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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
Former Treasury Minister Says Pre-Briefings Suggest There Is “Very Difficult News” Hidden In The Budget
Economy
Former Treasury Minister Says Pre-Briefings Suggest There Is “Very Difficult News” Hidden In The Budget
Rishi Sunak has been accused of trying to “camouflage” bad news in tomorrow’s Budget after a raft of policy announcements ahead of his speech.
Fresh aid cuts would further diminish Global Britain as a force for good
Economy
By Liam Byrne MP and Andrew Mitchell MP
Fresh aid cuts would further diminish Global Britain as a force for good
We are not naive: we’ve both been around the block. One of us negotiated spending settlements with the Treasury as the international development secretary, while the other agreed departmental budgets as chief secretary to the Treasury in the wake of the global finance crisis. So, we know what’s going on in the corridors of power, at this very late stage, on the eve of the Chancellor’s spending review.
The food and drink industry needs government support as supply chain crisis deepens
Economy
By Jayne Almond
The food and drink industry needs government support as supply chain crisis deepens
As the Chancellor assesses the damage to public spending caused by the pandemic and an economy at the mercy of global headwinds, will this be his moment to assert control and set out how the UK government will “build back better”?
Minister Says He Can't “Guarantee” Above-Inflation Pay Rise For Public Sector
Economy
Minister Says He Can't “Guarantee” Above-Inflation Pay Rise For Public Sector
Small business minister Paul Scully was unable to confirm if public sector workers will get a real-term pay rise in April amid concern that inflation could outstrip any boost to their pay.
Rishi Sunak Agrees To End Public Sector Pay Freeze After Approving 6.6% Minimum Wage Rise
Economy
Rishi Sunak Agrees To End Public Sector Pay Freeze After Approving 6.6% Minimum Wage Rise
The Treasury has confirmed that millions of nurses, teachers and members of the armed forces will receive a pay rise after agreeing to end the freeze on public sector wages.
Michael Gove Is Holding Regular Talks With Top Red Wall MPs To Flesh Out Levelling Up
Communities
Michael Gove Is Holding Regular Talks With Top Red Wall MPs To Flesh Out Levelling Up
Michael Gove has told officials in his department to engage directly with the increasingly influential Northern Research Group (NRG) of Conservative MPs on levelling up as he tries to flesh out the government's headline policy.
A time-limited UK-EU treaty could solve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol
Brexit
By David Lidington and Stephen Hammond MP
A time-limited UK-EU treaty could solve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol
The United Kingdom and the European Union both share both a common interest and a duty to do everything in their power to ensure peace and stability in Northern Ireland and support the still fragile process of reconciliation between different communities.
Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
Tesco's Chief Customer Officer, Alessandra Bellini, becomes Advertising Association President
The Advertising Association has announced Alessandra Bellini, Chief Customer Officer and Executive Sponsor for D&I at Tesco as its new President.
The Chancellor must ramp up investment for gigabit broadband to help level up rural areas
Economy
By Peter Aldous MP
The Chancellor must ramp up investment for gigabit broadband to help level up rural areas
When thinking of life’s necessities – food, water, heating – having a fast and reliable internet connection does not always spring to mind, but it should be added to this list.
Partner content
Economy
By Betting and Gaming Council
Betting and Gaming Council Boss calls on Chancellor to deliver a ‘Budget for Jobs’
Michael Dugher, chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, has called on Rishi Sunak to deliver a “Budget for jobs” when he stands up in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Whatever happened to the 2011 Eurosceptic Rebels?
Brexit
By Sebastian Whale
Whatever happened to the 2011 Eurosceptic Rebels?
Ten years on from what was the largest postwar rebellion on Europe, Sebastian Whale looks back at a pivotal moment in the race to secure an EU referendum – and the little-known group of Conservative MPs who helped bring it about
Rishi Sunak Insists He Is A Low Tax Tory, But Won't Rule Out Further Rises
Economy
Rishi Sunak Insists He Is A Low Tax Tory, But Won't Rule Out Further Rises
Rishi Sunak said he is instinctively low tax, but refused to rule out further rises before the next general election.
Rishi Sunak Faces A Tightrope Walk Of Pleasing Wary Tories And Reversing Austerity With His Budget
Economy
Rishi Sunak Faces A Tightrope Walk Of Pleasing Wary Tories And Reversing Austerity With His Budget
Rishi Sunak is facing a tough balancing act with this week’s Budget, where he will be hoping to please the public with spending, while keeping his fiscally prudent fans in the Conservative party on side.
Bridget Phillipson: 'We need a plan from the government. There is no plan.'
Economy
By Laurence Sleator
Bridget Phillipson: "We need a plan from the government. There is no plan."
Having grown up in poverty as the child of a single mother, Bridget Phillipson knows as well as anyone how much those on low incomes suffer through lean times. It’s why, she tells Laurence Sleator, she’s determined to defend the red wall – and see the return of a Labour government.
Ahead of COP26, the Chancellor must use the spending review to deliver on green investment
Environment
By Sam Alvis
Ahead of COP26, the Chancellor must use the spending review to deliver on green investment
The UK is a world leader in reducing its reliance on coal and investing in clean power. But it is still off track to achieving its legally binding climate targets.
Partner content
Health
By Betting and Gaming Council
'Take Time to Think' campaign takes centre stage on Sky Sports for West Ham v Tottenham thanks to BGC member Betway
The Betting and Gaming Council’s new ‘Take Time To Think’ safer gambling campaign is to take centre stage at a top Premier League match live on Sky Sports.
Truck Stop: an EU lorry driver's view of the haulage crisis
Brexit
By Tomasz Orynski
Truck Stop: an EU lorry driver's view of the haulage crisis
As British people walk among empty supermarket shelves, they could be forgiven for being concerned about Christmas. When the government deploys the army and desperately tries to import thousands of foreign temporary workers, the promised post-Brexit “sunlit uplands” seem rather distant. The most acute shortage is that of lorry drivers.
As we look back on the PAC’s remarkable history, the need for transparency and accountability has never been greater
Economy
By Meg Hillier MP
As we look back on the PAC’s remarkable history, the need for transparency and accountability has never been greater
This year marks the 160th anniversary since William Gladstone established the Public Accounts Committee, more than a century before the present system of committees was established in 1979. The remit of the committee in 1861 was to examine the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government spending of taxpayers’ money. While its role has not changed, it is uncertain whether Gladstone could have imagined the scale of the role today.
How the defence industry's advanced technology can help build a 'Global Britain' Partner content
Defence
By Raytheon UK
How the defence industry's advanced technology can help build a 'Global Britain'
This week the main players in the security and defence industry are on the HMS Prince of Wales in Portsmouth for Pacific Future Forum. We caught up with Jeff Lewis, Chief Executive and Managing Director at Raytheon UK, to discuss how the defence industry could play a significant role in helping the Government achieve its ‘Global Britain’ ambitions.
Treasury And BEIS Wrangling Leaves Industry Waiting For Emergency Gas Price Support
Economy
Treasury And BEIS Wrangling Leaves Industry Waiting For Emergency Gas Price Support
The failure of government departments to agree on how best to support industries affected by soaring gas prices has left impacted sectors waiting for help which they say is needed urgently.
The UK government must not miss this opportunity to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol
Brexit
By Stephen Farry MP
The UK government must not miss this opportunity to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol
Northern Ireland is a society that only works through sharing and interdependence. Brexit with its often-simplistic approach to complex situations and stark choices was always going to pose particular challenges to our region, including upsetting the delicate balance of the Good Friday Agreement.
Pig Culling Will Continue For Weeks With Visa Scheme Rollout Set To Take Until Next Month
Environment
Pig Culling Will Continue For Weeks With Visa Scheme Rollout Set To Take Until Next Month
The culling of pigs is set to continue for another few weeks with the majority of foreign butchers recruited under the government's new visa scheme not expected to be working in the UK until mid November, industry figures have told PoliticsHome.
We need a Northern Economic Recovery Plan, starting with our high streets
Economy
By Jake Berry MP
We need a Northern Economic Recovery Plan, starting with our high streets
Recent reflections on the handling of the Covid pandemic bring regional disparities into sharp focus. I see things from a northern perspective, as a northern MP and chair of the Northern Research Group (NRG).
Investment in Management Skills Crucial to 'Levelling Up', Say Business Leaders Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Investment in Management Skills Crucial to 'Levelling Up', Say Business Leaders
Business leaders have called on the Chancellor to make investment in management and leadership skills a central plank of the Government’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda.