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How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
Andy Burnham has set out some major ambitions for government since entering office. Experts look at how he could pay for them.
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
The Rundown Podcast: Burnham's First Week, Plus Mel Stride On Reform UK
Economy
The Rundown Podcast: Burnham's First Week, Plus Mel Stride On Reform UK
Burnham's Cabinet: Healey Chancellor, Miliband To Foreign, Rayner Returns, Streeting To Defence
Economy
Burnham's Cabinet: Healey Chancellor, Miliband To Foreign, Rayner Returns, Streeting To Defence
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”
'It Is Just Demoralising': Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
Education
"It Is Just Demoralising": Young People's Despair Over AI And What To Do About It
'Biggest Change Of Our Lifetimes': Andy Burnham Sets Out Plan To Move Power Away From Westminster
Economy
"Biggest Change Of Our Lifetimes": Andy Burnham Sets Out Plan To Move Power Away From Westminster
Opinion
Public procurement shapes our economy – we must put social value at its heart
Economy
By Baroness Alexander
Public procurement shapes our economy – we must put social value at its heart
Open Letter: Chancellor must deliver on reindustrialisation Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Products Association
Open Letter: Chancellor must deliver on reindustrialisation
If Burnham is serious about the cost of living, he must act boldly on food prices
Economy
By Eleanor Shearer
If Burnham is serious about the cost of living, he must act boldly on food prices
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How to read the Clacton by-election result
How to read the Clacton by-election result
By Steve Akehurst
Political parties
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Environment
Public Concern About Climate Change Rises After Summer Of Extreme Heat
Public Concern About Climate Change Rises After Summer Of Extreme Heat
Environment
The Tories will not recover by working with Reform
The Tories will not recover by working with Reform
By David Lidington
Political parties
The Conservatives Should Scrap The Triple Lock And Build Houses, Says Senior Tory
The Conservatives Should Scrap The Triple Lock And Build Houses, Says Senior Tory
Political parties
Vape Shops Will Need Planning Permission In Push To Revive High Streets
Vape Shops Will Need Planning Permission In Push To Revive High Streets
Communities
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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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How we can make tidal power the UK’s next renewables success story - learn from experts and industry leaders Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
How we can make tidal power the UK’s next renewables success story - learn from experts and industry leaders
Amidst a Code Red Climate Emergency and power supply uncertainty, it’s time to support tidal power
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Engineering and tech giants join forces to STEM £1.5bn annual skills gap
Government urged to support ‘Engineering Kids’ Futures’ to tackle gaping engineering skills shortage through primary education drive
For travel reform to take off, passengers must first be on board Partner content
Culture
By Which?
For travel reform to take off, passengers must first be on board
The travel industry has suffered more than most since the onset of the pandemic but its recovery cannot come at the expense of consumer rights. Today, I will appear before the Transport select committee to argue for greater protection for travellers as we look towards a fairer future.
Partner content
Environment
By Lloyds Banking Group
Accelerating the take-up of electric vehicles
Decarbonising our road vehicles is absolutely vital in helping us reach a net zero economy.
Pig Culling Set To Continue Into December As Temporary Butchers Wait To Start Work
Brexit
Pig Culling Set To Continue Into December As Temporary Butchers Wait To Start Work
Most foreign butchers recruited under the government's recently-announced visa scheme are not expected to begin working until early next month, just a few weeks before Christmas, industry figures say.
Sir James Dyson Interview: The UK has been left behind in technology and innovation
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Sir James Dyson Interview: The UK has been left behind in technology and innovation
From brilliant British inventor and manufacturer to leading Brexiteer, Sir James Dyson has been a household name for decades.
The engineer talks to Georgina Bailey about his view that Britain is failing at innovation, his farms, and why he has no plans to retire.
Partner content
Communities
By Mobile UK
#Talking5G with Nigel Rowe
EU Welcomes Lord Frost Dialling Down The Rhetoric In Northern Ireland Protocol Talks
Brexit
EU Welcomes Lord Frost Dialling Down The Rhetoric In Northern Ireland Protocol Talks
The European Union has welcomed a shift in tone from the UK in its talks over the Northern Ireland Protocol after several weeks of tension and heated words between the two sides.
Lords Diary: Lord Clement Jones
Economy
By Lord Clement-Jones
Lords Diary: Lord Clement Jones
Down the corridor in the Commons, early November was dominated by No 10’s Owen Paterson U-turn and in Glasgow by events at COP26 – but for me it was an opportunity to raise a number of issues relevant to innovation and the development of technology and the future of our creative industries. It started with the great news that Queen Mary University of London, whose council I chair, after many trials and tribulations, has agreed a property deal next to our Whitechapel campus with the Department of Health and Social Care. It paves the way for the development, with Barts Life Sciences, of a major research centre within a new UK Whitechapel Life Sciences Cluster.
Natural Fur: delivering on the COP26 agenda, part of the climate change solution Partner content
Environment
By Frank Zilberkweit
Natural Fur: delivering on the COP26 agenda, part of the climate change solution
Ideology cannot get in the way of fighting climate change. If we're serious about achieving our Net Zero goals, then humanely produced natural fur must be considered part of the solution.
Labour Warns Triggering Article 16 Would Unleash 'Poisonous Instability' On Northern Ireland
Brexit
Labour Warns Triggering Article 16 Would Unleash "Poisonous Instability" On Northern Ireland
Labour has urged Boris Johnson to step back from the brink in his stand-off with the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol, warning that triggering Article 16 of the treaty would unleash "poisonous instability" in the province.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction provides essential boost to economy data shows
The Chartered Institute of Building has responded to today’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
COP26: Tackling Climate Change Together Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
COP26: Tackling Climate Change Together
COP26 has highlighted the widespread zeal and determination to tackle climate change. Now, we must find meaningful ways to work together to make a lasting impact.
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Mary Creagh
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh, Labour MP for Wakefield 2005 - 2019
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
World’s premier construction competition for students opens for 2022 entries
How sharing data can help save the planet Partner content
Environment
By Atkins
How sharing data can help save the planet
As pioneering approaches are needed more than ever to tackle the climate crisis, developing a data sharing policy framework for Net Zero could play a vital part.
If levelling up is to be more than just a political slogan, it can’t be achieved from Whitehall
Economy
By Andrew Carter
If levelling up is to be more than just a political slogan, it can’t be achieved from Whitehall
It has been two years since Boris Johnson first introduced us to his levelling up ambition on the General Election campaign trail, with a promise to bridge the UK’s stark geographic divides. A lot has happened since then – Brexit, the pandemic and COP to name just a few – so it’s of no surprise, even if frustrating, that we are still waiting for him to tell us more about exactly what levelling up means and how he plans to do it.
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.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Joint RCVS, BVA and BVNA statement on Afghan veterinarians
A joint statement from RCVS President Kate Richards, BVA President James Russell and BVNA President Jo Oakden on Afghan veterinarians
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