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Labour MP Says Current Law "Not Sufficient" To Stop Forced Labour Goods Entering UK

19 Jan Economy

A Labour MP has said that existing legislation to prevent forced labour in UK supply chains is “not sufficient”, as a new committee inquiry is set to examine whether a change to the law is needed.

18 Jan Economy

Labour MPs Warn Rachel Reeves Welfare Cuts Would Be "Utterly Disastrous"

16 Jan Economy

Critical Minerals Strategy Is A "Test Case" For Britain's Place In The World

14 Jan Economy

Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq Resigns

13 Jan Economy

Keir Starmer Says Government Will "Absolutely" Stick To Its Fiscal Rules As Borrowing Costs Rise

09 Jan Economy

Market Moves Will Put Pressure On Rachel Reeves To Hold Spring Budget, Says Leading Economist

06 Jan Economy

Does The Treasury Value Regions?

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23 Jan Communities

Working-class graduates are being squeezed out of internships

The insurance market is causing consumers all sorts of difficulties. Here’s what needs to happen

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17 Jan Communities

The insurance market is causing consumers all sorts of difficulties. Here’s what needs to happen

Starmer and Reeves are right to call on regulators to go for growth. They now need to ensure their own ministers get the memo too

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10 Jan Communities

Starmer and Reeves are right to call on regulators to go for growth. They now need to ensure their own ministers get the memo too

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Trump Team Is “Very, Very Sceptical” Of UK Government, Says Labour Peer Invited To Inauguration

24 Jan Foreign affairs

Reform Is Eyeing Up A “Seismic Moment” In Lincolnshire Elections

25 Jan Political parties

It’s time to put play back on the political agenda

23 Jan Communities

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16 Oct 2024 Economy

Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary

An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang

23 Sep 2024 Economy

Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham talks to Sienna Rodgers about her Celtic upbringing, the ongoing factional fight within her union, and why she blames the Treasury for a lack of vision in government

22 Sep 2024 Economy

Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'

Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds talks to Sienna Rodgers about how ‘nice things’ require fiscal discipline, finding the ‘balance’ on workers’ rights, and his opposition to assisted dying

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Mott MacDonald working on AU$50 million sewerage treatment plant upgrade, Papua New Guinea

Mott MacDonald has begun preparing the detailed design of the solids management component of a new sewerage treatment plant in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Insurers expose £ 3.6 million worth of insurance frauds every day

Value of frauds detected at a record high says the Association of British Insurers.

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

AELP showcases a new training programme on Cloud Computing for the public sector at the House of Commons

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is hosting at the kind invitation of John Mann, MP for Bassetlaw, a networking event for representatives from the world of education and training and the public sector, particularly local authorities, on Monday 13 July at the House of Commons.

Consumer spending hits five year high, latest figures show

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Consumer spending hits five year high, latest figures show

MPs welcome the latest consumer spending data as Visa Europe releases its UK Expenditure Index

Premier League success nets UK economy an extra £3.4bn, new report finds

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Premier League success nets UK economy an extra £3.4bn, new report finds

Global firm EY highlights the significant financial contribution the Premier League makes to the UK economy in a new study

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13 Jul 2015 Economy

Low inflation and falling unemployment continues growth in consumer spending

- Expenditure growth moderates but remains strong in June (+1.4% year-on-year) - Higher consumer spending supported by greater spending on going out and household goods - Online spending sees sharpest increase in expenditure of all three monitored channels

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10 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on the skills emergency highlighted in a CBI/Pearson survey

Commenting on the skills emergency highlighted in a survey by the CBI and Pearson, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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10 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on Government plans for increasing Britain’s productivity

Commenting on Business Secretarys, Sajid Javid, speech today launching plans to boost Britains productivity, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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10 Jul 2015 Economy

GGF “unimpressed” with chancellor’s budget

The GGF was unimpressed with this weeks budget announcements by Chancellor George Osborne.

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10 Jul 2015 Economy

British Gas and Centrica receive Living Wage Accreditation

British Gas and its parent company Centrica have been awarded Living Wage Accreditation.

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10 Jul 2015 Economy

Productivity Plan Will Make Investment Better for Savers, Companies and the Economy

In response to the launch of the government's Productivity Plan today, Daniel Godfrey, Chief Executive of The Investment Association, said:

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10 Jul 2015 Economy

Tax credit cuts likely to push more in to financial hardship, Turn2us warns

UK Charity Turn2us has today warned that the proposed cuts to tax credits may plunge many of the most vulnerable in society into poverty.

10 Jul 2015 Economy

Why has George Osborne got it in for young people?

In reaction to Wednesday's Budget speech, Jeremy Corbyn MP says 'don’t liberate tomorrow’s adults by cutting young people’s life chances today.'

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09 Jul 2015 Economy

Saga welcomes Osborne’s inheritance tax reforms

Paul Green, Sagas director of communications said:

Has George Osborne outlawed poverty? Leading charity unpicks the Summer Budget

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09 Jul 2015 Economy

Has George Osborne outlawed poverty? Leading charity unpicks the Summer Budget

Leading charity Turn2Us, which supports people in financial hardship, analyses what yesterday’s Budget will mean for the most poor and vulnerable in the UK

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09 Jul 2015 Economy

Embedding the Mortgage Market Review: Advice and Distribution

The Building Societies Association welcomes the educational approach of the Financial Conduct Authoritys thematic review on the quality of mortgage advice following the introduction of the Mortgage Market Review.

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09 Jul 2015 Economy

AELP Response to Summer Budget 2015

The Budget statement yesterday contained an extensive number of changes which will affect the employment and skills sector and the clients that the sector supports.

EY analyses George Osborne’s Summer Budget

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09 Jul 2015 Economy

EY analyses George Osborne’s Summer Budget

Giving expert insight into the business community’s take on the Chancellor’s Summer Budget, EY reacts to the announcements.

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08 Jul 2015 Economy

Investment Association to Chancellor: Chance to sort out pensions once and for all

Responding to the launch of the government's consultation on pension tax relief today, Daniel Godfrey, Chief Executive of The Investment Association, said:

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08 Jul 2015 Economy

Construction industry reacts to George Osborne's Budget

As the Chancellor George Osborne announces his first budget under a majority Conservative government, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) provides its reaction to todays Budget.

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08 Jul 2015 Economy

999 technology needs to keep up with the ‘smart phone generation

In a new report launched today, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is calling for radical changes to the emergency 999 call service to reflect the digital age, where more people are communicating by text or social media, rather than making a voice call.

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08 Jul 2015 Economy

A solid start but the Chancellor should have been bolder

The Chancellor has not been as brave as he could have been, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in response to todays Budget.

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08 Jul 2015 Economy

Osborne's Budget could increase homelessness amongst young people

Homeless Link today expressed concerns that announcements made in George Osborne's Emergency Budget could lead to increased homelessness amongst young people.

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08 Jul 2015 Economy

Budget 2015: Being 'open all hours' is no guarantee of success

Following the Chancellor's announcement that elected mayors and councils can relax the rules on Sunday trading hours in England and Wales, Jo Causon, The Institute of Customer Service says:

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