors Spending Review and assesses theannouncements that will impact on the construction industry.
Partner content
Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
A third of construction firms are turned off by taking on apprentices, warns FMB
A third of small construction firms are being put off from taking on apprentices because of the bureaucracy involved, according to a new research report Defusing the skills time bomb published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
International collaboration gives competitive advantage, CIOB conference warns
International collaboration is essential for addressing the acute skills shortages and financial challenges of the UK construction sector, delegates at CIOBs International Inspiring Construction Conference heard on Tuesday.
Autumn Statement 2015: Top city firm EY analyses changes Partner content
Economy
By EY
Autumn Statement 2015: Top city firm EY analyses changes
Leading professional services firm, EY, give their take on the Autumn Statement. 
Partner content
Economy
By Homeless Link
Housing Benefit caps must not leave vulnerable at risk of homelessness
Homeless Link responds to the Spending Review
Partner content
Economy
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
New global standard puts greater emphasis on top management in health and safety
CEOs, directors and senior managers who get visibly and demonstrably involved in managing the safety and health of their workforces will be best placed to meet the new global standard, a leading professional body said today.
Partner content
Economy
By Investment Association
Investment Association responds to the Autumn Statement
In response to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement today, Guy Sears, Interim CEO of the Investment Association, said:
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
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Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards