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Grant Shapps Says 'Very, Very Few' Foreign Lorry Drivers Have Taken Up UK Visas
Grant Shapps Says "Very, Very Few" Foreign Lorry Drivers Have Taken Up UK Visas
Coronavirus
Just "dozens" of overseas lorry drivers have joined the UK fleet since the government opened its emergency visa scheme, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said.
Packaging Industry Says It Is Too Late To Stop Shortages Of Cans And Cardboard
Coronavirus
Packaging Industry Says It Is Too Late To Stop Shortages Of Cans And Cardboard
BEIS Hands Rishi Sunak Demands For Tackling Energy Crisis As Panic Deepens
Economy
BEIS Hands Rishi Sunak Demands For Tackling Energy Crisis As Panic Deepens
More Trouble For Boris Johnson’s Plans To Reshape The Economy As Car Industry Calls For Help
Brexit
More Trouble For Boris Johnson’s Plans To Reshape The Economy As Car Industry Calls For Help
Boris Johnson Appoints Former Tesco CEO As A Supply Chain Advisor Amid Growing Shortage Crisis
Brexit
Boris Johnson Appoints Former Tesco CEO As A Supply Chain Advisor Amid Growing Shortage Crisis
IKEA continues to champion climate action by joining COP26 as a Partner Partner content
Environment
By IKEA
IKEA continues to champion climate action by joining COP26 as a Partner
The Pig Industry Thinks The Cabinet Is Split Over Visas As Mass Cull Continues
Coronavirus
The Pig Industry Thinks The Cabinet Is Split Over Visas As Mass Cull Continues
The House Live
Bridging the digital divide is now a matter of solving the wealth gap Partner content
Coronavirus
By Vodafone UK
Bridging the digital divide is now a matter of solving the wealth gap
‘Take Time to Think’ is another step on our journey to keep customers safe and in control of their betting Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
‘Take Time to Think’ is another step on our journey to keep customers safe and in control of their betting
The Chancellor should take this opportunity to support Scotch whisky and help Scottish business build back better
Economy
By David Duguid MP
The Chancellor should take this opportunity to support Scotch whisky and help Scottish business build back better
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Exclusive: Government Set To Announce Ambitious Carbon Emission Reduction Target For Power Sector By 2035
Exclusive: Government Set To Announce Ambitious Carbon Emission Reduction Target For Power Sector By 2035
Environment
Priti Patel Suggests MPs Could Be Given Police Protection At Constituency Meetings Following David Amess Death
Priti Patel Suggests MPs Could Be Given Police Protection At Constituency Meetings Following David Amess Death
Home affairs
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More Trouble For Boris Johnson’s Plans To Reshape The Economy As Car Industry Calls For Help
Brexit
More Trouble For Boris Johnson’s Plans To Reshape The Economy As Car Industry Calls For Help
Boris Johnson has made it clear he wants to use the current supply chain crisis to reshape the British economy, but businesses are warning he risks breaking it this winter as staff shortages continue to cause major issues across a host of industries.
Tory Faithful Gush Over Rishi Sunak's Ode To 'Fiscal Responsibility'
Economy
Tory Faithful Gush Over Rishi Sunak's Ode To "Fiscal Responsibility"
“What's not to like about Rishi Sunak? He's great,” one Conservative activist enthusiastically said as they left the Chancellor’s first in-person speech at party conference.
As we recover from the pandemic, we must not allow British horse racing to fall behind
Culture
By Matt Hancock MP
As we recover from the pandemic, we must not allow British horse racing to fall behind
The Horserace Betting Levy should apply to all horse racing globally which is bet on by British customers, generating around £20 million annually to help British racing build back better.
Economy news
Checks On EU Imports Have Been Delayed Again
Brexit
Checks On EU Imports Have Been Delayed Again
The government has announced that a range of checks on goods coming from the European Union have been postponed for a second time, so businesses have more time to prepare for the post-Brexit paperwork.
Is Boris Johnson Playing Favourites With The Metro Mayors?
Communities
By Georgina Bailey
Is Boris Johnson Playing Favourites With The Metro Mayors?
England's metro mayors have been at the forefront of a new governance landscape. They talk to Georgina Bailey about the future of the mayoralties, and how their parties impact their abilities.
George Osborne: More NHS powers should be devolved to English metro mayors
Communities
By Georgina Bailey
George Osborne: More NHS powers should be devolved to English metro mayors
The metro mayor system was the Coalition’s answer to English devolution, and an early version of “levelling up”. Georgina Bailey talks to its architect, former chancellor George Osborne, about how the mayoralties have progressed from his original vision.
How we can build a sustainable future with timber Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
How we can build a sustainable future with timber
We must recognise the importance of timber in overcoming our climate challenge.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Join us for the next meeting of the APPG for Management
The next meeting of the APPG for management will take place tomorrow (14th September) on the topic of EDI; fair, inclusive work.
Why we need a new housing regeneration agency Partner content
Communities
By Homes for the South West
Why we need a new housing regeneration agency
A national regeneration agency could breathe new life into some of the UK's most out-of-date housing, making it fit for the 21st century.
Space is the key to delivering the Prime Minister’s top priorities Partner content
Education
By UKspace
Space is the key to delivering the Prime Minister’s top priorities
Since entering Number 10, the Prime Minister has committed to levelling up, delivering a net zero economy and investing in innovative growth industries. It is no exaggeration to say that all of these agenda areas are dependent on space.
Low tax conservatism is dead, but fiscal conservatism is back in fashion
Health
By Torsten Bell
Low tax conservatism is dead, but fiscal conservatism is back in fashion
The Prime Minister and Chancellor made huge policy decisions this week, raising taxes to spend more on the NHS and protect the assets of those facing high social care costs.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB responds to third consecutive drop in construction output
Supermarket Food Shortages Will Be Permanent, An Industry Leader Has Warned
Coronavirus
Supermarket Food Shortages Will Be Permanent, An Industry Leader Has Warned
The food shortages being reported by a growing number of household names are likely to last forever, a leading industry figure has said in a stark warning to the government.
Advertising may be annoying, yet all the evidence shows gambling advertising does not equal harm - but let’s keep driving change and raising standards Partner content
Education
By Betting And Gaming Council
Advertising may be annoying, yet all the evidence shows gambling advertising does not equal harm - but let’s keep driving change and raising standards
When I asked a team of pollsters and focus groups specialists, who’d been going round the country recently, what people thought of advertising, the reply from one veteran top political numbers man was: “They just find it annoying”. I then followed up and said: “Gambling advertising in particular?” He replied: “No. All advertising”.
Less Than A Third Of The Public Think The Tories Are A Low Tax Party
Economy
By Kate Proctor
Less Than A Third Of The Public Think The Tories Are A Low Tax Party
Just one in three members of the public think the Conservatives are currently a party of low tax, revealing the potential scale of the battle ahead to regain their fiscal reputation.
Sajid Javid Says He Cannot Guarantee Tax Hikes Will Be Enough To Clear NHS Backlog
Coronavirus
Sajid Javid Says He Cannot Guarantee Tax Hikes Will Be Enough To Clear NHS Backlog
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said he cannot say for sure that the government plan to increase National Insurance will be enough to clear the NHS backlog.
Grow Back Better: Back us to grow green jobs and tackle climate change says UK horticulture industry Partner content
Brexit
By Horticultural Trades Association
Grow Back Better: Back us to grow green jobs and tackle climate change says UK horticulture industry
A thriving horticulture industry can usher in the green growth the country needs. It's time for government to help us deliver.
The government is meeting just six per cent of its green homes targets – but bold action has public support
Environment
By Luke Murphy, head of the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission
The government is meeting just six per cent of its green homes targets – but bold action has public support
In just over 50 days, the UK plays host to the pivotal international climate summit COP26 in Glasgow. To be a credible host, the UK must get its own house in order yet its net zero strategy – the UK government’s long-awaited plan for reducing emissions – and other crucial plans, including its heat and buildings strategy, have still not been published.
Partner content
Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF Forms New Aluminium Group
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce the formation of the new GGF Aluminium Group for companies operating in the aluminium sector.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola European Partners
MSP Visits Coca-Cola Manufacturing Site in East Kilbride
Power Up: How can we support the UK's energy transition? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Legal & General
Power Up: How can we support the UK's energy transition?
If the UK is to meet its net zero ambitions, then over the next three decades we will need to drive a fundamental shift in the way that energy is generated, distributed, and used.
Disgruntled Tory MPs Are Pitching Alternatives To National Insurance Rise To Fund Social Care
Health
Disgruntled Tory MPs Are Pitching Alternatives To National Insurance Rise To Fund Social Care
Alternatives to a National Insurance hike to pay for social care are being suggested by Tory backbenchers, who appear horrified by reports government is considering a manifesto-breaking tax increase.
Betting Industry Backs ‘Plan For Jobs’ With Pledge To Create 5,000 Apprenticeships Partner content
Education
By Betting And Gaming Council
Betting Industry Backs ‘Plan For Jobs’ With Pledge To Create 5,000 Apprenticeships
Betting and gaming firms have pledged to create 5,000 apprenticeships over the next five years.
#5GCheckTheFacts: How Mobile UK is informing and educating the public about 5G Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
#5GCheckTheFacts: How Mobile UK is informing and educating the public about 5G
To bring the public onboard with 5G technology, it is vital that discourse is focused on the facts.
Partner content
Communities
By Betting And Gaming Council
BGC Chairman Brigid Simmonds Comments on Appointment of New Gambling Commission Chair
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
NOAH endorses new report to support pets in rented accommodation
NOAH is delighted to welcome and endorse the new Heads for Tails! report published today by Co-Founder of AdvoCATS, Jen Berazi. The report, endorsed by more than 30 charities, landlord groups, housing associations and more, outlines key policy recommendations that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) could take forward to make it easier for tenants to rent with pets in the UK.
Keeping the Universal Credit uplift is critical to deliver on our pledge to level up
Economy
By Iain Duncan Smith MP
Keeping the Universal Credit uplift is critical to deliver on our pledge to level up
Instead of seeing the £20 uplift as a problem to be solved, we should see it as an investment in a system that can turn people’s lives around.
EventsAll
BAME into Leadership Autumn Conference
2021
London & Online
BAME into Leadership Autumn Conference
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service
2021
London & Online
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service
Fostering Conscious Inclusion at Work
2021
Online
Fostering Conscious Inclusion at Work
Women into Leadership Manchester
2021
Manchester & Online
Women into Leadership Manchester