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Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
Labour MP Alex Ballinger has said that the government move to introduce a statutory levy on gambling is a “drop in the ocean” to tackle the harms caused by betting firms to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
The international fightback against dangerous products sold online Partner content
Communities
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The international fightback against dangerous products sold online
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
Economy
Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels
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
Opinion
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
Economy
By Josh Simons MP
Politicians need the courage to reject silver bullets like a wealth tax
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
Health
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation?
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka
By Total Politics Impact
Social affairs
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
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
Economy news
Coca-Cola bottler invests £11m in reducing emissions at its GB sites Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola bottler invests £11m in reducing emissions at its GB sites
Access to cash is vital to protect the most vulnerable from being digitally and financially excluded
Economy
By Lord Holmes
Access to cash is vital to protect the most vulnerable from being digitally and financially excluded
First, they closed bank branches, then they closed cash machines, then they questioned the point of cash itself, then they didn’t financially serve us. Our streets, and millions of people, have been left high and financially dry.
In the fight against climate change, we need to 'Think Small First' Partner content
Environment
By Sage
In the fight against climate change, we need to 'Think Small First'
SMEs are vital for the UK to achieve Net Zero. We need to remove the barriers that are preventing them from taking action.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Building Societies Association comments on MPC decision and November Monetary Policy Review
Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage and Housing Policy at the BSA commented:
UK rail can help spur the country’s future economy Partner content
Environment
By Railway Industry Association
UK rail can help spur the country’s future economy
Rail is central to the UK's economic ambitions, but the Government needs to give the industry more visibility and certainty of its plans.
Pumps and plans: are the Heat and Buildings and Net Zero strategies missed opportunities? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Pumps and plans: are the Heat and Buildings and Net Zero strategies missed opportunities?
The publication of these two vital strategies is welcome, but we need long-term funding to deliver real results.
EU Braces For A 'Big Crisis' With Fears Boris Johnson Will Suspend Northern Ireland Protocol After COP26
Brexit
EU Braces For A "Big Crisis" With Fears Boris Johnson Will Suspend Northern Ireland Protocol After COP26
European Union figures worry tensions with the UK are about to ramp up a notch, due to a growing expectation in Brussels that Boris Johnson will trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol after the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.
Ad Net Zero Launches New Training - The Essentials Certificate Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
Ad Net Zero Launches New Training - The Essentials Certificate
The first-of-its-kind course will provide best practice training in sustainability for advertising and marketing services professionals
UK Welcomes French Fishing Row De-Escalation As Trade Talks Continue
Environment
UK Welcomes French Fishing Row De-Escalation As Trade Talks Continue
George Eustice has welcomed a decision by the French government to delay sanctions it had threatened to impose on UK trade, as talks continue over post-Brexit fishing rights.

As COP26 kicks off, the UK horticultural industry provides the solutions to ‘greening our economy’ Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
As COP26 kicks off, the UK horticultural industry provides the solutions to ‘greening our economy’
Horticulture has a significant role to play to help the UK reach Net Zero and deliver a greener economy. With COP26 upon us, this potential must be fully recognised.
Britain started 2020 as a development superpower but will end 2021 having failed to deliver on the global stage
Economy
By Andrew Mitchell MP
Britain started 2020 as a development superpower but will end 2021 having failed to deliver on the global stage
The Chancellor is a man of his word and has now given a clear commitment that Britain will return to 0.7 per cent GNI for aid spending by 2024. This commitment is welcome and is far clearer than what he proposed in July, when 26 of my Conservative colleagues joined me in voting against his motion in the House of Commons.
Liz Truss Threatens To Launch Legal Action In 48 Hours If France Fishing Row Isn't Resolved
Environment
Liz Truss Threatens To Launch Legal Action In 48 Hours If France Fishing Row Isn't Resolved
Liz Truss has told France that Britain will initiate legal action if a dispute over fishing isn't remains unresolved within 48 hours.
How we can deliver green action for real people at COP26 and beyond Partner content
Environment
By NatWest
How we can deliver green action for real people at COP26 and beyond
We are working hard to make sure that advice and financial incentives are in place to help everyone play their part in the fight against climate change
UK Increases Its Aid Spending On Helping Poorer Nations Tackle Climate Change On Eve Of COP26 Summit
Environment
UK Increases Its Aid Spending On Helping Poorer Nations Tackle Climate Change On Eve Of COP26 Summit
The UK is to launch the COP26 climate change talks by pledging another £1 billion in aid to help developing countries tackle the consequences of rising temperatures and flooding.
Lord Frost Tells The EU To 'Step Back' As Fishing Row With France Intensifies
Environment
Lord Frost Tells The EU To 'Step Back' As Fishing Row With France Intensifies
An escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights in the Channel has intensified after the UK's chief Brexit negotiator confirmed the UK is considering legal proceedings against the EU and France.
UK Says 'It's Now Up To Them' In Fishing Row With France After Johnson and Macron Meeting
Brexit
UK Says "It's Now Up To Them" In Fishing Row With France After Johnson and Macron Meeting
Distance remains between the U.K. and France over fishing rights despite a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit of leaders in Rome.
'Of course it is irritating. That's what gets people talking': The Climate Campaigners Roundtable
Economy
By Georgina Bailey
"Of course it is irritating. That's what gets people talking": The Climate Campaigners Roundtable
As the world’s eyes turn to Glasgow, many in the green movement are desperately hoping for radical action but worry whether leaders have the ability to deliver. With decades of experience in climate campaigns, albeit from different perspectives, former Green Party Leader Baroness Bennett, XR activist and director of Plan B, Tim Crosland, Energy UK’s CEO Emma Pinchbeck and the Green Alliance’s head of politics Chris Venables discuss what we need to see at COP26. Chaired by Georgina Bailey
Everything You Need To Know About The COP26 Climate Summit
Environment
Everything You Need To Know About The COP26 Climate Summit
The COP26 climate summit has been billed as the last chance for global leaders make vital changes to tackle climate change and rising temperatures.

Here's what you need to know before the event kicks off in Glasgow on Sunday.
Boris Johnson Is 'Puzzled' By France Fishing Row As UK Threatens To Disrupt EU Boats
Brexit
Boris Johnson Is "Puzzled" By France Fishing Row As UK Threatens To Disrupt EU Boats
The government has warned Brussels that it plans to disrupt European boats fishing in UK waters if France goes ahead with its threats to obstruct British trade.
LISTEN: Catapult Network podcast series puts UK innovation under the spotlight Partner content
Economy
By Catapult Network
LISTEN: Catapult Network podcast series puts UK innovation under the spotlight
The Supercharging Innovation Podcast led by Dr Jeremy Silver, this year’s Catapult Network Chair and CEO of Digital Catapult, brought together special guests from government, business and academia to discuss innovation, and why it is so important for our society today. Here are some of the main highlights.
Middle Income Families Will Be Hit Hardest By “Higher Tax State”, Think Tank Warns
Economy
Middle Income Families Will Be Hit Hardest By “Higher Tax State”, Think Tank Warns
Weak wage growth and rising taxes mean that middle income earners will be hit hardest by 2026-27, the Resolution Foundation has warned.
The Budget failed to address serious crisis in social care ahead of growing pressures this winter
Health
By Caroline Abrahams
The Budget failed to address serious crisis in social care ahead of growing pressures this winter
After interrogating the detail in the Treasury documents, it would be true to say that we were rather disappointed about what the Chancellor’s Budget means for social care.
IFS Say Inflation Will Leave “Millions Worse Off”, Despite Rishi Sunak’s “Upbeat” Budget
Economy
IFS Say Inflation Will Leave “Millions Worse Off”, Despite Rishi Sunak’s “Upbeat” Budget
A leading economic think tank says Rishi Sunak’s “upbeat” Budget does not match the reality for living standards and “millions will be worse off in the short term”.
Budget Red Book Reveals Civil Service Headcount Cuts For ‘Non-Frontline’ Staff
Economy
Budget Red Book Reveals Civil Service Headcount Cuts For ‘Non-Frontline’ Staff
The government plans to reduce 'non-frontline' civil service headcount to pre-pandemic levels as part of plans to reinvest 5% of departmental budgets into “priority areas” by 2024-25, Budget documents have revealed.