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Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Economy
Downing Street faces a race against time to erode a major Labour rebellion that threatens to inflict a humiliating defeat on its welfare reforms next week.
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Health
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Economy
Keir Starmer Faces An Increasingly Fractious Labour Party
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Economy
Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Health
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Health
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Whips Urge Labour Rebels To Abstain On Welfare Bill
Economy
Whips Urge Labour Rebels To Abstain On Welfare Bill
Opinion
It's time to put an end to financial secrecy in the British Virgin Islands
Economy
By Sir Andrew Mitchell and Lloyd Hatton MPs
It's time to put an end to financial secrecy in the British Virgin Islands
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
Health
By Emma Lewell MP
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
There may be no political space to raise or cut tax – but Labour could reform tax
Economy
By Dan Neidle
There may be no political space to raise or cut tax – but Labour could reform tax
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Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Defence
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Political parties
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
By Emma Lewell MP
Health
Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi
Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi
By Robert Hutton
Political parties
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
By Chris Coghlan MP
Communities
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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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Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
UK businesses more confident and less reliant on government spending, says latest global survey of finance professionals
Finance professionals in the UK were more positive in the second quarter of 2015 with them reporting an upturn in recruitment, according to the Global Economic Conditions Survey organised by ACCA and IMA (the Institute of Management Accountants).
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Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed on Technology Software Systems contract
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Highways England on the 2.5 million Technology Software Systems (TSS) contract TMT054.
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Economy
By Association of British Insurers
ABI statement on financial advice review announced by Government
Responding to the Government's announcement of a review to improve consumers' access to financial advice, Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said:
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Economy
By Investment Association
Investment Association responds to HMT/FCA consultation on financial advice
The Investment Association, which represents the UK's investment industry, today responds to HM Treasury's announcement of the Financial Advice Market Review.
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Economy
By Investment Association
25 investment firms with £1.8 trillion of assets sign statement of principles
Signatories to the Investment Association's Statement of Principles are making a public commitment always to put clients' interests first and ahead of their own -25 members with 34% (1.8 trillion) of industry assets under management have registered as signatories.
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Economy
By GMB
Public Sector Redundancy Cap
GMB Warns That Government Plans To Cap Public Sector Redundancy Will Hit Low And Average Paid Employees And Will Break The Public Sector Pension Agreement.
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Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Subdued Mineral Products Sales in Q2, But Prospects Remain Positive
Sales volumes of aggregates and ready mixed concrete were 4% higher and asphalt10% higher in the second quarter of 2015 than the same quarter of 2014.
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Economy
By Association of British Insurers
ABI response to consultation on pension transfers and early exit charges
Responding to the launch of the Governments consultation on pension transfers and early exit charges, Ben Gaukrodger, Savings Policy Manager for the Association of British Insurers, said:
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Economy
By Law Society
Boosting investment in Nigeria's capital markets
In a joint report published today, financial and professional services experts have made recommendations to boost capital markets and attract domestic and international investment in Nigeria.
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Economy
By Unite
Alarm bells ring over future of housing staff pensions
The increased contributions to the pension fund for social housing staff should not be used as an excuse for housing association bosses to provide inferior pension provision for employees.
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Economy
By Unite
No compulsory Centrica redundancies as 6,000 jobs face axe, says Unite
The plans by Centrica to axe 6,000 jobs were branded as unnecessary and driven by the pursuit of excessive profitsby Unite, the countrys largest union today (Thursday 30 July), as profits doubled at its British Gas business.
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Economy
By Association of British Insurers
Insurers have passed on £1.1billion savings to motorists but climbing personal injury claims are pushing premiums higher
The average price paid by motorists for an annual comprehensive motor insurance policy rose by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, according to figures released today by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
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Economy
By Saga
Saga comments on Treasury consultation looking at capping pension exit charges
Paul Green, director of communications at Saga, commented:
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Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
ACCA chief executive joins advisory board of new Women’s Executive Network in the UK
The network brings together industry-wide efforts to build and maintain a strong pipeline of women executives in the UK.
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Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Construction underway on Yozgat Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
Construction is underway on the 140 million Yozgat Education and Research Hospital public-private partnership (PPP) project in Turkey. Mott MacDonald acted as lenders technical and environmental advisor during the projects financing and is now providing construction and operational monitoring services in an ongoing role.
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Economy
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP statement on legal protection of the term ‘Apprenticeship’
BIS has published a consultation paper on a proposed measure in the Enterprise Bill which will ban the misuse of the term Apprenticeship
Leading charity backs David Cameron’s pledge to tackle international corruption Partner content
Economy
By Save the Children
Leading charity backs David Cameron’s pledge to tackle international corruption

Save the Children has welcomed the Prime Minister’s call for a clampdown on corruption.
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Economy
By Independent Age
UN population report - Response from Independent Age, the older people's charity
In response to the United Nations report, World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, the older peoples charity, said:
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Economy
By Association of British Insurers
Cost of combined home insurance continues to fall compared to last year with an average cost of just £5.54 a week
The cost of home insurance continues to fall compared to a year ago, with an average combined building and contents policy costing 79 pence a day - less than a litre of milk the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said today.
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Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Pension relief: Use it or lose it!
Following the governments announcement that pension relief is to be reduced from April next year, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is reminding everyone that any unused relief from the past three years is still open to them.
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Economy
By Investment Association
Investors defer to Asset Managers' wisdom as uncertainty dominates
The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds for June 2015:
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Economy
By Save the Children
Save the Children welcomes the Prime Minister’s focus on tackling corruption
Responding to Prime Minister David Cameronsannouncement in Singaporethat the UK Government will step up its efforts to tackle corruption and promote greater transparency,Brendan Cox, Director of Policy, Advocacy Campaigns at Save the Childrensaid:
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Economy
By Mott MacDonald
Rochdale’s refurbished underpass opens to the public
A refurbished underpass at Rochdale Railway Station in Greater Manchester, UK, has reopened to the public.
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Economy
By EY
Enforcement powers with ‘teeth’ needed to tackle anti-money laundering
John Smart, Head of EYs UK Fraud Investigations and Disputes team, comments on todays anti-corruption speech by David Cameron in Singapore:
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Starmer: One Year On
2025
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Starmer: One Year On
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
2025
Portcullis House
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025