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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
By Which?
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
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Education
By Lord Blunkett and Sarah Smith MP
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth Partner content
Education
By University of East London
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth
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
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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
'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
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Political parties
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Political parties
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
Freeports will open up another gap in Britain's already over-stretched defences against economic crime
Communities
By Margaret Hodge MP
Freeports will open up another gap in Britain's already over-stretched defences against economic crime
The freedom from customs duties coupled with light-touch regulation will enable freeports to become onshore tax havens for criminals, kleptocrats and tax avoiders who all want to hide their ill-gotten gains.
Exclusive: Government Plans To Revive Shellfish Exports By The Winter By Building Purification Sites In The UK
Environment
Exclusive: Government Plans To Revive Shellfish Exports By The Winter By Building Purification Sites In The UK
The government is planning to build purification sites in the UK so shellfish businesses which have been shut out from the European Union since January can resume exporting mussels and cockles to the continent this winter, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said.
Parents on low incomes need support now more than ever Partner content
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
Parents on low incomes need support now more than ever
The £20 per week uplift in Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit provides a vital lifeline for low-income families. The Government should do the right thing and extend the scheme for a year
We need a new approach to devolution when we rebuild the post-Covid economy
Economy
By Andrew Lewer MP
We need a new approach to devolution when we rebuild the post-Covid economy
The APPG on Devolution is calling for an English devolution taskforce to define a new ‘baseline’ of powers available to every local council.
Government Is Considering New Delays To EU Import Checks To Avoid Food Supply Disruption
Brexit
Government Is Considering New Delays To EU Import Checks To Avoid Food Supply Disruption
Exclusive: Growing concern over food supplies when shops and hospitality reopen this summer could lead the government to relax checks on European Union imports scheduled to take effect in April and July.



Together we can build a fairer and more inclusive world Partner content
Communities
By IKEA
Together we can build a fairer and more inclusive world
At IKEA, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where our customers and co-workers are all able to be themselves.
The Budget was a missed opportunity to champion women
Economy
By Wera Hobhouse MP
The Budget was a missed opportunity to champion women
Women have born the brunt of this pandemic, yet were largely invisible from the Chancellor's speech. The government must do better for women, because right now they're failing.
Amendments to the Financial Services Bill will empower FinTech to drive our economic recovery
Economy
By Lord Holmes
Amendments to the Financial Services Bill will empower FinTech to drive our economic recovery
My amendments seek to improve lives for the most financially vulnerable, as well as supercharging a successful UK industry.
In for a Penny: the new paymaster general on dyslexia, defence and making a difference
Economy
By Rosa Prince
In for a Penny: the new paymaster general on dyslexia, defence and making a difference
As Penny Mordaunt settles into her new role helping to plot Britain’s future relations with the EU, she talks to Rosa Prince about the experiences that have shaped her political career.
Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt appointed as Commons minister on EU negotiations
Brexit
Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt appointed as Commons minister on EU negotiations
Penny Mordaunt, the Paymaster General, has been appointed as the Commons minister on the European Union negotiations.
To meaningfully recover from COVID-19 the government needs to recognise women’s reality
Communities
By Mandu Reid
To meaningfully recover from COVID-19 the government needs to recognise women’s reality
As the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) celebrates its sixth birthday this month, WE are working to create a political and economic renaissance for women.
Because they’re worth it: why government’s attitude to the beauty industry is due a makeover
Economy
By Kate Proctor
Because they’re worth it: why government’s attitude to the beauty industry is due a makeover
Misunderstood, sneered at by sexists, and now brought to crisis point by the pandemic, the £28bn hair and beauty industry has its fair share of problems. Kate Proctor reports on how the sector is lobbying for an immediate cash injection from government and why there is a long way to go for this female-dominated industry to be taken seriously
Delivering equitable funding for rural areas is critical to creating a fairer, stronger Britain Partner content
Communities
By Rural Services Network
Delivering equitable funding for rural areas is critical to creating a fairer, stronger Britain
Writing together, Rural Services Network, CPRE, English Rural Housing Association and Britain’s Leading Edge call for reform of government funding, so that it adequately serves rural communities.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By British Safety Council
Government advert on working from home irresponsible
The Government has released a COVID-19 advert urging the nation to “stay home, protect the NHS, save lives”, with the strapline ‘every online meeting is making a difference’. But the advert inappropriately uses a picture of a woman sitting on a sofa cross-legged using a laptop.
Partner content
Economy
By Policy@Manchester
The Levelling-up Budget?
In our latest blog, Dr Marianne Sensier, from the Alliance Manchester Business School, responds to the Budget.
European Parliament Postpones Brexit Deal Vote Amid Fury Over The UK's Northern Ireland Protocol Plan
Brexit
European Parliament Postpones Brexit Deal Vote Amid Fury Over The UK's Northern Ireland Protocol Plan
The European Parliament has shelved plans to confirm a date for ratifying the European Union's trade deal with the UK amid anger in Brussels with the government's decision to unilaterally change the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA Senior Vice President to be a UK STEM ambassador
Small animal vet, and Senior Vice President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), Daniella Dos Santos has been chosen to be a 2021 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Learning ambassador.
Government Accused Of Masking Long-Term Cuts And £50bn Tax Hike With Short-Term Covid Spending In Budget
Coronavirus
Government Accused Of Masking Long-Term Cuts And £50bn Tax Hike With Short-Term Covid Spending In Budget
A leading economic think tank has said Rishi Sunak’s spending plans “don’t look deliverable, at least not without considerable pain”, in a damning criticism of his Budget forecasts.
Partner content
Economy
By OFTEC
We mustn’t let this pandemic halt progress on creating a greener economy, says OFTEC
With all the damage Covid-19 has done, let’s not let it put our decarbonisation goals at risk as well.
UK Plan To Change Northern Ireland Protocol Is Doing 'Avoidable' Damage To EU Trust, Committee Chair Warns
Brexit
UK Plan To Change Northern Ireland Protocol Is Doing "Avoidable" Damage To EU Trust, Committee Chair Warns
The government's contentious move to alter the Northern Ireland Protocol without the European Union's agreement erodes trust and will make future negotiations more difficult, the chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has warned.
The insurance and personal finance professions welcome the Chancellor’s plan for jobs Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Insurance Institute
The insurance and personal finance professions welcome the Chancellor’s plan for jobs
Greater incentives for apprentices and employers will result in more individuals being able to access the insurance and personal finance professions, which are keen to attract fresh and diverse talent.
The advertising industry lies at the heart of a successful recovery. Here’s why Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
The advertising industry lies at the heart of a successful recovery. Here’s why
In the Budget, the Chancellor’s recognised the creative industries as a key contributor to economic recovery. Advertising is committed to upskilling talent and maximising the potential of the growth in digital.
The pandemic has forced Rishi Sunak into the unthinkable on corporation tax – but Tory discontent is just around the corner
Economy
By Kate Proctor
The pandemic has forced Rishi Sunak into the unthinkable on corporation tax – but Tory discontent is just around the corner
Though he was dressed in what looked like the same suit, and identical pale grey tie, absolutely nothing about Rishi Sunak’s second Budget bore any resemblance to the first.
Rishi Sunak Accused Of Not Being As Honest As He Claims On Tax Hike Plans To Fix Post-Covid Economy
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak Accused Of Not Being As Honest As He Claims On Tax Hike Plans To Fix Post-Covid Economy
Rishi Sunak’s repeated claims he is being “honest” about plans to rebalance the post-Covid economy have been questioned by a leading economic think tank.