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The Choices Facing Burnham's Government On Water
The Choices Facing Burnham's Government On Water
Environment
Campaigning in Makerfield, Andy Burnham threatened Thames Water with public ownership – but has not so far followed through. Ben Gartside reports on a decision that will define his approach to privately owned suppliers of public goods.
John Healey Pledges 'Fiscal Discipline' And Hints At Welfare Reform
Economy
John Healey Pledges "Fiscal Discipline" And Hints At Welfare Reform
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Economy
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
Economy
Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
TUC Head Urges Government To Reject Choice Between Defence Spending And Public Services
Economy
TUC Head Urges Government To Reject Choice Between Defence Spending And Public Services
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Economy
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Opinion
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
Economy
By Daniel Zeichner MP
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
We need to get our welfare system back on track – and review the triple lock
Economy
By David Smith MP
We need to get our welfare system back on track – and review the triple lock
The public may be more open to pension reform than we think
Economy
By Sasjkia Otto
The public may be more open to pension reform than we think
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Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Ed Miliband: “Andy Has Given Us The Permission To Be Heard Again”
Foreign affairs
Hazards Ahead: How Labour Unity Under Andy Burnham May Be Tested In The Months Ahead
Hazards Ahead: How Labour Unity Under Andy Burnham May Be Tested In The Months Ahead
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Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Economy
Who Is Labour's New General Secretary – And What Does He Plan To Do With The Party Machine?
Who Is Labour's New General Secretary – And What Does He Plan To Do With The Party Machine?
Political parties
Neal Lawson: “The Most Naive Person In Left-Wing Politics”
Neal Lawson: “The Most Naive Person In Left-Wing Politics”
Political parties
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Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Economy
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Andy Burnham has pledged to create a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester that would serve as the ‘nerve centre of a rewired Britain’. Will it work? How? Sienna Rodgers reports
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock talks to Sienna Rodgers about introducing a controversial tourist tax and tackling short-term holiday lets – plus why Labour finds itself in a mess, but relitigating Brexit would be wrong
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Communities
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Critics say Lisa Nandy should spend more time meeting stakeholders in her brief, but the Culture Secretary tells Francis Elliott she’s fighting for the government to give hope to the most vulnerable. Photography by Tom Pilston
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Government must act to stop 'fantasy' energy price demands
Economy
By Peter Matejic
Government must act to stop 'fantasy' energy price demands
For people living in poverty, gas and electricity have been difficult to afford for years. Many families are forced to cut back on energy even in normal times. These are not normal times, and energy consumption has gone from being expensive to being, for large parts of the population, a sheer fantasy.
Lessons learnt during Covid-19 pandemic leave lasting legacy for the construction industry Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Lessons learnt during Covid-19 pandemic leave lasting legacy for the construction industry
Boosting prosperity is key to tackle the cost-of-living crisis
Economy
By Baroness Stroud
Boosting prosperity is key to tackle the cost-of-living crisis
There is only one way to say it. The outlook for families across the United Kingdom this autumn is bleak. But if the new prime minister is serious about tackling the cost-of-living crisis they must grasp the nettle and focus on long-term policies to boost prosperity, as well as short-term responses to the current crisis.
The government must freeze energy bills to avoid catastrophe
Economy
By Esther McVey MP
The government must freeze energy bills to avoid catastrophe
I fear that many politicians still don’t understand the enormity of the energy bill catastrophe we are rapidly hurtling towards.
Lord Frost Says Tax Cuts Are 'Right Way' To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis
Economy
Lord Frost Says Tax Cuts Are "Right Way" To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis
Exclusive: Former Brexit minister Lord Frost has suggested major interventions in the energy market are the wrong approach to solving the cost-of-living crisis, but doesn't rule out support for the most vulnerable, as the government faces urgent calls to support people faced with skyrocketing energy bills.
Connected Care: How Mobile Connectivity Offers Huge Potential to Aid the Delivery of Social Care Partner content
Health
By Mobile UK
Connected Care: How Mobile Connectivity Offers Huge Potential to Aid the Delivery of Social Care
Mobile UK's new report suggests that councils should be putting digital at the heart of their social care delivery strategies.
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Health
By Mobile UK
#Talking5G with Nicola Egan, Digital Champion at Central London Forward
Our latest report, Connected Care: How mobile connectivity can help councils overcome the challenges of delivering adult social care,  includes a foreword written by Central London Forward’s (CLF) Digital Champion, Nicola Egan.
How we can save carbon now by measuring it right Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
How we can save carbon now by measuring it right
The key to reducing the overall carbon footprint of our buildings is long term value when it comes to construction materials.
Benefits Boost Needed To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis, Former Work And Pensions Secretary Says
Economy
Benefits Boost Needed To Tackle Energy Bills Crisis, Former Work And Pensions Secretary Says
Conservative MP Stephen Crabb has called for a long-term "strengthening" of benefits to help alleviate the pressure of the cost-of-living crisis as energy prices continue to soar.
Boosting benefits is the right way to tackle the cost of living crisis
Economy
By Stephen Crabb MP
Boosting benefits is the right way to tackle the cost of living crisis
Help is coming. That is the clear message from both Conservative leadership camps as families across the country brace themselves for unprecedented increases in energy prices.
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Communities
By Betting and Gaming Council
BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL JOINS CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON ENERGY CRISIS TO PROTECT HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE INDUSTRIES
Urgent action is needed by the next PM to protect the hospitality and leisure sector from “catastrophic” energy price hikes, say the standards body representing the UK’s regulated betting and gaming industry.
Decarbonising the Nation’s Housing: The Role of Lenders Partner content
Environment
By Building Societies Association
Decarbonising the Nation’s Housing: The Role of Lenders
There is no route to net zero that does not address the energy efficiency of the nation’s homes, and mortgage lenders have a critical role to play. The House sat down with Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage and Housing Policy at the Building Societies Association, to learn more about the steps that UK mortgage lenders are taking to support the nation’s net zero commitment.
Liz Truss Says “There’s Too Much Talk About Recession' And Insists Economic Slump Is Not Inevitable
Economy
Liz Truss Says “There’s Too Much Talk About Recession" And Insists Economic Slump Is Not Inevitable
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has insisted a recession is not inevitable despite stark economic warnings as inflation continues to rise.
Liz Truss's Gung-Ho Approach To Brexit Has Dampened Rishi Sunak's Leadership Bid
Brexit
Liz Truss's Gung-Ho Approach To Brexit Has Dampened Rishi Sunak's Leadership Bid
Rishi Sunak is struggling to shake off the claim that he would take a softer line with the European Union than Liz Truss over the Northern Ireland Protocol row if he were to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.
Labour Wants Parliament Recalled Two Weeks Early To Debate Energy Bill Freeze
Economy
Labour Wants Parliament Recalled Two Weeks Early To Debate Energy Bill Freeze
Labour has called on the government to bring MPs back two weeks early from summer recess so that they can debate the party’s plan to freeze energy bills before the next price cap is announced.
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Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Deposit Return Scheme: T-minus 12 months
The topic of sustainability is continually in the spotlight – and rightly so. Droughts and wildfires in recent weeks are, sadly, a stark reminder of how pressing the climate emergency is.
Ken Clarke Accuses Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Of “Half-Baked” Economic Crisis Response
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Ken Clarke Accuses Liz Truss And Rishi Sunak Of “Half-Baked” Economic Crisis Response
Exclusive: Former chancellor Ken Clarke has accused Tory candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, as well as Labour leader Keir Starmer, of offering “half-baked” ideas on the economy.
New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living
Economy
By Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living
No country has a monopoly on brilliant entrepreneurs. People with ideas, determination and commercial expertise can be found all over the planet.
Pubs Could Close This Winter Over A “Potent Cocktail” Of Cost Of Living Problems
Economy
Pubs Could Close This Winter Over A “Potent Cocktail” Of Cost Of Living Problems
Pub owners have warned they may have to close this winter unless the domestic energy price cap is extended to commercial contracts, as the hospitality industry faces the dual threat of rising costs and lower consumer spending.
Sajid Javid Says UK Has A 'Productivity Problem” After Liz Truss' Demands “More Graft”
Economy
Sajid Javid Says UK Has A "Productivity Problem” After Liz Truss' Demands “More Graft”
Former health secretary Sajid Javid has defended comments by Conservative leadership frontrunner Liz Truss that British workers need to produce "more graft”.
CCEP launches Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Sustainability Roadshow Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP launches Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Sustainability Roadshow
Chancellor Hails 'Resilience Of UK Economy” Despite Fastest Pay Fall On Record
Economy
Chancellor Hails "Resilience Of UK Economy” Despite Fastest Pay Fall On Record
Nadhim Zahawi has defended new ONS pay and employment figures despite them showing the sharpest real-world drop to the value of wages in light of rising inflation.
Labour Pledges Energy Price Overhaul To Halt The Cost-Of-Living Crisis 'At Source'
Economy
Labour Pledges Energy Price Overhaul To Halt The Cost-Of-Living Crisis "At Source"
Labour leader Keir Starmer has announced new proposals to freeze the energy price cap to stop households paying more when prices are set to rise this winter.
Tax cuts alone won’t stop civil protest over rising energy bills
Economy
By Lord Howell
Tax cuts alone won’t stop civil protest over rising energy bills
The battle between the two rivals for prime minister provides ideal material for the kind of punch-up and division the media love to depict. The awkward reality – that truth lies somewhere in between the two – is conveniently pushed aside. 
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